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Community investment paying off in Atlantic Cityâs Chelsea neighborhood
21+ hour, 21+ min ago (685+ words) ATLANTIC CITY " Six years after launching a resident-driven revitalization plan, the Chelsea neighborhood is showing measurable economic and housing gains, according to new data released by the Chelsea Economic Development Corp. and partner Atlantic City Development Corp. George Tibbitt closed…...
Gov. Murphy grants 48 more ‘second chances’ in ongoing clemency crusade
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (160+ words) PRINCETON " Gov. Phil Murphy pardoned 29 people and commuted the prison or parole sentences of 19 others in his fourth round of clemencies Monday, promising he'll do more before he leaves office in January. President Donald Trump says he has commuted the…...
Bally's New York casino plan advances; Coney Island project up for vote Monday afternoon
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (874+ words) A scene from Bally's Atlantic City 45th anniversary party which included live music and the unveiling of new restaurants and slot machines held Friday, June 28. NEW YORK" A community advisory panel on Monday allowed a proposal by Bally's Corp. for a…...
Atlantic City’s Baltic Avenue Canal project nearing completion after years of setbacks, delays
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (275+ words) Atlantic City will complete the Baltic Avenue Canal reactivation project following a $2.45 grant from the federal government. The money will be used to construct six new pumps that will alleviate nuisance flooding throughout Atlantic City. ATLANTIC CITY " After more than…...
Atlantic City awards contract for Atlantic Avenue paving
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (182+ words) ATLANTIC CITY" City Council last week awarded a contract to South State Inc. of Bridgeton to pave Atlantic Avenue as part of a multimillion-dollar improvement project, the city said. The project will include paving from Tennessee to Albany avenues, traffic…...
WATCH: Atlantic City's 48 Blocks Festival celebrates city's creative forces
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (135+ words) Performing artists, painters, musicians and residents gathered at Fisherman's Community Park and the surrounding streets here Saturday for a block party celebration of the city's creative side. The 48 Blocks Festival, a program run by the Atlantic City Arts Foundation, was…...
Atlantic City Council moves one step closer to renaming City Hall after Ernest Coursey
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (361+ words) On August 9, 2025, scenes from the funeral of Atlantic City Commissioner Ernest Coursey who passed away at age 62 on Tuesday after a long battle with colon cancer. ATLANTIC CITY " City Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved the first reading of an…...
Atlantic City Council to introduce ordinance renaming City Hall after late Ernest Coursey
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (166+ words) ATLANTIC CITY " City Council is expected to introduce an ordinance Wednesday to rename City Hall after late Atlantic County Commissioner Ernest Coursey. The meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in council chambers on the second floor of City Hall. Coursey died…...
Atlantic City Council approves Bader Field redevelopment plan
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr." makes his case for a proposal for Bader Field at the Tuesday meeting of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, at which board member voted to move the plan forward. City Council could vote on…...
Atlantic City to demolish old New Jersey Avenue School for new school administration building
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (258+ words) ATLANTIC CITY" A former city school that has been sitting vacant for more than a decade will be torn down and replaced with a new administration building for the school district, officials said. The New Jersey Avenue School, which was…...