It wasn't until Atlantic City native Paul Boyd wound up in prison in 2011 on a robbery charge that he began to find his way, he said. He went on to earn his associate's degree while incarcerated, becoming the first member of his family to get a college degree, and is working toward his bache…
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The Goodwill in the Cardiff Plaza Shopping Center is set to reopen Thursday after a fire in the middle of January closed the store for nearly four months.
Summer jobs at the Jersey Shore pay better than ever, but businesses still expect to scramble to fill shifts and attract recruits this year.
Stafford Township Intermediate School basic skills reading teacher Mary Ruiz has been named the New Jersey VFW State Middle School Teacher of the Year for 2024. The award recognizes Ruiz's contributions to both education and the veteran community.
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Motley Crue, Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
Atlantic City police responded Wednesday morning to a call made by Mayor Marty Small Sr. regarding a family dispute, police Capt. Kevin Fair confirmed.
A dispute over the ownership of the long-running Miss America pageant is taking center stage after former Atlantic City casino owner Glenn F. Straub last week sued Miss America's CEO for $20 million in Palm Beach County, Fla.
Fourth Ward Ocean City Council candidate Cecilia Gallelli-Keyes has raised more than $11,000 for her campaign for the nonpartisan May 14 election.
Beacon Animal Rescue is receiving funds from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, who has been supporting rescue animals since he adopted a pit bull in February, according to an Instagram post.
To address educational disparities in the city, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. announced Wednesday that $1 million in scholarship funds will be available to city high school graduates for the second year in a row.
A Somers Point couple have admitted running a large marijuana operation out of their home and using their teenage son to distribute the drugs, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Tuesday that city officials have been quietly meeting with the Kushner Companies, owner of the old Garwood Mills site near Gardner’s Basin, to encourage development of that large waterfront site.
A high-ranking Department of Housing and Urban Development official said Wednesday he is hoping board and staff members at the Atlantic City Housing Authority can turn around the troubled agency, but only time will tell.
Katherine Madden was sworn in as North Wildwood's first female police chief Wednesday following the retirement of longtime Chief John Stevenson.
Cape May County officials announced the birth of a zebra foal Wednesday, saying she was born just in time for Earth Day on April 22 to zebras Lydia and Ziggy. There are now six zebras at the zoo.
New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Edward D. Wengryn and other state and local officials visited a Vineland farm Tuesday to kick off the 40th anniversary of the department's Jersey Fresh program.
The Lacey Township and Vineland school districts were among 16 in the state to receive a letter from the New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Garden State Equality pleading that a state policy protecting the rights of LGBTQ students be reinstated.
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Simba, a lion at the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge, has died after 10 years at the park, the zoo said Monday on Facebook.
Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Atlantic City Fire and Police departments, the State Police Marine Services Bureau and the Civil Air Patrol gathered Tuesday at Bader Field to take part in an exercise that simulated a harbor fire and oil spill.
An Atlantic City man was accused Tuesday of fraudulently obtaining more than $30,000 from COVID-19 relief programs for two nonexistent businesses, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Developer Bart Blatstein plans to build 1,000 residential housing units and to add to the family-friendly entertainment options in Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small Sr. said during a speech Tuesday to the Public Relations Council of Greater Atlantic City.
An Egg Harbor Township man who admitted laundering the proceeds of fraudulently obtained COVID-19 small business relief checks was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison Monday, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said.
While some towns have a brawling political style, Ocean City tends to keep on the kid gloves even in hotly contested races. That changed Monday, when a candidate accused members of council by name of being pawns of the mayor and the mayor of being indebted to developers.
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