Atlantic City: Almost a Month More of High Temperatures Compared to 1970s
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It’s not your imagination. Atlantic City is recording more hot summer days now than fifty years ago.
Grab-And-Go Gardens Pop Up In Atlantic City
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In the South Jersey suburbs, people are turning to gardening to relieve lockdown boredom and produce the fresh food that is in short supply in local stores. But what can you do in an impoverished city that is already classed as a food desert and that suffers from flooding, soil contamination and other gardening hazards?
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We’re In This Together – How One Screenprinter Is Helping Other South Jersey Businesses
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This time of year, Lucky Dog Custom Apparel should be printing out piles of T-shirts for high school seniors, baseball teams and graduation parties, but as the coronavirus pandemic spread in March and events were postponed and sports cancelled, owner Cindy Pitts realized she and her six employees would have to find a new way of doing business.
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Care Homes Report 10 Atlantic County Coronavirus Deaths
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Of the 23 confirmed Atlantic County fatalities from COVID-19 complications in Atlantic County, 10 were residents in long-term care facilities. Five of the recent fatalities were at Egg Harbor Care Center, a for-profit rehab center in Egg Harbor Township. New Jersey figures released on Wednesday showed 12 other residents at Egg Harbor Care Center tested positive for the coronavirus. An official at the Egg Harbor Care Center did not respond to a message seeking comment. In a 2017 Medicare inspection report, the center was cited for failing to follow appropriate hand hygiene, but its most recent inspections have been clear of deficiencies.
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You May Have Missed… Feb. 24
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Here’s a roundup of happenings from recent public documents, covering everything from sports betting and the Meadowlands to liquor licenses and new flood-related projects in the city.
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Tax Credits Brought a Lawsuit, a Bribery Allegation, an Offshore Company, Gloucester Co. Subs and Not Enough Jobs to Atlantic City
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On a recent afternoon, Friday before the Super Bowl, a group of workers at the Atlantic City Contact Center stood in a low-ceilinged office in a corner of The Claridge’s parking garage. The place smelled of onions and pasta salad.
More about: Atlantic City, Business, Watchdog Journalism, Atlantic City, George Norcross, jobs, lawsuits, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Factbox: Tax Credit Awards in Atlantic City
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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority handed out more than $200 million in tax credits to Atlantic City developers and businesses over three years.
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Atlantic City Seeking Public Input On Flood Plan
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Street flooding in Atlantic City has never been so bad, according to fire chief Scott Evans. Evans and others are working on a plan they hope will help the city tackle some flooding by raising houses, improving bulkheads and installing stormwater pumps. The “Atlantic City Floodplain Management Plan”, unveiled at a public meeting earlier this month, is designed to help city residents qualify for a bigger discount on flood insurance premiums.
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Hispanic Association Questions Transfer Of AC High School Principal
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The Hispanic Association of Atlantic County wants to know why the Atlantic City Board of Education plans to transfer the city’s first Latina principal to an elementary school, according to a letter sent by the Alliance to the board.
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Where The American Dreamers Work
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You’d be hard pressed to say it was a thriving Main Street, but the barbershop, Mexican restaurant, pizza place, tobacco store, mini-mart and even the closed-looking gift store are all open on the short span of Atlantic City’s Ventnor Ave, between Harrisburg and Trenton. In an age of dying malls and online shopping, something is working here.