It’s been almost a year since Atlantic City’s Wonder Bar got a refit. Like a lot of places around here, it was struggling to straddle the seasons – its bay-side deck make it a great summer hangout, but what to do in the winter? Apparently, the answer is indoor Cornhole and who are we to disagree. The Press of Atlantic City paid a visit to check it out. (The place is also a favored watering hole of local politicians, according to those in the know.)
today in Atlantic City, just another George Norcross sighting. w/@SenJimWhelan at Wonder Bar
photo cred: not me. 🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/9ndseK1KtE— Amy S. Rosenberg (@amysrosenberg) July 19, 2016
Meanwhile, thanks to a drop in gas prices, Atlantic County has spent less than expected this year on its fleet of vehicles. Those savings, coupled with the fact that some county employees retired, led the county to cancel its planned furlough days for the rest of the year. That’s the good news for county employees. The bad news, according to The Press of Atlantic City, is that vacancies left by retiring employees are not being filled and some staff are now doing multiple people’s jobs.  “We’re bare bones now, but times are tough,” County Executive Dennis Levinson said.
Here are some more links to top local stories:
South Jersey Couple Charged With Stealing $1 million From Hurricane Sandy Victims–A South Jersey couple was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $1 million from victims who hired them to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, authorities announced Wednesday. PhillyVoice
Camden Police, Residents Partner with Nextdoor.com for Virtual Neighborhood Watch–It could be interesting to watch this and see whether it might work in Atlantic City: In an effort to strengthen its community roots and build relationships that authorities say could lead to more effective policing, Camden County Police are turning to a private social network for help. NJ PEN
Stockton Exhibits South Jersey Holocaust Survivors’ Siblings’ Portraits– Distant memories and faded photographs are now more vivid and permanent for seven South Jersey Holocaust survivors whose siblings, murdered by the Nazis, were artistically rendered as 5-foot charcoal portraits drawn by international artist Manfred Bockelmann. He drew the survivors’ siblings from photographs provided by the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center to give faces to some of the 1.5 million children murdered during the Holocaust.
The Wonder Bar Embraces Its Updates–Check out the kind-of-recently revamped Wonder Bar! Indoor cornhole, people. Press of Atlantic City
Atlantic City To Sell Or Seize 500 Abandoned Buildings–Selling hundreds of abandoned buildings is Atlantic City's latest effort to raise money for its troubled finances and fight off a threatened state takeover. Atlantic City plans to take possession of nearly 500 abandoned buildings and put them up for sale. ABC News