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Longtime former LSU men’s basketball coach Dale Brown has died, the university confirmed Friday, Oct. 23. He was 90 years old. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
President Trump is not on the ballot in next month’s election for a congressional seat in South Jersey’s 2nd District. But he will likely have a lot to do with ➡️ Find link to story in bio
Atlantic City firefighters made an approximately 190-foot descent down a blind elevator shaft at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa on Thursday to rescue two women trapped inside, city officials said. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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Democrat Zack Mullock came out swinging in a debate with incumbent Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew, accusing him of childlike worship of President Trump and policies that are hurting people ➡️ Find link to story in bio
An Egg Harbor Township police car hit a pedestrian Wednesday night on Ocean Heights Avenue, and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is investigating. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University and The Press of Atlantic City are co-sponsoring a 2nd Congressional District debate between Republican incumbent Jeff Van Drew ➡️ Find link to story in bio
Atlantic City is not safe and needs to hire more police officers if it wants to successfully fight off challenges from new casinos and a convention center, Atlantic County Executive ➡️ Find link to story in bio
According to a poll by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University, nearly two-thirds of New Jersey voters agree the country is on the wrong track. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
The detention hearing for a Lower Township man accused of injuring a Middle Township police officer in an alleged drunken-driving crash last week was postponed Wednesday at the request of ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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. @HughesCenter and @ThePressofAC to host 2nd Congressional District debate Thursday.
We have gotten a record amount of readers submitted questions for the debate.
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ICYMI from late yesterday afternoon:
South Jersey political power broker George Norcross has bought the former Trump Plaza casino site. Story by @WayneParryACP
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Previous stories about Norcross and Atlantic City can be found below.
Norcross has always had an interest in Atlantic City. During an Aug. 2017 edit board at @ThePressofAC he said this: “What I think is that Atlantic City and our region has one last opportunity to prove to people they can make this place work And I think they can. I really do.”
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority will not consider a request for a tax break for the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel at its meeting Thursday. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
George Norcross, the South Jersey political power broker, has bought the former Trump Plaza casino site on the Boardwalk. ➡️ Find link to story in bio
Two congressional committees issued subpoenas Wednesday to Gov. Mikie Sherrill, saying officials have been stymied in their attempts to get more information about how thousands of non-citizens were registered to ➡️ Find link to story in bio
New Jersey has become the first state in the nation to require gambling companies to create data-based warnings that a person is exhibiting behavior that indicates a potential compulsive gambling ➡️ Find link to story in bio
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