Atlantic City, NJ Sees Its Future In Non-Gambling Attractions
The future of the City of Atlantic City was the subject Wednesday of a New Jersey Assembly committee hearing.
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The future of the City of Atlantic City was the subject Wednesday of a New Jersey Assembly committee hearing.
Tom Raftery has now been given the duties and responsibilities of a "senior" manager, but some commissioners are balking over moves to adjust his salary from $130,000 to $165,000.
The joint venture between Sunoco and the investment firm The Carlyle Group keeps the refinery and its 850 jobs alive.
A new study released by the Pew Charitable Trusts finds that Philadelphia is becoming more competitive in terms of local taxes when compared to the suburbs.
How soon? "Very shortly is, literally, very shortly," the mayor says.
"Court I was an affordable apartment (rental) complex, where Court II is an affordable home ownership complex," says the head of the Nicetown Community Development Corp.
"Now, I can expand. I can probably go after some food contracts. Before I couldn't do that," said one woman with a mail-order cake business.
"It's an extremely broad and crude attempt to scare the patient into not commenting," says health law expert Barry Furrow.
Eleanor Gesensway, who had led the original effort to save the building in the '80s, called the proposal "a travesty" that "desecrates the honesty of the building."
"No one really knows what it's worth," says an official of the auction company, "but by putting it up for auction, exposing it to the market, we let the buyers tell us."
The tribe, which owns casinos in the Poconos and in Connecticut, now has a 10-percent stake in Atlantic City's first gambling hall.
In addition, 14 staffers previously demoted are being restored to supervisory positions.
"We found that constitutionally we can have a two-tiered tax system, so we believe that the more you owe, the higher the penalties should be," Darrell Clarke said.
The legislation would allow Finnigan's Wake, at 3rd and Spring Garden Streets, to add second-floor balconies that would jut out over the sidewalk.
Fresh Grocer plans to open a 50,000-square-foot supermarket in the Haddon Avenue Transit Village, about a half mile from the Ferry Avenue Patco station.
While Friday will not be quite as active as the past few days, the Philadelphia region will still need to watch for some late afternoon and Friday evening storms.
President Trump agreed to commute the rest of former Philadelphia labor leader Johnny Doc's prison sentence, his lawyer says.
Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are asking to cancel a hearing related to an accuser recanting his claims.
Tensions over the well-being of coyotes in Wildwood, New Jersey, are up.
Twelve children were hurt in a crash involving a school bus and a dump truck in Gloucester County on Thursday, emergency officials say.
While Friday will not be quite as active as the past few days, the Philadelphia region will still need to watch for some late afternoon and Friday evening storms.
President Trump agreed to commute the rest of former Philadelphia labor leader Johnny Doc's prison sentence, his lawyer says.
Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are asking to cancel a hearing related to an accuser recanting his claims.
The company's corporate headquarters is moving from Burlington Township to Market Street in University City.
SEPTA is receiving a federal grant worth more than $13 million to replace its aging Silverliner IV Regional Rail fleet.
While Friday will not be quite as active as the past few days, the Philadelphia region will still need to watch for some late afternoon and Friday evening storms.
Tensions over the well-being of coyotes in Wildwood, New Jersey, are up.
Twelve children were hurt in a crash involving a school bus and a dump truck in Gloucester County on Thursday, emergency officials say.
Storm damage cleanup has pushed the first day of school for students in the Mantua Township School District to next week.
The company's corporate headquarters is moving from Burlington Township to Market Street in University City.
While Friday will not be quite as active as the past few days, the Philadelphia region will still need to watch for some late afternoon and Friday evening storms.
More showers and storms will be possible later this afternoon into this evening and bring back the chance for severe weather.
Mantua, New Jersey, was among the hardest hit places in the Philadelphia area after stormy weather swept through on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia area is under another NEXT Weather Alert on Wednesday for the potential for another round of strong storms.
A tornado warning in Burlington County, New Jersey, was canceled Tuesday night as severe storms hit the Philadelphia region.
A proton therapy treatment being tested at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia could change the future of cancer treatment.
After losing her mother, Sarah Kagan wants to change how employers deal with grief.
Pennsylvania health officials say two people who had measles died in the state, but Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is questioning that.
A Philadelphia police officer taking daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer says the drug is giving her hope.
Pennsylvania has recorded its first two deaths connected to measles in 35 years.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
SEPTA is receiving a federal grant worth more than $13 million to replace its aging Silverliner IV Regional Rail fleet.
For the first time in a decade, the Philadelphia Cycling Classic returns this weekend.
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are asking to cancel a hearing related to an accuser recanting his claims.
The Philadelphia Phillies saw their six-game losing streak end Wednesday with a 1-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jabir Parker was arrested in connection with the July attempted robbery of Saquon Barkley's home, a source said Wednesday.
The surging Phillies have won 15 of their last 17 games and are now just three behind the Braves for the NL East lead.
The Montgomery County school had just 43 players and opened the season with a 53-0 loss.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the astonishing career of the queen of country music, whose talent, warmth, wit, and philanthropy made her a genuine, once-in-a-generation luminary.
Three AMC Theatres in the Philadelphia region are holding special screenings to celebrate the life and legacy of Dolly Parton.
Stella Parton said her sister Dolly told her "that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future."
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Hosts Nicole Michalik and Patty Jackson react after country music icon Dolly Parton dies at age 80.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
More storms are moving into the Philadelphia region overnight ahead of what looks like a nice Labor Day weekend. CBS News Philadelphia Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly has the weather forecast.
Twelve children and two adults were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus and two dump trucks in Monroe Township, New Jersey, on Thursday, police said.
Stellatos Market along Route 45 is a small staple in town. It has been a saving grace for the Mantua and Wenonah residents who were affected by Tuesday’s strong storms that rolled through the region. CBS News Philadelphia's Kerri Corrado reports.
President Trump commuted the rest of former Philadelphia labor titan John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty's prison sentence, according to his lawyer George Bochetto. CBS News Philadelphia's Alicia Roberts reports.
Former Philadelphia labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty was granted an early release from prison after President Trump agreed to sign a commutation to end his six-year sentence early, his attorney George Bochetto confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia Thursday.