http://www.yourstreet.com/news/absecon-nj The latest Absecon, NJ news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- With no shortage of bad economic news to go around, government finance is expected to be the major theme of an address to municipal officials by New... http://www.yourstreet.com/4688151/nj-governor-to-address-municipal-officials On the heels of last week's news that the Atlantic City Hilton closed its poker room and discontinued its longtime Sterling Brunch on Sundays, it appears more closings are on... http://www.yourstreet.com/4686747/more-closings-on-the-way-for-atlantic-city-hilton In yet another measure of how mightily Atlantic City's 11 casinos are struggling this year, gross operating profits at the gambling halls fell by nearly 23 percent in the third... http://www.yourstreet.com/4688770/atlantic-city-casinos-profits-dive-23-percent For two years, the Thetgyi family has collected clothes for Burmese refugees, using their home to store bagfuls of donated items until they could be brought to the families in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4688798/fire-severely-damages-home-full-of-generosity ATLANTIC CITY-The schedule for live horse racing at the Atlantic City Racecourse will stay the same.The racecourse was originally being ordered to add... http://www.yourstreet.com/4684636/no-scedule-change-in-store-for-atlantic-city-racecourse WEST ATLANTIC CITY--It's been nearly two years since the bodies of four women were found behind a strip of motels in West Atlantic City. While the ca... http://www.yourstreet.com/4684210/2-years-later-victims-of-quadruple-homicide-remembered A Verizon worker was flown to an Atlantic City hospital this afternoon after he fell into the street when a passing vehicle hit his bucket truck on Stafford Forge Road. http://www.yourstreet.com/4684208/verizon-worker-falls-12-feet-after-vehicle-clips-his-bucket-truck ATLANTIC CITY-- In today's economic climate, elected officials have many challenges before them and are focused on working together to find a solution... http://www.yourstreet.com/4683809/mayors-join-together-to-discuss-economic-issues Frustration over tough budget times spilled over today at the normally placid League of Municipalities Convention in Atlantic City, where a critic of Gov. Jon Corzine provoked a... http://www.yourstreet.com/4683745/budget-worries-lead-to-rifts-at-league-of-municipalities-convention ATLANTIC CITY--It's another down quarter for Atlantic City's casinos.The New Jersey Casino Control Commission announced Wednesday that there was a nea... http://www.yourstreet.com/4683358/casino-third-quarter-numbers-down In yet another measure of how mightily Atlantic City's 11 casinos are struggling this year, gross operating profits at the gambling halls fell by nearly 23 percent in the third... http://www.yourstreet.com/4683747/profits-plunge-23-percent-at-atlantic-city-casinos http://www.yourstreet.com/4683364/on-the-business-page-atlantic-city-casinos-lost-78-5-million-in-third Casinos in Atlantic City collectively lost $78.5 million in the third quarter as rising unemployment and near-record home foreclosure rates deterred gamblers. http://www.yourstreet.com/4683366/atlantic-city-casinos-lost-78-5-million-in-third-quarter Atlantic City's Expressway will stop accepting money at its toll plazas by the end of 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/4680429/ac-expressway-tolls-going-cashless Atlantic City's Expressway will stop accepting money at its toll plazas by the end of 2010, switching to E-ZPass and video tolling. Video tolling uses cameras to capture license... http://www.yourstreet.com/4679981/a-c-expressway-goes-cashless-by-end-of-10 Atlantic City's Expressway will stop accepting money at its toll plazas by the end of 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/4680041/atlantic-city-expressway-tolls-going-cashless Atlantic City's Expressway will stop accepting money at its toll plazas by the end of 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/4679843/ac-expressway-to-stop-accepting-cash Atlantic City's Expressway will stop accepting money at its toll plazas by the end of 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/4681648/a-c-expressway-tolls-going-cashless Hello there Esther, 79, and Ben, 78, met in October 2007, waiting for the casino bus to Atlantic City. Esther was taking the bus frequently, often without ever entering a casino... http://www.yourstreet.com/4678431/love-september-20-2008-in-haddonfield H ere's one example of how "progressive" ideas fall victim to tough times: The City Council in Atlantic City has reversed the smoking ban inside the city's casinos, enacted just... http://www.yourstreet.com/4678335/america-s-borrowing-party-is-over-and-the-bill-is-due ATLANTIC CITY--- A number of local political figures, along with several Holocaust survivors, were present at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4675809/holocaust-memorial-to-be-built-on-a-c-boardwalk-pavilion PLEASANTVILLE--Those traveling on the Atlantic City Expressway had to pay a little more to get from point A to B.On Tuesday motorists paid $.25 more a... http://www.yourstreet.com/4674386/trip-to-the-shore-is-a-little-more-expensive ATLANTIC CITY-- The New Jersey State League of Municipalities kicked off its 93rd Annual Convention in Atlantic City. This year, officials are looking... http://www.yourstreet.com/4674384/nj-officials-stand-up-to-verizon-s-proposal-to-stop-paying-taxes MAYS LANDING--The New Jersey Racing Commission is expected to make a decision on Wednesday that could drastically impact the Atlantic City Racecourse ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4674387/more-racing-at-the-a-c-race-course ATLANTIC CITY (AP) - Economic concerns are expected to dominate the four-day New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention, which opens Tuesday in Atlantic City. http://www.yourstreet.com/4670582/nj-s-league-of-municipalities-to-meet Economic concerns are expected to dominate the four-day New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention, which opens Tuesday in Atlantic City. http://www.yourstreet.com/4670750/nj-league-of-municipalities-kicks-off-convention-today ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Economic concerns are expected to dominate the four-day New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention, which opens Tuesday in Atlantic City.... http://www.yourstreet.com/4670223/nj-s-league-of-municipalities-to-meet Leavander Jones, a senior wide receiver and defensive back at Atlantic City who made an oral commitment to Syracuse in the summer, says his plans are up in the air as a result... http://www.yourstreet.com/4669098/a-c-s-jones-reconsiders-syracuse http://www.yourstreet.com/4668787/atlantic-city-expressway-tolls-are-higher ATLANTIC CITY (AP) -- Tolls are going up today on the Atlantic City Expressway. The increases take effect at 12:01 a.m. http://www.yourstreet.com/4669553/a-c-expressway-boosting-tolls-today MAYS LANDING--Officials release autopsy results of the victim of a fatal shooting in Atlantic City last week.Officials say Dawud Gordy, 23, of Atlanti... http://www.yourstreet.com/4665680/a-c-shooting-victim-died-from-multiple-gunshot-wounds ATLANTIC CITY--A major announcement Monday for Atlantic City Mayor Lorezno Langford, who is busy assembling his new staff.Langford presented two peopl... http://www.yourstreet.com/4665681/a-c-mayor-announces-new-staff-members Tolls go up at least 50 percent on the Atlantic City Expressway at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, although there is one tourism discount available. http://www.yourstreet.com/4665630/ride-to-jersey-shore-to-get-more-pricey-overnight Campaign 2009: NJ-Gov Will it be Christie or Crowley (or someone else) for the GOP in 2009? Crowley says he may run whether or not Christie gets in the race . Moderate GOP... http://www.yourstreet.com/4662858/news-roundup-open-thread-for-monday-november-17-2008 Yesterday, Mayor Nutter signed zoning legislation that helps clear the way for Foxwoods Casino to put a 3,000-machine slot parlor in the Gallery at Market East. Foxwoods is... http://www.yourstreet.com/4662609/yo-philly-in-the-news Tolls are going up on the Atlantic City Expressway just after midnight Tuesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/4662647/tolls-go-up-on-ac-expressway-tuesday Tolls are going up on the Atlantic City Expressway just after midnight Tuesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/4662368/tolls-on-ac-expressway-to-increase Home foreclosures in Ocean County this year have more than doubled since 2006 to about 30 per business day, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City. The report said... http://www.yourstreet.com/4661666/home-foreclosures-hit-30-per-day-in-ocean-county Tolls are going up on the Atlantic City Expressway just after midnight Tuesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/4661665/tolls-going-up-on-ac-expressway Just as gamblers driving to Atlantic City are getting a break on gas prices, they will have to contend with toll increases. At one minute after midnight Tuesday, tolls will... http://www.yourstreet.com/4661319/atlantic-city-expressway-tolls-will-rise ATLANTIC CITY--It was a journey that started 96 days ago in Santa Monica, California and ended today in Atlantic City.Phil Rosenstein has been running... http://www.yourstreet.com/4659023/man-runs-across-the-country-to-raise-money-for-charity New Jersey prison officials are trying a new approach to detect illegal cell phones among the inmate population: cell phone-sniffing dogs. New Jersey Department of Corrections... http://www.yourstreet.com/4658727/cell-phone-sniffing-dogs-added-to-n-j-prisons ATLANTIC CITY - "Everybody lit up, everybody," says Katie Spillane describing an area of Borgata slots at 12:01 this morning, the minute the smoking b... http://www.yourstreet.com/4658659/return-of-casino-smoking-joy-and-agony New Jersey prison officials are trying a new approach to detect illegal cell phones among the inmate population: cell phone-sniffing dogs. New Jersey Department of Corrections... http://www.yourstreet.com/4657709/canines-sniff-out-illegal-cell-phones-among-prison-population A decision by the New Jersey Racing Commission this week could put an Atlantic County horse-racing track out of business, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City.... http://www.yourstreet.com/4657163/atlantic-city-horse-racing-track-may-be-forced-to-shut-down ATLANTIC CITY--In Atlantic City a police car chase comes to a crashing halt, with officers racing on foot to catch the suspects.The chase began in Ple... http://www.yourstreet.com/4654582/car-chase-ends-on-foot-in-atlantic-city ATLANTIC CITY--After a month of fresh air inside Atlantic City's 11 casinos, the smoke is back.At 12:01a.m. Sunday, the temporary smoking ban will exp... http://www.yourstreet.com/4654394/a-c-casinos-go-back-up-in-smoke Two years after 4 women were found dead in Atlantic City, families have few answers http://www.yourstreet.com/4654387/keeping-the-memories-alive 11/15/2008: Today’s “Good News” entry may not be from Hoboken, but it’s from our big neighbor Jersey City - and hopefully could inspire our local city officials in some shape or... http://www.yourstreet.com/4653279/the-dan-kelly-ultra-marathon After a month of fresh air inside Atlantic City's 11 casinos, the smoke is back. http://www.yourstreet.com/4653175/after-1-month-break-smoking-is-back-in-ac-casinos