A struggling Atlantic City casino formally emerged from bankruptcy court on Tuesday, just 13 months after it opened with sky-high hopes. Revel’s pre-planned Chapter 11 filing wiped out $ 1.2 billion of the casino's $ 1.5 billion in debt, by giving lenders an 82 percent ownership stake. Interim CEO Jeffrey Hartmann, says Revel is now free to concentrate on growing the business in the … [Read more...]

Conservative activists have gathered outside Internal Revenue Service offices across the state to protest the agency's scrutiny of conservative groups.    In Cherry Hill, about 30 people showed up Tuesday to try to raise awareness of an issue that they say has not received enough coverage.  One rang a cowbell and some held signs with phrases like "Internal Revenge Service." Others … [Read more...]

A judge has ordered a priest held while a grand jury considers whether he violated a legal agreement to stay away from children. Bail for Michael Fugee remains at $ 25,000 following his brief court appearance Tuesday in Bergen County, where he's charged with contempt of a judicial order. Fugee resigned from the Newark Archdiocese earlier this month after he admitted he worked unsupervised with … [Read more...]

A new survey finds Superstorm Sandy has not altered the travel plans of most regular visitors to the Jersey Shore. The poll released by the AAA Clubs of New Jersey found 79 percent said the devastating storm hasn't altered their summer travel plans Two-thirds of respondents consider themselves to be regular shore visitors, and 69% of those people plan to spend the same amount or more time at … [Read more...]

Thirty-seven claims have been filed in federal court in Newark over the crash of a Seastreak ferry in New York City that left dozens of passengers injured. The lawsuits seek unspecified damages from SeaStreak LLC for injuries suffered in the Jan. 9 crash. The company is seeking to limit liability. The Seastreak Wall Street left from Highlands and was carrying commuters across New York Harbor … [Read more...]

An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall here, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dropped the hurricane warnings. Instead it shifted to flooding and high wind warnings. NOAA's … [Read more...]

Officials say the state's unemployment rate for April was 8.7 percent, the lowest it's been in four years. The rate was 9 percent in March.  The percentage of adults considered unemployed has been dropping since January as private-sector employers have added jobs and some former job-seekers have stopped looking.  The state Labor Department says there were 11,300 more residents working … [Read more...]

A Monmouth County man convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl will have to serve his sentence after all. The state Supreme Court reinstated the conviction of the man, who is identified in court papers as A.R.. Thursday's decision reverses an appeals court ruling that threw out A.R.'s conviction. A jury found A.R. guilty of aggravated sexual assault and endangerment … [Read more...]

New data released by the state shows property tax rates have been rising more slowly since Chris Christie became governor. Since Christie also slashed rebates during his first year in office, the average homeowner's tax burden for 2012 was about 20 percent more than 2009, the year before the Republican governor took office. Fewer residents also now receive a tax credit or rebate, meaning that … [Read more...]

Happy Mother’s Day!! Here’s a trip to the hospital… Aggravated assault charges have been filed against an Ocean Township woman who allegedly stabbed her mother in the foot during a dispute on Mother's Day. The Asbury Park Press reports that 25-year-old Daria Fedoseeva also was charged with making terroristic threats and weapons charges stemming from Sunday's fight. Fedoseeva and her … [Read more...]