Atlantic Archives - Page 2 of 13

Atlantic GOP puts no money into LD2 in Q3

October 21, 2019 3:56 pmOctober 21, 2019 4:08 pm

The Atlantic County GOP didn’t spend any money on the second legislative district’s Assembly challengers in the third quarter of 2019, according to filings with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. The Atlantic County Republican Committee raised $8,006.00 on top of...

Marty Small has lengthy arrest record

October 18, 2019 5:33 pmOctober 24, 2019 3:02 pm

Atlantic City’s new mayor has a lengthy arrest record dating back more than 25 years. Mayor Marty Small, who took office earlier this month after Mayor Frank Gilliam resigned following his arrest on wire fraud charges, has never been convicted...

Democratic Assembly candidate crossed picket line as Verizon replacement worker

October 16, 2019 8:09 pmOctober 17, 2019 5:02 pm

A Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 8th district used social media to boast about crossing a picket line while union employees of the company she worked for were on strike. Gina LaPlaca was a government affairs executive for...

Susan Korngut Democratic candidate for Atlantic County Executive

Korngut wants cybersecurity jobs for Atlantic County

October 10, 2019 11:22 amOctober 11, 2019 10:43 am

The Democratic candidate for Atlantic County Executive wants the county to have more cybersecurity job training opportunities. Northfield Councilwoman Susan Korngut predicted huge spikes in demand for cybersecurity workers in the coming years, adding that she would make cybersecurity training...

Atlantic Dems hit Republicans over anonymous release attacking supporter’s son

October 7, 2019 12:37 pmOctober 8, 2019 12:00 pm

Atlantic County Democrats slammed county Republicans over an attack at the son of a surrogate for Freeholder Ernest Coursey Monday. “It’s one thing to lob attacks against Freeholder Ernest Coursey as a candidate for re-election, but to attack the son...

Grossman unlikely to run for Atlantic City Mayor

October 3, 2019 8:13 pm

Former Atlantic County Freeholder Seth Grossman did not completely rule out a run at Atlantic City’s Mayorship. “It seems very unlikely, but no,” Grossman said when asked if he’d closed the door on seeking the city’s mayoral seat next year....

Gilliam resigns as Atlantic City Mayor

October 3, 2019 5:33 pmOctober 3, 2019 5:34 pm

Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam has resigned as mayor, effective immediately. “It is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation as the Mayor of the City of Atlantic City,” Gilliam wrote in a letter to City Clerk Paula...