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A man rides a surfboard on a surfing simulator during a preview of the Island Waterpark in Atlantic City, N.J., Thursday, June 22, 2023. The $100 million park, which will open June 30, is part of an effort by Atlantic City to offer guests — particularly those with children — something to do other than gambling. It's a strategy Las Vegas has been using to great effect. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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$100M year-round water park gives families more to do in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Fri,06/23/23-1:35PM , 112 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It was awful weather for the first full day of summer Thursday: rainy, cold and windy.

But it was perfect for what Bart Blatstein is selling.
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Dee Snider poses for a portrait in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, to promote his novel "Frats." (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

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Dee Snider — rocker, actor, DJ and now writer — draws on Long Island childhood in 1st novel 'Frats'
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Thu,06/22/23-7:41AM , 72 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J, (AP) — Dee Snider is taking a novel approach to life after rock stardom.
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Solar panels from a project at a water treatment plant are shown Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Millburn, N.J., that provides enough electricity to power 95% of the treatment facilities electrical needs. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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New Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plant
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Tue,06/06/23-12:02PM , 81 Reads
MILLBURN, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day.
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Chips sit on a roulette table at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J., on May 17, 2023. With large numbers of high school students saying they are already gambling with friends or online before they are old enough to do so legally, several states are moving to require classes on the risks of gambling as part of high school curriculum. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk?
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Fri,06/02/23-12:07AM , 388 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As a high school senior, Nick was blessed with a deadly accurate jump shot from the three-point range — something he was quick to monetize.

He and his gym classmates not far from the Jersey Shore would compete to see who could make the most baskets, at $5 or $10 a pop.
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