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Union members picket outside the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J. on June 1, 2022. The main casino workers union is threatening a strike against at least 5 casinos in July if new contracts are not reached by then, and on Wednesday, June 22, the City Council of Atlantic City called on the casinos to avert a strike by paying workers more and hiring more of them. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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Last-minute deal averts casino strike in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Wed,06/29/22-11:03PM , 217 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one its president called “the best contract we've ever had” and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one of the casinos’ busiest of the year.
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A kindergarten student releases a turtle back into the wild at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, N.J., Wednesday, June 8, 2022. A class of kindergarten students released 17 turtles that were raised from the eggs of female turtles that were struck and killed by cars. The program run by the Wetlands Institute, Stockton University and Stone Harbor schools has returned thousands of turtles into the wild over the past 25 years. The turtles were either rescued from dangerous places like roadsides or storm drains, or were raised from eggs of turtles killed by cars. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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Happy together: Orphaned turtles and kids who set them free
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Wed,06/08/22-11:17AM , 135 Reads
STONE HARBOR, N.J. (AP) — The circle of life was on vivid display Wednesday at the Jersey Shore in a way that even the youngest children could understand.

Seventeen young turtles that had been raised from eggs retrieved from the smashed bodies of mothers killed on roads were released back into the wild by a class of kindergartners.
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Eight-year-old Sapphire Tate holds a sign before a protest against a proposed backup power plant for a sewage treatment facility in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission is pushing forward with the gas-fired power plant just months after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered them to pause it to ensure that the project does not violate a soon-to-take-effect environmental justice law designed to protect communities that are already overburdened with sources of pollution. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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Power plan paused by NJ governor in minority area is back
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Wed,04/20/22-11:59AM , 176 Reads
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Jonathan Price of Staten Island, N.Y., researches picks for the March Madness college basketball championship tournament on March 19, 2021, at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, NJ. On March 13, 2022, the American Gaming Association predicted that 45 million Americans will bet on this year's tournament. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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NJ fines BetMGM $25K for bets on prohibited basketball games
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
Wed,03/23/22-1:27PM , 174 Reads
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — BetMGM took less than $100 worth of bets last year on New Jersey college basketball games that weren’t supposed to be wagered on. Now, it will pay a $25,000 fine.
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