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Irritation, my friend, is blowin' in the wind

By LYNDA COHEN Staff Writer, 609-272-7257

Published: Jul 24, 2008

ATLANTIC CITY - Anne Zarych doesn't need air conditioning.

She can usually open the side windows of her New Hampshire Avenue home and welcome the ocean breeze. But these days there's something in the wind: sand.

Construction workers are piling up dirt from the nearby Revel Entertainment project in the empty lot at the Boardwalk. Zarych was told it would not be any higher than the Boardwalk line. But when she returned from work Tuesday night, the mound reached beyond that. By Wednesday afternoon, as trucks continued to haul in more sand, the pile was several feet above the walkway's rail.

A film of dust on the panes shows why Zarych now can't leave her windows open. More

Jul 24, 2008

• Atlantic City Council puts off discussion of Mawhinney settlement

ATLANTIC CITY - City Council's plans to grill resort officials over their involvement with the settlement of a racial-discrimination lawsuit were cancelled Wednesday.

Jul 23, 2008

• Schultz getting off easy, Robinson backers charge

ATLANTIC CITY - City Councilman John Schultz may receive leniency for his alleged role in a blackmail conspiracy case against fellow Councilman Gene Robinson - and Robinson and his supporters are not about to sit by quietly as that happens.

Jul 23, 2008

• Atlantic City man shot for second time; first time was at ball game in 2005

ATLANTIC CITY - A man who was shot during a youth football game almost three years ago was critically wounded by gunfire early Tuesday morning.

Jul 23, 2008

• Civilian Police Acadamey graduates 20 in Atlantic City

Jul 23, 2008

• Man shot at 2005 football game shot again in Atlantic City

Jul 22, 2008

• Atlantic City school board approves special election

ATLANTIC CITY - Voters could give the school district an early Christmas present in December.

Jul 21, 2008

• Lifeguards rescue two after hours in Atlantic City

From Press staff reports

Jul 20, 2008

• Man hospitalized, another arrested after stabbing outside A.C. casino

From Press staff reports

Jul 19, 2008

• Motorbike rider charged in Atlantic City crash

ATLANTIC CITY - Quaishawn Raw probably won't ignore a stop sign again.

Jul 19, 2008

• Atlantic City man charged with robbery

An Atlantic City man faces numerous charges after he allegedly robbed a woman in broad daylight on North New Jersey Avenue and injured an officer who tried to arrest him, police said Friday.

Jul 19, 2008

• Judge: Atlantic City must release names in benefit audit

ATLANTIC CITY - City government has one week to give The Press of Atlantic City an uncensored copy of its health benefits audit report, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday.

Jul 18, 2008

• 4:45 p.m. Update: Boutique, noncasino Chelsea Hotel makes Atlantic City debut

ATLANTIC CITY – The 330-room Chelsea Hotel made its public debut Friday in a sun-splashed, ribbon-cutting ceremony that drew a raft of dignitaries and hundreds of local residents who were simply able to wander in to marvel at the luxurious surroundings.

Jul 18, 2008

• Corzine set to split A.C. visitors agency from N.J. authority

ATLANTIC CITY - It's a break-up about four years in the making, and with a stroke of a pen, it becomes official today.

Jul 18, 2008

• ACCVA gets center, hall in break-up with Sports Authority

Jul 18, 2008

• Corzine to sign bill today allowing Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority to part from parent

ATLANTIC CITY - It's a break-up about four years in the making, and with a stroke of a pen, it becomes official today.

Jul 18, 2008

• AtlantiCare renames HealthPlex for former state Sen. William Gormley

Joe Hinchey had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and weighed more than 270 pounds. After suffering a heart attack in 2004, he figured he wouldn't live past 60.

Jul 18, 2008

• A.C. hotel shows off solar-powered rolling chairs

ATLANTIC CITY - When the Chelsea Hotel opens today, the 330-room hotel won't be the only new light on the Boardwalk. Three solar-powered rolling chairs, the "solar rollers," will go into service for guests of the non-gaming hotel.

Jul 17, 2008

• Mosque ends talks on selling for casino

ATLANTIC CITY - A line of kneeling Muslim congregants fall forward and press their head to the floor of the Masjid Al-Taqwa to the repeated chants of "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great."

Jul 17, 2008

• Atlantic City school administrator says tenure charges have no merit

ATLANTIC CITY - An assistant superintendent claims tenure charges against him "have no merit whatsoever."

Jul 16, 2008

• Police charge A.C. man with possession of gun

Jul 16, 2008

• Design work for making Pacific, Atlantic avenues gets green light

ATLANTIC CITY - Plans to make Pacific Avenue a one-way street date to 1906 - even before the first Ford Model T hit the road. Apparently, the horse-and-buggies in those days caused one heck of a traffic jam on Atlantic City's main artery.

Jul 16, 2008

• Langford, Marsh pay first of many payments on $850,000 settlement

ATLANTIC CITY - The long-awaited repayment plan on an $850,000 settlement that was later nullified because of conflicts began Tuesday, with former Mayor Lorenzo Langford and City Council President William Marsh collectively submitting 0.28 percent of the amount.

Jul 15, 2008

• Former Atlantic City fire captain's federal suit claims discrimination, defamation

ATLANTIC CITY - A former fire captain who was the subject of racial threat charges that attracted widespread attention has filed a federal lawsuit against the city claiming discrimination and defamation.

Jul 15, 2008

• Robinson wants no break for fellow Atlantic City councilman John Schultz

ATLANTIC CITY - Councilman Eugene Robinson is asking state officials to help impose stricter penalties against a fellow councilman who could receive leniency in a blackmail conspiracy case against Robinson.

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