GALLERY: A shuttered South Jersey amid the COVID-19 crisis
On March 21, Gov. Phil Murphy ordered that all New Jersey residents must stay home and all nonessential businesses have to close indefinitely. All gatherings including weddings, in-person services and parties, are canceled until further notice.
Since the start of the stay-at-home order The Press of Atlantic City photographers have been documenting what it means to the area.
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Union leaders representing casino and hospitality workers across the country called on gaming operators to pay their workers through the duration of the industry-wide shutdown caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
ATLANTIC CITY — Luxor Capital Group was granted a license to operate Ocean Casino Resort after it was able to demonstrate its financial stability since last July to the state Casino Control Commission.
Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and John Armato, D-Atlantic, have major concerns about casino relief legislation introduced Monday by leading Democrats, saying the bills will divert funds from programs needed by the community.
Lauren Mulholland celebrated her 30th birthday with friends on the banks of the Tennessee River on Monday night.
Local officials are working to get testing sites for the novel coronavirus up and running in Atlantic County, with one location plan ready for state approval now and another in the works.

