Author: Wayne Parry
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Booth where Tony Soprano may – or may not – have been whacked sells for a cool $82K to mystery buyer
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The New Jersey ice cream parlor booth where Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked has sold for more than $82,000
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Betting on the Super Bowl was brisk at sportsbooks in big U.S. markets
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With this year’s Super Bowl being played in Las Vegas, the nation’s gambling capitol, there was little doubt that betting on the big game would be huge
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Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says
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The level of online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, according to a company that tracks the physical location of online gamblers
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Here’s how to bet legally on the Super Bowl
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Here are some basics on how betting on the Super Bowl works
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Big flames, raining embers in New Jersey Pine Barrens fire
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MANCHESTER, N.J. • Firefighters in New Jersey were confronted by 200-foot flames as they battled a wildfire tearing through 6 square miles of the state’s Pine Barrens, raining down embers and prompting evacuations but leaving no one injured and property intact, officials said Wednesday. The blaze in Manchester, near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, forced the evacuation…
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Sports betting will be no home run for state budgets
The race to legalize sports betting is on now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed it in all 50 states, but will it provide enough extra tax revenue to make much of a difference for schools, roads or pension debt? Don’t bet on it. Just look to the states that capitalized immediately after the…
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Brother charged with family mansion fire, deaths
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FREEHOLD, N.J. • A New Jersey technology executive was charged Thursday with killing his brother and the brother’s family over a business dispute, and then setting fire to their mansion and his house in an attempt to cover up the crimes. Paul Caneiro, 51, was charged with four counts of murder, as well as arson…
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New Miss America glad she didn’t have to don swimsuit to win
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she’s glad she didn’t have to. Nia Imani Franklin, who won the title Sunday night in Atlantic City while competing as Miss New York, said the changes in the 98-year-old pageant are a welcome modernization.…
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Miss America: Leadership bullied, manipulated, silenced me
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson. In a letter sent Friday to former Miss Americas, Cara Mund says she decided to speak out despite the risk of punishment. Her letter is reminiscent of the movie “Mean Girls,”…
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Colorado developer readies shuttered $2.4B Atlantic City casino for second chance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For months, there was little, if any, sign that Atlantic City’s former Revel casino, a $2 billion bust, was getting ready to reopen. Colorado developer Bruce Deifik bought it in January…