Union: Strike likely soon at 1 or more Atlantic City casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The head of Atlantic City's main casino workers union said Tuesday that a strike is likely against at least one of five casinos this week.

Bob McDevitt, president of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union, said the union remains in talks with Bally's, Caesars, Harrah's, Tropicana and the Trump Taj Mahal. All five could be hit by walkouts if contracts are not reached by Friday, ahead of the July Fourth holiday weekend.

Camp gets girls on board with construction

No roasting marshmallows around the fire for the girls at Camp MAGIC Wednesday.

No tie-dyeing T-shirts, or weaving plastic strands into lanyards, or knotting pink rubber bands into friendship bracelets.

Cooper spends $13.5M on new inpatient cancer unit

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, in Camden, will begin accepting patients early next month in a new 30-bed inpatient oncology unit at Cooper University Hospital at a cost of $13.5 million, Cooper said Wednesday.

2020 Vision for North Broad: Create 'health zone' around Temple Health

 

A group focused on rejuvenating a 4-mile stretch of Broad Street says city and community leaders should entice health-related businesses to the area around Temple University Health System, and increase green space and improve attractiveness along the North Philly artery over the next five years.