MARGATE – Beth Israel Synagoge of Northfield held the first of its annual beach services Friday, July 20 on the beach at Huntington Avenue. Rabbi David M. Weis and Cantor Larisa Averbakh led the congregation in a special Shabbat service for the occasion. The beach service is an annual tradition Read more…
VENTNOR – The Planning Board spent nearly two hours Monday July 30 listening to concerns from St. Leonard’s Tract residents before it decides if it will rezone three undeveloped lots along the boardwalk. The board took their comments, which were mostly against making any changes to the R-1 zone, under Read more…
MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation Board of Trustees elected three new officers and reappointed several others when it met in June for its annual reorganization meeting. New board members include Vincent M. D’Alessandro of Toms River, president of southern region OceanFirst Bank; Roseann Kobialka of New Read more…
VENTNOR – Pleased with the interest in serving on the newly formed ad hoc Citizens Advisory Committee, the Board of Commissioners agreed to increase the number of members who can serve. The commissioners will amend Ordinance 2018-025, which created the ad hoc committee, to include as many as 15 full- Read more…
VENTNOR – Two children of Holocaust survivors, including Lennard Hammerschlag of Atlantic City, traced their family roots in July when they traveled with two Stockton University faculty members to their parents’ hometowns in Germany, bringing with them a Torah from the Lauenau synagogue, which Adolf Hammerschlag took with him into Read more…
VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners introduced an ordinance Tuesday, July 26 to re-establish the time limit for access to the Viking Rowing Club dock to when the club is open. For the last two years, the gate to the dock has been locked when rowing club members leave the Read more…
The Longport Public Library celebrated its one-year anniversary Thursday, July 26 with a ribbon cutting of a new plaque outside Longport Borough Hall, a reception and ice cream social. The event was attended by more than 100 people, who agreed the library is a great addition to the community. Children Read more…
MARGATE – More than 200 Atlantic County senior citizens enjoyed a free concert at the Milton & Betty Katz Jewish Community Center Thursday, July 19 courtesy of the Schultz-Hill Foundation and its sponsors. The “Come Fly With Me” concert featured Dave Damiani and The No Vacancy Orchestra performing swing, pop Read more…
The Atlantic City Farmers Market in the Bartram Avenue Park just off the Boardwalk between Bartram and Kingston avenues is celebrating the Jersey Fresh peach harvest 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, July 29. “We’re having Jersey Peach Day,” said market organizer Mark Bolner. The market is one of hundreds Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Qualified high school seniors interested in attending Stockton University can skip the fall rush and apply this summer through Stockton’s Pre-Senior Instant Decision Days. Stockton will host two Pre-Senior Instant Decision Days Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 14-15 at the Galloway campus. The PIDD allows qualified high school seniors Read more…