MARGATE – The Willliam H. Ross Elementary School got the 2018-2019 school year off to a good start with sweet treats for its youngest students. The Margate Education Foundation hosted an ice cream social for the school’s 20 new kindergarten students Tuesday, Sept. 4. Children enjoyed a little story time Read more…
Margate Police are investigating a motor vehicle accident that injured two pedestrians Monday evening, Sept. 3 as they were leaving the Margate Dairy Bar and Burger. Police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian accident at the intersection of Madison and Ventnor avenues at 8:10 p.m. An investigation revealed Read more…
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District announced today that construction will resume on the stormwater management system in Margate. The Army Corps and its contractors, Weeks Marine, Inc. and Walters Marine Construction, will resume work Monday, Sept. 10 on the third segment of the overall system near Read more…
VENTNOR – It started last April with pre-recorded segments, but VECC-TV is back this school year with live morning broadcasts and more students participating in the school’s latest venture into new media. STEM teacher Bob Braverman and Director of Information Systems John Spencer worked all summer long to get a Read more…
MAYS LANDING – In recognition of September as National Preparedness Month, the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs will host a free workshop, Introduction to Emergency Preparedness for Arts and Cultural Organizations, 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Atlantic County Veterans Museum, 189 Route 50. Emergency Preparedness Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Stockton University will host the Gretchen Carlson Leadership Initiative 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at its new Atlantic City Academic Center, 3711 Atlantic Ave. The initiative is an All In Together educational program, funded by the Gretchen Carlson Gift of Courage, which brings women’s civic leadership training to Read more…
VENTNOR – No one wants summer to end, especially in Ventnor, says Herbert S. Ushewokunze of destination marketing company, Haich Media Group. Ushewokunze has been working with the city to obtain all the necessary approvals for the first in what he hopes is a series of events that extend Ventnor’s Read more…
Downbeach locals know the best month at the beach is September. However, as summer wanes and lifeguards return to school or work, staffing is greatly reduced. Beachgoers are strongly advised to only swim at guarded beaches and only when lifeguards are present. “We want people to be safe, so only Read more…
VENTNOR CITY – The Ventnor Business Association presents the “Welcome Stockton” Music Festival 3-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Newport Avenue beach pavilion, located behind the Ventnor Library, 6500 Atlantic Ave. Raindate is Sunday Sept. 9. The event is being held to welcome Stockton students and faculty to their Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University has added a new minor in cannabis studies that will address issues surrounding the use of medical marijuana in New Jersey and the proposed legalization of recreational marijuana. The new minor addresses Stockton’s mission to prepare students for the complexities of the world in which Read more…