VENTNOR – Mayor Beth Holtzman, along with Commissioners Tim Kriebel and Lance Landgraf, were elected to four-year terms in May 2016 on the Imagine Ventnor slate. On Thursday, Nov. 8 they reviewed the status of an ambitious plan to upgrade the city through series of public projects they imagined would Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Howard Bacharach Scholarship Foundation has established an endowed scholarship for hospitality, tourism and culinary students at Stockton University. Bacharach’s wife, Ronnie, of Ventnor, and Maureen English of Manahawkin, vice president of the foundation, presented a check for $26,000 to Stockton President Harvey Kesselman and Chief Development Officer Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY Stockton University Atlantic City will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 that ended World War I at11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Academic Center in Atlantic City. The public is invited to attend the remembrance ceremony . The event will be held in the Read more…
MARGATE – The holidays will be here before you know it and Margate will be celebrating in grand style during Shop Small Business Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 24. The Margate Business Association is hosting its annual Shop Local extravaganza, while Downbeach police and fire departments will be holding their fourth annual Read more…
NEPTUNE – Ten New Jersey businesses, organizations and individuals were recognized during the 38th annual Association of New Jersey Recyclers Symposium and Luncheon held Oct. 17 at the Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, Monmouth County. Among the award winners were Stockton University, Atlantic County Utilities Authority and the Sustainable Read more…
MARGATE – The city plans to “vacate” the property it leases to Luciano Lamberti in exchange for Lamberti replacing 588 feet of the failing Amherst Avenue bulkhead and providing public parking at his Monroe Avenue lot. After months of negotiations, the Board of Commissioners Nov. 1 introduced an ordinance to Read more…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI and MADDY VITALE Democrat Jeff Van Drew defeated Republican Seth Grossman to win the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District race that pitted a moderate against a staunch conservative who aligned himself with President Donald Trump. In New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race, Democrat Bob Menendez won his third Read more…
MARGATE – A local mental health support group is the recipient of the proceeds of a raffle held at the Downbeach municipal employees’ health fair Tuesday, Oct. 23. Members of the team that organized the event presented a check for $314 to the National Alliance for Mental Illness at the Read more…
Atlantic County residents who are looking for a career change or potential new career are invited to learn more about an innovative program to educate and train individuals to fill future energy jobs at no cost to participants regardless of financial status. “This initiative complements Atlantic County’s efforts to diversify Read more…
Republicans were leading in three Atlantic County freeholder races in the hours after the polls closed Tuesday, Nov. 6, but they were not ready to claim victory. “I won’t get myself in a lather,” said Frank Formica, who is seeking his fourth term as Atlantic County freeholder-at-large. County Republicans were Read more…