EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – A group of Atlantic and Cape May County green teams, associated under the Sustainable Jersey Regional Hub, will be hosting a forum 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 16 to discuss resiliency against climate disasters. The “Is Your Community Prepared?” event will be held at the National Aviation Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – There’s nothing the Ventnor Board of Education can do about a more than $1 million increase in the cost of sending students to Atlantic City High School, board members said Wednesday, Feb. 26. Ventnor, a Type I school district, has a sending-receiving relationship with Read more…
MARGATE – The Save Lucy Committee is offering three guests and their friends a chance for an overnight stay inside Lucy the Elephant, one of the first National Historic Landmarks to be listed Airbnb. Starting March 5, longtime Lucy fans, or anyone who is looking for a night unlike any Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal visited Beth El Synagogue Wednesday morning to speak to community leaders and members of all faiths about how to stem the tide of hate that has nearly doubled in New Jersey over the last year. The program was hosted Read more…
VENTNOR – The Ventnor City Board of Education announced Wednesday the date for the upcoming Board of School Estimate meeting, which includes a discussion and vote on the 2020-2021 school budget. The Ventnor City Board of School Estimate will hold a public meeting 5 p.m. Monday, March 30 in the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The city will hold a public hearing next month on two bond ordinances to fund $5.5 million in municipal and utility improvements. Ordinance 02-2020 appropriates $4.05 million for general improvements, while Ordinance 03-2020 appropriates $1.45 million in water and sewer improvements. After the bonds Read more…
MARGATE – A short film and discussion on invasive trees and plants will be shown 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the William H. Ross Elementary School, 101 N. Huntington Ave. The film, “Twelve Tenacious Invasives,” was produced by the Galloway Township Environmental Commission with a grant from the Association Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – School enrollment projections from a long-range facilities plan prepared by the district’s architect in 2012 are on target, Superintendent Thomas Baruffi told the Board of Commissioners Thursday, Feb. 20. Repeated requests from two Margate senior citizens to right-size the district by consolidating to one Read more…
MARGATE – New Jersey Attorney General Gubir S. Grewal will be the keynote speaker during the Fighting Against Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and Church Violence program being held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Beth El Synagogue, 500 N. Jerome Ave. The program is a collaboration between various local, county and state Read more…
OCEAN CITY – The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, with support from offshore wind developer Orsted, will host an Ocean Wind Jobs Forum to share information on jobs and supply chain opportunities related to Orsted’s Ocean Wind offshore wind project. The forum will be held 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. Read more…