TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy Saturday, March 28 announced that financial institutions will provide mortgage forbearance and financial protections for New Jerseyans facing economic hardship as a result COVID-19. “Millions of hardworking New Jerseyans are suffering financial losses through no fault of their own as a result of the economic downturn brought Read more…
As Bishop of the Diocese of Camden, in light of further restrictions by Governor Murphy and the Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disciple of the Sacraments, Bishop Dennis Sullivan promulgates the following regarding the liturgies of Palm Sunday and Holy Week throughout the Diocese of Camden Read more…
By TIM KELLY Billy Godfrey and friends Andrew Moon, Tony Wilson and Steve McKusker were doing the right things. Like most Ocean City residents and visitors, the men were self-quarantined in their homes, practicing social distancing and venturing out and about only when necessary, and for approved reasons. The worldwide Read more…
March 26, 2020 Dear Friend of Shore Medical Center, We need help now more than ever. We are in the midst of a war – a war against a microscopic virus that is single-handedly changing the way we live our lives – and sadly, taking away lives every day across the Read more…
Atlantic County has reported that four males, ranging in age from 31 to 76 years, have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in Atlantic County to 18 as of Saturday, March 28. One patient is hospitalized while three are recovering at home. The statewide total of Read more…
Ventnor Mayor Beth Holtzman and her grandson Enzo display their message of hope after crafting a rainbow and posting it in their front window of their Ventnor Heights home. Three mothers of young children, Jennifer Langner, Steph Polinski and Stacy Bew McCarron, started the Ventnor Rainbow Trail Facebook page on Read more…
The Board of School Estimate meeting will be held 6 p.m. Monday, March 30. It will be live-streamed on the Ventnor City, New Jersey Facebook page. By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – At its virtual meeting Wednesday, March 25, the Ventnor City Board of Education reduced its previously proposed 2020-2021 Read more…
TRENTON – Many New Jerseyans who receive food assistance through the NJ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) will receive an extra benefit payment on Sunday and their benefits will be higher in April to help address critical food needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. SNAP supplemental payments were included in the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – “Anybody who has a ‘corona party’ in New Jersey – we will crash your party. And you will pay a big price for that,” Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted Friday morning in an effort to discourage people from partying during the coronavirus shutdown. Although his Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – During their Facebook live-streamed meeting Thursday, March 26, Ventnor commissioners said they have no intention of closing the boardwalk during the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty-eight viewers logged onto the meeting through their Facebook accounts and posted comments and questions. Other New Jersey shore communities, including Read more…