ATLANTIC CITY – The Casino Association of New Jersey and AtlantiCare today announced their collaboration to develop a comprehensive plan to safely reopen Atlantic City casino properties when New Jersey’s stay-at-home order is lifted. The plan is being developed by CANJ in consultation with AtlantiCare to assist the Murphy administration Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic City Electric is giving away more than 1,000 free trees to its residential customers through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees program. Coming off the heels of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, this Earth-friendly and environmentally focused initiative helps customers conserve energy and reduce household energy use through strategic Read more…
AtlantiCare Physician Group Primary Care and Urgent Care now offer COVID-19 testing to individuals who meet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for testing. It is providing the testing in Galloway Township in Atlantic County, Little Egg Harbor in Ocean County, and Berlin in Camden County, 10 a.m. to Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – Until Gov. Phil Murphy issued his executive order requiring everyone in New Jersey to shelter in place due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Fran Harris, who celebrates her 104th birthday on Wednesday, was exercising twice a week at the Bloom Pavilion. She credits her Read more…
On Tuesday, April 28, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health reported the deaths of five elderly residents due to complications from COVID-19. They included a 71-year-old man and a 73-year-old woman from Linwood, as well as a 75-year-old man, 86-year-old man and 86-year-old woman from Hammonton. County health officials Read more…
MARGATE – The 90-year-old Margate Community Church is calling on 21st century digital technology to fill the void left by the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID–19 Pandemic has left empty pews at the venerable church whose landmark spire towers over Ventnor Avenue. However, Rev. Victoria Ney, known to parishioners as Pastor Vicky, has Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Members of American Legion Post 469 are learning new ways to communicate on Zoom, but they are not abandoning their old traditions. The Post, which is the only American Legion Post on Absecon Island, is working to publish its annual Longport Directory in May. Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Arc of Atlantic County is asking the community to show its support of people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities through an initiative aimed at promoting positive messages of hope. “Hope Notes” is a way to provide encouragement, cheer, inspire faith and instill hope in Read more…
The economic impact of the COVID-19 shutdown will be significant and recovery will require an unprecedented degree of federal and state assistance. Because of the area’s strong reliance on casino gaming and tourism, the economies of Atlantic and Cape May counties will be disproportionately impacted, Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today announced his vision, “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health,” to restart New Jersey and put the state on the road to recovery. He outlined six key principles and benchmarks to guide the process for restoring New Jersey’s economic health by ensuring Read more…