EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The New Jersey Air National Guard will be conducting a flyover to honor COVID19 frontline workers. The 177th Fighter Wing, based in Egg Harbor Township and 108th Wing based out of Joint Base Maguire-Dix in Lakehurst are partnering in the nationwide Air Force Salutes Flyover event Tuesday, May Read more…
Atlantic County public health officials today confirmed six more COVID-19 related deaths and 118 more positives among 45 men, ages 20-88, and 73 women, ages 22-97. There were also 14 more recovered residents. Today’s fatalities included five residents from long-term care facilities: an 83-year-old woman and an 89-year-old man from Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – A protest planned for Sunday by a group of surfers whose “break” is at the Ventnor Pier has been postponed to allow city officials time to “work it out,” 68-year-old surfer and real estate professional Lou Solomon said. He claims surfing is a “mental Read more…
Four additional Atlantic County residents have died from COVID-19 complications, according to county health officials. All had pre-existing conditions and were residents of long-term care facilities. They included an 84-year-old woman and a 93-year-old man from Galloway Township, a 93-year-old man from Northfield, and a 66-year-old man from Pleasantville. According Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Downbeach officials are grappling with how to safely allow beaches to open this summer and Longport is no exception. The Board of Commissioners May 6 held a lengthy discussion and heard from public safety officials about how to ensure its residents and visitors can Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Members of the Ventnor City Beach Patrol who live in Ventnor have been called on to lighten the load for the Police and Fire departments. Fire Chief Michael Cahill canvassed lifeguards to see if they were willing to put in some hours to assist Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 138 which extends the Public Health Emergency initially declared on March 9. “Extending this declaration ensures that we can continue using every resource at our disposal to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,”Murphy said.“But I want to ensure that this extension is not interpreted Read more…
Atlantic County health officials confirmed the deaths of seven residents of long-term care facilities due to complications from COVID-19. All had underlying health conditions. They included five Hammonton residents, two men, ages 67 and 79, and three women, ages 78, 90 and 99; in addition to a 71-year-old Galloway man Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP -During this unprecedented time when healthcare facilities across the country are in need, Spencer Spirit Holdings became an integral part of AtlantiCare’s supply chain efforts. The retailer quickly pivoted from selling scary masks and T-shirts to helping AtlantiCare secure vital personal protective equipment. Spencer Spirit Holdings, headquartered Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center in Atlantic County and Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May County have been cut out of federal funding, despite abiding by guidance from federal and state governments to discontinue elective surgeries and non-emergent services to focus on COVID-19 patients. Read more…