VENTNOR – A Mays Landing man has been arrested for allegedly robbing the North Beach Liquor Store located at 5113 Ventnor Ave., leaving a store clerk with minor injuries. According to a release from Capt. Joe Fussner of the Ventnor City Police Department, Siewon Nimley, 39, of Mays Landing was Read more…
Six additional long-term care residents have died from complications of COVID-19, Atlantic County health officials reported today. They included three Absecon women, ages 62, 84 and 85; two Hammonton men, ages 78 and 95; and a 76-year-old Northfield man, all of whom had pre-existing conditions that put them at higher Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The city is planning to relax its zoning requirements to allow restaurants to provide al fresco dining this summer as soon as Gov. Phil Murphy allows restaurants to reopen. Action will be taken at the Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday, May 21 to provide Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The Historic Organ Restoration Committee will present a musical tribute to past and present American heroes at noon Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. The free live-streamed recital on the Midmer-Losh pipe organ – the world’s largest musical instrument with 33,112 pipes – features organist Scott Breiner presenting Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY As similar as they are, the Downbeach towns of Ventnor, Margate and Longport are unique in the amenities they offer beachgoers. Their approach to Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order allowing Jersey Shore beaches to open Memorial Day weekend are just as unique. Ventnor has a boardwalk Read more…
TRENTON – As part of the state’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging the public to wear face coverings when visiting the state’s open spaces. “Mask Up!” reminds residents and visitors to bring masks to New Jersey State Parks, beaches, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Thirty-three people signed onto the city’s Facebook page at noon Tuesday, May 19 to see Beth Holtzman, Tim Kriebel and Lance Landgraf take their oaths of office for a second four-year term as city commissioners. The Honorable Timothy P. Maguire, a municipal court judge who also Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Chartwells Higher Education at Stockton University recently received 170 cases of Rich’s Food Products to distribute to the community. On May 13, Stockton University Dining, in partnership with the American Culinary Federation/Professional Chefs Association of South Jersey, distributed 75 of the cases to the Salvation Army and Read more…
The Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery located within the county park in Estell Manor is open and will be accessible to visitors who wish to pay their respects for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. However, due to the current state restrictions for gatherings and events, Atlantic County will be unable to Read more…
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of nine more elderly Atlantic County residents, all of whom had pre-existing conditions and eight of whom resided in long-term care facilities, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health. The fatalities included a 72-year-old Buena Vista Township man; an 85-year-old Hammonton man; and Read more…