By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Education Wednesday, June 24 honored its Teachers of the Year, those who are retiring and longtime board member Albert Battaglia during a Zoom meeting attended by nearly 30 individuals. Superintendent Eileen Johnson declined speaking about any of them and instead allowed Read more…
No additional deaths from COVID-19 were reported today by Atlantic County health officials, and 10 more residents were cleared as recovered for a countywide total of 1,398. The number of residents who have tested positive for the disease now stands at 2,841 with the addition of 19 confirmed today, including Read more…
MARGATE – The Margate Business Association has announced that Mara LaChance Beck and Max A. Carter were awarded $2,500 scholarships from the Daniel and Maria Walters 2020 Scholarship Program. Beck is graduating summa cum laude from Mainland Regional High School and planning to attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst where Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Authors of the newly released book, “Robert J Walker, the History and Archaeology of U.S. Coast Survey Steamship,” will be at the Absecon Lighthouse 2 p.m. Thursday, June 25 to discuss their new book and their expedition to find and survey the shipwreck, which lies 12 miles Read more…
VENTNOR – The city will host a ribbon cutting of its new Pier House 6 p.m. Friday, June 26. The Pier House is located at Cambridge Avenue and the boardwalk. Following the ribbon cutting, the pier will be open to the public until 8 p.m. Weatherby Construction was awarded a Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The stately brick beachfront house Frank Sinatra called home when he performed in Atlantic City could be torn down and replaced by three new houses…someday. The Planning Board Monday, June 22 approved a “by-right” minor subdivision of the beachfront property at 111 S. Cornwall Read more…
The CRDA, Local 54, AFL-CIO and state and local governments are partnering with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey for an emergency distribution of food to the hospitality industry workers and Atlantic City residents both with private funding and volunteerism. The fourth food distribution will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, June Read more…
Four more deaths have been attributed to complications from COVID-19,according to Atlantic County public health officials. Three were residents of long-term care facilities. Today’s fatalities included a 55-year-old Atlantic City man, an 80-year-old Galloway Township man, an 86-year-old Hammonton woman, and a 96-year-old Northfield woman. County health officials also reported Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic Cape Community College in conjunction with ed2go is offering 10 free online professional development workshops in a variety of different areas. Developed by industry experts and designed to meet workforce demands, the Self-Paced Tutorials are available to support the learning needs of the local community during Read more…
Stockton University faculty are collaborating on a research study on public response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has shaped the lives of people around the world. The researchers are looking for a broad range of people ages 18 and older to take the online survey at COVID-19 International Read more…