By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners July 15 honored a longtime volunteer firefighter who has worked for more than 60 years to improve the quality of life for residents of the borough. William A. Fiore, who served the Volunteer Fire Department as firefighter, lieutenant, captain, and Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced Tuesday, July 28 that 41 states and several US territories would receive grants for airport safety and infrastructure improvements totaling $273 million. Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, NJ was awarded $11,235,492 for Read more…
BARNEGAT LIGHT – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men 33 miles east of Barnegat Light early Tuesday morning. Watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay were notified at 5:30 a.m. via Channel 16 that a 68-foot fishing vessel had begun taking on water and its crew requested assistance. They informed the Read more…
Two Hamilton Township men, a 57-year-old and another of unknown age, are the latest fatalities attributed to complications of COVID-19, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health. County health officials also reported 31 additional residents were confirmed positive for COVID-19 today, according to Atlantic County public health officials. Read more…
ESTELL MANOR – The Atlantic County Veterans Museum is re-opening as of Wednesday, July 29 and will be open to visitors noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday until further notice. The museum has implemented precautionary measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. All visitors and staff are required Read more…
MAYS LANDING– Many energy assistance programs are available for Atlantic City Electric customers who may be facing challenges paying their energy bill due to the impact of COVID-19, including the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) which is still available through July 31. With the application deadline fast approaching, customers Read more…
Hinda Graubard Marcu, lawyer, student, community leader, was a mother and legal secretary who in her 50s fulfilled a lifelong dream to become a lawyer, died in in her home in Monroe, July 24 after a short illness. She was 87 and died peacefully in her sleep. Hinda, known to Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The borough’s three incumbent commissioners are planning to run in the Nov. 3 municipal election for a fourth consecutive term on the Board of Commissioners. All three commissioners, Nicholas Russo, James Leeds Sr. and Dan Lawler, were first elected to the board in 2008. Read more…
VENTNOR – The North Beach Ventnor Residents Association is planning to make its presence known at the Ventnor Memory Park currently under construction on Ventnor Avenue near Nashville Avenue. The pocket park is being built with private funding from the Esther, Joseph & Scipio Charitable Foundation. The North Beach Residents Read more…
No additional deaths related to COVID-19 were reported today, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health, the third consecutive day without a fatality. Seventeen residents did test positive. Seven men, ages 22-71, and 10 women, ages 29-71, were confirmed within the following locations: five in Galloway Township, three Read more…