By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – According to sober living home operator Jennifer Hansen of the Hansen Foundation, Inc., the opioid epidemic has created the need for post-treatment housing, and that the federal Fair Housing Act and Americans With Disabilities Act prohibit discrimination against those in recovery who are considered Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Zoe Spencer, a professor at Virginia State University who won an Emmy Award this year for her spoken word piece, “Say Her Name,” will be the keynote speaker at Stockton University’s 17th annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human and Civil Rights Symposium 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 via Zoom. Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The 10th food distribution for Atlantic City residents and displaced casino and hospitality industry workers will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at Bader Field. The food distribution is possible through a unique partnership between state and local governments, the casino industry and its unions, including Read more…
MAYS LANDING – The U.S. Department of Education announced that Atlantic Cape Community College will receive a federal Student Support Services grant totaling $1,740,010 to help more students succeed in and graduate from college. Atlantic Cape has been a recipient of this award since 1994 and uses the funding to Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University and NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, are co-sponsoring a live debate between 2nd Congressional District candidates, Democrat challenger Amy Kennedy and Republican incumbent Jeff Van Drew, 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. The center is asking the Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate President Stephen Sweeney will be among the speakers at the groundbreaking for the new Phase II Residence Hall at the Stockton University Atlantic City campus 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 at O’Donnell Memorial Park in Atlantic City. The new student Residence Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Sept. 24 introduced an ordinance raising beach fees for summer 2021. If approved, the ordinance would raise the fee for seasonal pre-season beach tags to $10, up from $7, for those under 12 years old. The fee will increase Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Non-profit arts and historical organizations are encouraged to apply for grant funding through the 2021 local arts program and historical partnership program. The guidelines and application are available online through the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at www.atlantic-county.org/cultural-affairs. To help streamline the process this Read more…
The Longport Public Library, 2305 Atlantic Ave., has announced the following events for the month of October. Carole Couzens Virtual Art Exhibit, through September and October. Visit Longport Public Library’s website to view artwork by this month’s featured local artist, Carole Couzens. (This exhibit is only available online.) https://www.longportpubliclibrary.org/about-us/art-gallery Virtual Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic City Electric has proposed a suite of energy efficiency programs that will provide all its customers with the tools they need to take control of their energy usage and save money. In a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the company outlined its Read more…