Margate
Margate streets come alive during Fall Fun Day
MARGATE – The streets were bustling with activity Saturday, Sept. 27 as the Margate Business Association held its scaled down version of its annual fall festival due to the coronavirus pandemic. Shoppers of all ages eagerly searched outside shops in the city’s business district’s for little hidden pumpkins stuffed with Read more…
Margate
Margate Community Church to hold Blessing of the Animals, Oct. 4
MARGATE – Oct. 4 is the feast of St Francis of Assisi who lived in Italy more than 800 years ago. He is most known for his generous spirit, ministering to the leper colony and his love of animals. The Margate Community Church will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals Read more…
Atlantic County
Stockton Master Plan includes expansions in Galloway Twp. and Atlantic City campuses
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Stockton University Board of Trustees on Sept. 23 approved a new Facilities Master Plan 2020 that provides a long-term vision for university expansion. Vice President for Facilities and Operations Donald Hudson presented an overview of the 138-page plan, which projects development well into the next decade. Read more…
Atlantic City
Attorney General releases body camera video of Ventnor Police shooting
TRENTON – The Attorney General’s Office today released the 911 audio and video recordings from officer body-worn cameras related to the shooting on Aug. 6, 2020 in Ventnor, in which police officers fatally shot Amir Johnson, 30, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The shooting remains under investigation by the Attorney General’s Read more…
Margate
Beachfill project to affect Margate beachfront property owners
MARGATE – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting a beachfill and dune reconstruction project on Absecon Island from Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet beginning this month and continuing until March 2021. According to a release from the City Read more…
Margate
In Margate, New Year’s Eve will be celebrated like no other
MARGATE – If there were ever a more welcomed New Year, it will be 2021, and Margate plans to ring out 2020 with a boom, blast and colors bursting in air. The city has rescheduled its 4th of July fireworks celebration for a second time in the year of COVID-19. Read more…
Atlantic County
Stockton Board of Trustees names new chairman
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton alumnus Raymond R. Ciccone of Surf City was named chairman of the Stockton University Board of Trustees at the Sept. 23 meeting held via Zoom. Andrew Dolce was approved as vice-chairman, and Nelida Valentin as secretary. “Ray’s involvement at Stockton has prepared him to hit the Read more…
Atlantic County
ACUA to present virtual ‘drive electric’ event
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority is inviting the public to learn about electric vehicles as an alternative to traditional gasoline vehicles by attending the ACUA’s sixth annual Drive Electric Celebration 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 via the Zoom online meeting platform. Curious residents, car enthusiasts, business Read more…
Downbeach
Margate is all dressed up for Fall Fun weekend
MARGATE – The Department of Public Works has assisted the Margate Business Association in preparing for Fall Fun in Margate this weekend. Pumpkins, bales of hay, and lots of mumms and scarecrows have been placed around town, especially in the business districts where merchants will be offering fall fun activities, Read more…