SOMERS POINT – While COVID-19 may have temporarily changed the way we celebrate, it hasn’t changed the need for public support of Shore Medical Center’s cancer program. Shore Medical Center announced that in lieu of its annual gala, it will present the “A Cause to Celebrate Golf Tournament” at Greate Read more…
LONGPORT – Rabbi Lynnda Targan left her life as a public relations professional at the age of 50 to become an ordained rabbi in 2003. “At a time when most of my friends were retiring or slowing down, I was compelled to take the rigorous journey to become a rabbi, Read more…
With the start of a new school year and the need to access online materials greater than ever. September is Library Card Signup Month at area libraries. Ventnor Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson reminds students and teachers that the Atlantic County Library System is available with programs and resources that Read more…
TRENTON – As part of the international promotion of Climate Week 2020, the New Jersey will promote “Jersey Strong on Climate,” a weeklong virtual public education campaign led by the Department of Environmental Protection intended to help inform the public about the current and future climate threats New Jersey faces Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY PHILADELPHIA – Ventnor resident Elizabeth Slater was among the gardeners recognized as Proud Participants in the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2020 Gardening Contest. The annual gardening competition typically attracts hundreds of entries from amateur gardeners around the Philadelphia region who submit their gardens in a competition celebrating Read more…
AtlantiCare is expanding its programs and services aimed at preventing suicide attempts and deaths by suicide. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded AtlantiCare Behavioral Health a 2020 COVID-19 Emergency Response for Suicide Prevention grant. ABH will use the $800,000 in funds to expand evidence based practices in Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections Maureen G. Bugdon is calling for residents to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, Sept. 22. Bugdon joins thousands of other election officials across the country to celebrate National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday that aims to help Read more…
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 at Longport Borough Hall, 2305 Atlantic Ave. The purpose of the meeting is to award bids for planned public projects, including reconstruction of Atlantic Avenue from 32nd Avenue to the Margate City border, sidewalk Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Donald Trump, Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle will be guests of honor at a fundraiser 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Historic Smithville Inn, 1 New York Rd. Former Galloway Township Mayor Don Purdy said he had a hand in putting the fundraiser together through his Read more…
An Atlantic Cape Community College Distinguished Alumni award winner is now at the forefront of researching and developing treatments for COVID-19 patients. Felix Contreras-Castro, who grew up in Galloway Township and Brigantine, graduated from Absegami High School and Atlantic Cape Community College, is a clinical research manager at Mount Sinai Read more…