MAYS LANDING – Behind on utility bills? Atlantic City Electric is reminding customers who may be financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, to contact the company now to establish payment arrangements and get connected to customer assistance programs that can help get their accounts up to date. Atlantic City Electric Read more…
The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs has awarded a total of $70,000 to 14 local non-profit arts organizations and $4,208 to two local non-profit history organizations through a competitive grant process. These awards will help provide Atlantic County residents with access to quality arts and history experiences Read more…
VENTNOR – Sustainable Downbeach is collaborating with the Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Ambassador program and Atlantic County Utilities Authority on a community cleanup along Wellington Avenue as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The cleanup will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Read more…
Atlantic County Health Department Saturday, Jan. 16 reported six new deaths, including a Ventnor City man, and 287 new COVID-19 positives. The six deaths include two Absecon men, a 79-year-old from a long-term care facility and a 90-year-old; two Atlantic City men, a 62-year-old and an 83-year-old; a 62-year-old Galloway Read more…
Like so many COVID-19 vaccination sites throughout the state, the Jan. 19-21 vaccinations clinics provided by the Atlantic County Division of Public Health at Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing are currently full. According to Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson, the demand far exceeds the supply. “The state estimates Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – At their reorganization meeting Thursday, Jan. 14, the Board of Commissioners approved memorandums of agreement with three of the city’s five bargaining units. The resolutions were unanimously approved after an executive session held via the Zoom online meeting platform. All three are five-year agreements Read more…
Free COVID-19 testing will be offered at the Galloway Township Branch of the Atlantic County Library System weekdays, Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 19-29. The testing is being provided by Vault Health in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Health to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and help expand testing Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The 177th Fighter Wing operating out of Atlantic City International Airport has mobilized more than 60 Airmen from across the Wing on a mission to support the D.C. National Guard in the nation’s Capitol Region, providing security, protecting national monuments, and ensuring a peaceful transfer of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Margate schools have experienced a nearly 10% increase in enrollment, prompting the district to review programming needs, including increasing teaching staff and consolidating administrative positions. The district had 516 students in 2010, but enrollment dropped to 356 in 2020. Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Stockton University Institute for Lifelong Learning will host several mini-courses for the general public in February, March and April. Each course meets once a week for four weeks. All courses are taught by Stockton faculty and held virtually through Zoom. The cost for each course is Read more…