VENTNOR – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority provided an update Wednesday evening on the status of the ongoing sewer line repair on Wellington Avenue. Cleaning Efforts Two Jet-Vac trucks were deployed to initiate cleanup on the affected streets and sidewalks. Residue was vacuumed up and then clean, pressurized water was Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Feb. 27 authorizing Ed Dennis Jr. of Remington & Vernick Engineers to serve as municipal engineer for a three-year term that expires Feb. 28, 2023. Dennis, who also serves as municipal engineer in neighboring Margate, replaces former Read more…
MAYS LANDING – The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police has awarded Accredited Command Executive certification status to Capt. Kevin B. Hincks, Capt. Brian J. Lee and Lt. Matthew E. Paley of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. “The only way we can truly achieve reform in our criminal Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Margate resident Jennifer B. Barr of Cooper Levenson Law Firm in Atlantic City will be a featured presenter at a career panel for an ongoing series presented by the Career Development Office of Widener University Law School in Delaware and the Student Bar Association. The talk is Read more…
VENTNOR – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority Tuesday evening reported progress on repairs to the sewer main break reported on Sunday, Feb. 21. Pumps will be put into place to alleviate flooding around the damaged sewer line, detours are in place to enable access to the Ventnor Plaza shopping center Read more…
Atlantic County Health Department today reported seven deaths from COVID-19, including a 45-year-old Ventnor woman. Other reported deaths include an 81-year-old Absecon man, a 77-year-old Atlantic City man, two Egg Harbor Township residents – a 63-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman, a 71-year-old Galloway Township man and an 84-year-old Hammonton Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – A film celebrating the career of the late Ambassador William J. Hughes, produced by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University, will be shown online on Wednesday, March 10. The one-hour program, “The Life and Legacy of William J. Hughes,” will be streamed Read more…
Ventnor City has announced a lineup of spring and summer events that offer safe, outdoor family fun, and community spirit involving local businesses, musicians, crafters and food vendors. Here’s the lineup for Spring Summer 2021: The Ventnor City Shred Event: Need help with your spring cleaning? Ventnor residents can bring Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – In the days before COVID-19, plans were in the works to create a beachfront park on a sandlot along Beach Terrace. The idea was put on hold until the last Board of Commissioners meeting when Solicitor Michael Affanato said he and Administrator A. Scott Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The first distribution of 2021 for Atlantic City residents and displaced casino and hospitality industry workers will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 at Bader Field. The food distribution is possible through a unique partnership between state and local governments, the casino industry and its unions, Read more…