GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Stockton University School of Business has formed a Dean’s Executive Advisory Board to assist its efforts to provide students with advanced skills, internships and job placement opportunities. The members of the board represent a cross-section of business and industry. “The vast experience and diverse backgrounds of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The city is planning to hire an assistant comptroller to beef up the Finance Department, Mayor Beth Holtzman said Wednesday morning. The city will also hire a deputy clerk, seasonal employees and an intern. The agenda for the April 22 Board of Commissioners meeting Read more…
Three of the men were also charged with murder MAYS LANDING – An Atlantic County Grand Jury has handed up RICO Act indictments against 30 defendants who were part of a large-scale drug operation in Atlantic County. Officers seized $2.6 million in cash, and three of the men named in Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler Tuesday, April 20 administered the oath of office to 11 new sheriff’s officers. Due to COVID-19 in 2020, the Sheriff’s Office dramatically scaled back day-to-day operations, Scheffler said. “The need to bring on additional personnel at that time could not be justified” Read more…
MARGATE – Every year Earth Day is celebrated around the world for everyone to contemplate the Earth, its resources and it’s fragility. This year’s theme for Earth Day is “Restore Our Earth.” To honor Earth Day, The Margate Business Association and Sustainable Margate teamed up to celebrate Earth Day 2021 with Read more…
The Atlantic County COVID-19 Vaccination Megasite being operated by AtlantiCare will offer up to 700 walk-in vaccination appointments 1-3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, April 21-23. Members of the community who are eligible for the vaccine, which now includes all those 16 and older, will be able to register for their Read more…
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners is seeking public input from resident on a proposed wind farm to be located 15 miles offshore Atlantic County. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is reviewing a Construction and Operations Plan submitted by Ocean Wind, LLC, which is seeking approval to build Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The distribution of food boxes for Atlantic City residents and displaced casino and hospitality industry workers will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22 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…
SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center has announced that Emergency Department nurse Michael Smith, RN has been selected as its Employee of the Month for April. Smith, who resides in Egg Harbor Township, has been a member of the Shore team since December 2018. “Over the past year, Mike’s contribution to Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Board of Education Wednesday, April 14, approved employee contracts for the district’s current administrative staff. In addition to approving Principal Audrey Becker as the district’s new superintendent, effective July 1, the board approved a new one-year contract for the business administrator/board secretary, and Read more…