VENTNOR – The men’s club, Guys Getting Together, will meet 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 13 at Shirat Hayam library, 700 N. Swarthmore Ave. Featured guest is Molly Golobcow who will discuss the recent publication of her memoir, “The Hotel on St. James Place: Growing Up in Atlantic City between the Boardwalk and Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County continue hosting free, timely, informative Garden Talks for both novice and experienced gardeners. The monthly series continues with “Good Bugs, Bad Bugs” 6 p.m., Monday July 19 at the ACUA Community Garden, located Read more…
MARGATE – Residents Madelyn Fox and Gavin Parto will each receive $2500 scholarships from the Margate Business Association’s annual Daniel and Maria Walters Scholarship Program. The two students bested a field of 10 scholarship applicants who submitted essays on the topic, “If I had to describe the year 2020 in Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Downbeach Dutch is really just a “slippery lovebug,” pet-parent Jessica Varnis said. Dutch, a 1-year-old, 30-40 pound hound mix, who has become the darling of social media, has been on the lam since July 4. He’s spent time in all three Downbeach communities, although he started Read more…
Author and environmental advocate Michael Shellenberger will be the guest speaker Thursday evening at the Ocean City Music Pier. By DONALD WITTKOWSKI Best-selling author and nationally known environmental advocate Michael Shellenberger scoffs at the notion that ocean wind farms, like the one proposed off the South Jersey coast, are a Read more…
OCEAN CITY – Hoy’s 5&10 has been the fun place to shop for over 75 years. It is not your typical 5&10 store, but it does have items you remember from years ago, plus all of the latest toys and beach apparel. Hoy’s 5&10 has always been the “store” to Read more…
Meeting with building managers will answer questions This story has been revised from its original form. See section in italics. By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – Questions abound following the collapse of a 17-story high-rise condominium complex in Surfside, Florida, and Downbeach municipalities and condominium associations are working to alleviate Read more…
NORTHFIELD – The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive 2-7 p.m. Thursday, July 29 at Beth Israel, 2501 Shore Road, Northfield. The community is invited to register online at RedCrossBlook.org and search for the sponsor code, LSL Northfield. Appointments may also be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Effective, Friday, July 9, State Route 152 (Somers Point-Longport Boulevard) will be closed until further notice, between Bay Avenue in Somers Point and Ocean Drive in Longport, due to downed poles and storm damage from Tropical Storm Elsa. Repairs are expected to be lengthy as line workers replace six downed Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Why do people go hungry and yet so much food goes to waste? Jeanine Cava of Tuckerton, co-founder of the New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative and an adjunct professor of Sustainability at Stockton University doesn’t just want to answer the question, she wants to help create solutions. Read more…