LONGPORT – The Herb Stern Longport Scholarship Fund has announced it will award up to $25,000 in scholarships in 2023. Longport resident students who graduate high school this year or who are now in college or graduate school are eligible to apply for scholarship awards. The application is available at longportscholarshipfund.com. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Residents and city employees stepped to the microphone at the Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday to offer accolades for Mayor Beth Holtzman who was attending her last commission meeting before stepping down on Feb. 7. The mayor and commissioners held back tears as they Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman was appointed to a new international council that will forge connections among education leaders from across the globe. The Association of International Education Administrators recently established the Presidential Ambassadors Council, whose members will meet regularly with the AIEA board, serve as a Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Community FoodBank of New Jersey Southern Branch will be hosting its annual “Night of 300,000 Meals,” 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 27 at the food bank, 6735 E. Black Horse Pike. The event raises funds needed to provide 300,000 meals to the nearly 70,000 South Jersey Read more…
MARGATE – Literary classics such as “Tom Sawyer,” “1984,” and “Alice in Wonderland” have been a part of high school reading programs for generations. But what if these giants of literature had been banned from library bookshelves, never to be read again? The Margate Business Association’s Daniel and Maria Walters Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Seashore Gardens Living Center is offering a free monthly support group for family members and caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The group meets 4-5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at Seashore Gardens Living Center, 22 W. Jimmie Leeds Rd. The next scheduled Read more…
MAYS LANDING — Atlantic City Electric reminds customers who are struggling with energy bills to take action today to secure millions of dollars that remain available to help pay their energy bills. In addition to the payment arrangements and assistance Atlantic City Electric provides, the company supports customers in connecting Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Magicians Michael DuBois and Viktoria Grimmy aim to mystify and delight the audience at Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center’s main stage at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. “The World’s Most Unique 2-Person Circus Show!” is a fast-paced, high energy show for all ages, showcasing incredible feats of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The city and the Save Lucy Committee will host a public hearing to discuss changes planned at the nearly half-acre Josephine Harron Park, also known as Lucy Park, where the newly restored Lucy the Elephant keeps a watchful eye on beachgoers. The Save Lucy Read more…
Joseph Bieret is a former Penn Relays Gold Medalist and Atlantic 10 Track and Field First-Team All-Conference member. Today, as a professional CPA in Arizona, Joseph Bieret continues to run for the physical and mental health benefits it provides him. When fellow runners learn of his background, they often ask Read more…