MARGATE – Fool Moon Theatre Company is auditioning for the charming, hilarious musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 28 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29 at the Margate Community Church, 8900 Ventnor Ave. The show dates are July 21-23 and July 28-30. All Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – A small group of residents interested in restoring one of the city’s greatest treasures has announced it can “officially” start raising funds needed for a major restoration project in the St. Leonard’s Tract area of the city. “Ventnor Fountain Friends” announced today it rhas Read more…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI and MADDY VITALE UPPER TOWNSHIP – First, were the jarring boom, boom, boom sounds as a series of explosions tore through the former B.L. England power plant overlooking the Great Egg Harbor Bay. The ground shook as the shock wave created by the building’s thunderous implosion reverberated for miles Read more…
Spring is here and it’s time for garden landscaping, planting trees and starting new home improvement projects. Atlantic City Electric wants to make sure customers stay safe before starting spring projects through the New Jersey One Call notification center, which reminds residents, businesses and contractors that safe digging must remain Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The $1 trillion federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has funded more than 20,000 projects throughout the country. Now, a piece of the bill is coming to Stockton University to clean local waterways. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Friday that Stockton is recommended for an award Read more…
The Upper Township and Ocean City Offices of Emergency Management announced an implosion of the boiler units at the former B.L. England Generating Station in Beesley’s Point is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 21. The demolition will be conducted under controlled conditions in a restricted area, and there will Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, April 13 funded the initial stages of the city’s Lower Ventnor Heights Resiliency Project which will help prevent major tidal and nuisance flooding in Ventnor Heights. DeBlasio and Associates was awarded a $390,000 contract for engineering, design and permitting Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Nearly 300 people hit the boards Sunday, April 16 to make a difference in the lives of those battling Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The Seashore Gardens Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to enriching elder lives, hosted its 13th annual Seashore Gardens 5K Run & Health Walk and 1 Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Stockton University and the City of Atlantic City will host their second annual Community Day Clean up and Party in the Park 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22 (rain date April 23). Last year’s inaugural event was a huge success with more than 500 volunteers, Read more…
ABSECON – Join Together Atlantic County, a countywide substance misuse prevention coalition, is distributing “Drinking Under 21? Save a Life” information cards to local prom affiliated businesses. The purpose of this project is to prevent underage drinking in Atlantic County high school students before, during and after prom. The businesses Read more…