The Atlantic County State Health Insurance Assistance Program is providing free webinars to help educate and inform residents about the annual Medicare open enrollment period that begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. “Medicare plans change year to year, as can an individual’s health needs,” Atlantic County Executive Dennis Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – SFC Richard Stayskal said he wishes he really were as cool as everyone in Longport makes him sound. Although serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, getting injured, re-enlisting in the U.S. Army and becoming a Green Beret has given him the opportunity to “do Read more…
In an effort to meet the challenge of changing climate, Atlantic Cape May County Sustainable Jersey Regional Hub will present the second of a two-part virtual event focusing on what communities can do to be more resilient in the face of emergencies such as flooding and wildfires. The event will be Read more…
SOMERS POINT – While COVID-19 may have temporarily changed the way we celebrate, it hasn’t changed the need for public support of Shore Medical Center’s cancer program. Shore Medical Center announced that in lieu of its annual gala, it will present the “A Cause to Celebrate Golf Tournament” at Greate Read more…
LONGPORT – Rabbi Lynnda Targan left her life as a public relations professional at the age of 50 to become an ordained rabbi in 2003. “At a time when most of my friends were retiring or slowing down, I was compelled to take the rigorous journey to become a rabbi, Read more…
With the start of a new school year and the need to access online materials greater than ever. September is Library Card Signup Month at area libraries. Ventnor Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson reminds students and teachers that the Atlantic County Library System is available with programs and resources that Read more…
TRENTON – As part of the international promotion of Climate Week 2020, the New Jersey will promote “Jersey Strong on Climate,” a weeklong virtual public education campaign led by the Department of Environmental Protection intended to help inform the public about the current and future climate threats New Jersey faces Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY PHILADELPHIA – Ventnor resident Elizabeth Slater was among the gardeners recognized as Proud Participants in the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2020 Gardening Contest. The annual gardening competition typically attracts hundreds of entries from amateur gardeners around the Philadelphia region who submit their gardens in a competition celebrating Read more…
AtlantiCare is expanding its programs and services aimed at preventing suicide attempts and deaths by suicide. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded AtlantiCare Behavioral Health a 2020 COVID-19 Emergency Response for Suicide Prevention grant. ABH will use the $800,000 in funds to expand evidence based practices in Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections Maureen G. Bugdon is calling for residents to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, Sept. 22. Bugdon joins thousands of other election officials across the country to celebrate National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday that aims to help Read more…