CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE – Sturdy Savings Bank Chairman of the Board James M. Fisher announced the appointment of Gregory M. Matuson as president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 9. Matuson succeeds Gerald L. Reeves, who served as president for 15 years. Reeves will remain as a member of the Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Spas and wellness experiences take center stage in Atlantic City in January during the resort’s annual spotlight on Wellness Month. From hydrating milk washes and dark chocolate facials to apple blossom foot massages, bed and breakfast packages, and more, visitors can get pampered, refreshed, and rejuvenated to Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP The intergenerational program Better Together kicked off the new year with the program, “Seriously Funny—The Soul of Jewish Humor.” Teens from the Kulanu School of Jewish Studies joined their senior buddies at Seashore Gardens Living Center for an afternoon of connections and laughs on Jan. 8. Highlights of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Ahead of an informal Planning Board meeting set for Wednesday evening, the developer of the Ventnor Plaza shopping center has revised a redevelopment plan approved by the Ventnor City Planning Board to accommodate the concerns of area residents. Residents whose back yards back up Read more…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI AND MADDY VITALE Environmental groups Monday called for a federal investigation into whether sonar mapping related to proposed offshore wind energy farms is responsible for what they say is an unprecedented series of whale deaths along the New Jersey and New York coasts. In all, six dead Read more…
SOMERS POINT – Neurologist Ralf Van der Sluis, MD has joined Shore Physicians Group Division of Neurology and is now seeing patients ages 10 and up at 649 Shore Rd., Suite O. Van der Sluis is board certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology and sleep medicine, and has decades of experience Read more…
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson will present the 33rd annual Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Spirit Award on Jan.17 to Sonya G. Harris of Pleasantville. The award is given in commemoration of King’s birthday (Jan. 15) to an outstanding resident who exemplifies his principles through their involvement in the Read more…
VENTNOR – The city will host its annual free Rabies Clinic 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Ventnor City Firehouse No. 1 located on New Haven and Winchester avenues. Free rabies shots will be available for dogs of Ventnor residents with a valid 2023 Dog License. Renewal Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Downbeach emergency workers are experiencing higher than normal water emergencies caused by absentee property owners failing to properly winterize their homes. Although the last week saw warmth records broken, the week leading up to the holidays brought colder than normal temperatures. It will soon get colder Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – Richard Helfant, the executive director of the Save Lucy Committee, received the Board of Commissioners approval Thursday, Jan. 5 to move forward with a plan to demolish the Lucy Gift Shop building and replace it with a new two-story building to be constructed at Read more…