GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The top two candidates running in Congressional District 2-NJ squared off in a mostly civil debate Wednesday evening at the Stockton University Campus Center Theater. The debate was hosted by the university’s William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy and The Press of Atlantic City. Although the Read more…
SICKLERVILLE – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross, NJ Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and South Jersey Transportation Authority Chairman Stephen Dougherty on Wednesday touted the positive transportation and economic impacts of the planned widening of the Atlantic City Expressway to three lanes from mile marker 31 westbound to the Route Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority is hosting a compressed natural gas Vehicle Safety Event for local fire departments, police and emergency management personnel. The event will be held 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29, at ACUA’s Environmental Park, 6700 Delilah Road. The purpose of the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Oct. 13 held a public hearing and approved two new bond ordinances after hearing from auditor Leon Costello of Ford-Scott Associates of Ocean City about the city’s ongoing plan to stabilize finances through adequate financial planning. Costello said the Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Peter Thompson, 51, of Galloway Township, was charged Tuesday with several criminal offenses stemming from multiple inappropriate relationships he had with students while employed as a teacher at the Atlantic County Institute of Technology, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. In early 2022, ACIT officials promptly Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The city is seeking applications for the position of city administrator. The city’s current administrator, Richard Deaney, works just three days a week, and the commissioners want the job to go full-time, he said. “I’m retiring, but not from life,” Deaney said. “We came Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Local libraries are partnering with the Atlantic County Utilities Authority to encourage people to create unique pieces of art using materials that would normally be discarded. Entries for the eighth annual ACUA Recycled Art Contest will be accepted at many Atlantic County library branches through Oct. 29. Read more…
LONGPORT – For the fourth year in a row, Ocean City High School sophomore Olivia Stone set out to collect donations for those less fortunate heading into the school year. This year the total donation was well over $5,000 in school supplies, which will be distributed to those in need in Read more…
VENTNOR – Gone is Trunk or Treat, which delighted families during pandemic years, but this year’s Halloween festivities have been expanded to include a festival with lots of family fun activities and the revival of the city’s Halloween parade on the boardwalk. The Ventnor City Halloween Fest kicks off at Read more…
CAPE MAY — For a second consecutive year a record breaking amount of money was raised for student scholarships at the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation’s Annual Scramble ‘FORE’ Scholarships Golf Tournament held at Cape May National Golf Club Oct. 14. The $67,235 amount topped last year’s record total of Read more…