SOMERS POINT – The 18th Annual Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund’s Bag Ladies Luncheon is back. This year, the RNS organization is celebrating 60 years of giving back to the South Jersey community. Over the last 60 years, the all-volunteer organization has raised over $17 million through fundraising Read more…
SOMERS POINT – Shore Physicians Group has announced that Penn Medicine Neurosurgeon Joseph Queenan, MD, has joined its Division of Neurosurgery, a Penn Medicine Surgery Affiliate, in Somers Point. Dr. Queenan joins SPG Neurosurgeon Dr. Francis Kralick and is now seeing patients. A native of South Philadelphia, Dr. Queenan received Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Community volunteers, residents and staff are helping to create a new pollinator and monarch butterfly habitat this summer at Seashore Gardens Living Center. The center has been awarded a grant from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to transform four outdoor areas, including the Sensory Trail and Read more…
Starting today, July 16, the nation has a three-digit hotline number for suicide prevention. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached on all phones including mobile and landlines by calling 988. 988 will be available for call, text, or chat to those experiencing mental health-related distress including thoughts of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The city’s annual Junior Lifeguard Program has grown over the years to include hundreds of children and teens, who not only learn some of the ins and outs of becoming a lifeguard, but also how to respect the ocean. According to Lt. Meghan Holland, Read more…
MAYS LANDING — Several new and returning athletic opportunities are coming to Atlantic Cape Community College in the 2022-23 school year. The college is currently recruiting players for Esports, Men’s Volleyball, Women’s and Men’s Soccer, and Women’s Basketball. A Student Athlete Orientation will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 19 Read more…
MAYS LANDING – The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has announce that detectives will be equipped with body worn cameras for certain law enforcement operations. The body worn cameras will be used during pre-planned law enforcement operations. The body camera selected and deployed by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is Digital Read more…
WILDWOOD – Deeply discounted back-to-school clothing will be available at the Wildwoods Convention Center 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 4-13, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15 during the Back-to-School Warehouse Clothing Sale. Shoppers can save up to 80% on tees, hoodies, jeans, shorts, Read more…
VENTNOR – You can learn to play chess during a Chess Camp being held 9 a.m. to noon July 25-29 at the Ventnor Library. Ventnor Recreation is offering the summer camp for boys and girls ages 7-12, which is an ideal time to learn the game of chess. The class Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority issued a press release reminding residents that rented vehicles are not permitted to haul solid waste to the transfer station and landfill located at 6700 Delilah Road. For example, if a resident is cleaning out a home or disposing of large Read more…