MAYS LANDING – Atlantic City Electric is working to have more than 99 percent of all customers left without electric service due to Tropical Storm Isaias restored by the end of today. Fewer than 4,800 customers impacted by Isaias remain without power as of 9 a.m. today, but crews have thousands Read more…
Atlantic County health officials reported no new deaths from COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day and 39 additional residents who have recovered. They also confirmed 13 new positives among six males, ages 6-66, and seven females, ages 10-66. Today’s confirmations were found as follows: three in Absecon, two each in Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY The Ventnor and Margate school districts held virtual meetings Thursday, Aug. 6 to present the districts’ school reopening plans and answer questions posed by parents. Ventnor Superintendent Carmela Somershoe, and Margate Superintendent Thomas Baruffi and Ross School Principal Audrey Becker presented their respective plans, which differ Read more…
VENTNOR – Crazy COVID-19 will not stop the North Beach Residents Association from having its annual Porch Party. However, this year the annual event, which invites certain homeowners to open their front porches to visitors, will be held virtually this year. The event will be held via the Zoom meeting Read more…
VENTNOR– The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred shortly after 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 in the area of Wellington Avenue and West End Avenue in Ventnor. One male civilian sustained fatal injuries. Authorities are seeking to identify the decedent, who was pronounced Read more…
The Atlantic City Police Department has charged 95 individuals, including three from Margate and two from Ventnor, following an exhaustive investigation into rioting and looting that occurred in Atlantic City’s business district during a protect on May 31 and the days that followed. Among those charged are James Darby, 42, Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority announced today that it will soon go out to bid for the second phase of a sewer main pipeline that carries wastewater from the Downbeach communities of Chelsea, Ventnor, Margate and Longport to its plant in Atlantic City. The work comes Read more…
MAYS LANDING– Atlantic City Electric has restored more than 90% of the more than 200,000 customers who were left without power due to the damaging effects of Tropical Storm Isaias. The company is adding more than 200 additional field and support personnel today to join the continued effort to restore Read more…
For the fifth consecutive day, Atlantic County health officials reported no new deaths related to COVID-19 and only 11 new positives among four males, ages 18-51, and seven females, ages 17-49. Five of today’s new cases were found in Egg Harbor Township and one new case was found in each Read more…
The New Jersey Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for the incoming Class of 2019-2020 – a who’s who of some of the Garden State’s best and brightest. The 12th annual induction ceremony will be a one-hour virtual pre-recorded ceremony that will take place on Sunday, Oct. 18 and Read more…