Two residents in their 80s with underlying health conditions are the latest COVID-19 fatalities in Atlantic County. The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reported the deaths of an 89-year-old Pleasantville woman and an 86-year-old Hamilton Township man along with 14 new cases of COVID-19, earlier today, Monday, April 13. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, April 9 introduced an ordinance that would allow arcades in commercial districts. The ordinance allows arcades as an accessory use in commercial buildings that have an occupancy load of 200 people. The arcade area can be no larger than Read more…
VENTNOR – New Jersey Senator Chris Brown (R-2) will host a Facebook Live event 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 with Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson. The event will be held to discuss how the county is helping local families during the coronavirus pandemic. The event can be accessed on Brown’s Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – An Egg Harbor Township man was charged Friday, April 10 with second-degree terroristic threats during his arrest on alleged weapons and drug charges, Attorney General Grewal announced in a release about enforcement actions against violators of Gov. Phil Murphy’s Emergency Orders related to COVID-19. During his Read more…
For the second consecutive day, Atlantic County Division of Public Health is reporting 20 new confirmations of COVID-19 but no new deaths. The Sunday, April 12 cases include 10 males, ages 14-79, and 10 females, ages 11-74. Five residents are from Atlantic City and four are from Egg Harbor Township. Read more…
The Ventnor and Margate Fire Department brought a little more sunshine to children in the Downbeach community Saturday, April 11. It was a sunny spring day to welcome the Easter Bunny along streets and avenues in both shore communities. The Easter Bunny set out a noon in Margate and at Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University’s Gerontology Club is working to connect with home-bound elderly area residents through homemade cards. The project began when the daughter of a resident at Seashore Gardens Living Center in Galloway posted on Facebook asking people to send her father birthday wishes. Ashley Berenato of Hammonton, a Read more…
The City of Margate Public Works Department will be conducting Hydrant flushing 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, April 13-17. Should you experience cloudy or discolored water during this time, you should run the water in sinks and showers for at least 20 minutes or until the water Read more…
Twenty new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Atlantic County as of this morning, Saturday, April 11, according to the county’s Division of Public Health. Today’s cases include 12 men, ages 30-70, and 8 women, ages 20-98. Five residents are from Egg Harbor Township and three are from Ventnor. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – If you have been tested positive for COVID-19 infection, local police want you to voluntarily provide that information to the Police Department, just in case you may need to be transported to the hospital if symptoms worsen. Local municipalities following CDC and NJ Department Read more…