By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Members of American Legion Post 469 are learning new ways to communicate on Zoom, but they are not abandoning their old traditions. The Post, which is the only American Legion Post on Absecon Island, is working to publish its annual Longport Directory in May. Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Arc of Atlantic County is asking the community to show its support of people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities through an initiative aimed at promoting positive messages of hope. “Hope Notes” is a way to provide encouragement, cheer, inspire faith and instill hope in Read more…
The economic impact of the COVID-19 shutdown will be significant and recovery will require an unprecedented degree of federal and state assistance. Because of the area’s strong reliance on casino gaming and tourism, the economies of Atlantic and Cape May counties will be disproportionately impacted, Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson Read more…
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy today announced his vision, “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health,” to restart New Jersey and put the state on the road to recovery. He outlined six key principles and benchmarks to guide the process for restoring New Jersey’s economic health by ensuring Read more…
Atlantic County is reporting its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases with the confirmation of 108 positives on Monday, April 27 and one additional death in an 87-year-old Linwood man with pre-existing conditions.This brings the countywide totals to 775 confirmed cases, 30 deaths and 127 residents cleared as recovered. Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – In an effort to provide stability in uncertain times, the Hispanic Association of Atlantic County will be distributing food packages 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church parking lot, 15 N. California Ave. “We are in this together and dedicated to Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Resorts Casino Hotel announced today that it has donated $25,000 to The Community FoodBank of New Jersey Southern Branch and $25,000 to the Jewish Family Services of Atlantic and Cape May Counties. Resorts owner Morris Bailey made the contribution on Thursday, April 23. “During this very difficult Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Rest assured you won’t be waking up to the sound of roosters greeting the early summer sunrises in Ventnor. The Board of Commissioners April 23 introduced an ordinance amending Chapter 105 of the City Code to eliminate ownership of farm animals within the city’s Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner is calling on all law enforcement officers to exercise extra caution when responding to calls for service for reports of domestic violence incidents under the current circumstances due to COVID-19. “Under normal circumstances calls of service for domestic violence incidents are Read more…
On Sunday, April 26, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health confirmed 62 new cases of COVID-19 among 35 females, ages 6-93, and 27 males, ages 8-86. This brings the number of cases countywide to 668 with 29 deaths. Nineteen additional residents have been cleared as recovered for a total Read more…