EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Clean Communities Program, administered by Atlantic County Utilities Authority, is seeking creative litter abatement ideas for its first ever $500 grant competition. The submission deadline is Oct. 1. “Litter is not just ugly, but it’s hazardous to the health and well-being of Atlantic Read more…
LONGPORT – Police here commended Olivia Stone, a seventh grader at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, for her efforts to help local police departments with their “Back to School Supply Drive.” Stone visited the Longport Police Department Wednesday, Aug. 21 to deliver more than $1,500 worth of school supplies. Read more…
MARGATE – Sustainable Margate, the city’s green team, Monday Aug. 19 provided the community with a brief presentation about the benefits of native plants at the city’s Native Landscape Garden located on the corner of Winchester and Vendome avenues next to the Margate Municipal Building. The event was held to Read more…
MARGATE – The Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation will be awarded surfers prizes for shredding to help people with cancer, both on and off the water. Prizes for the 19th annual “Surf For A Cause” being held at the Decatur Avenue beach Sept. 7 include divisional trophies for the surfing competition Read more…
LONGPORT – After two years operating with technical support from the Margate Public Library, the Longport Public Library Board of Trustees has decided to go it alone. The Margate Board of Commissioners Aug. 15 passed a resolution dissolving a shared services agreement that was first approved in August two years Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Former New Jersey Governors Jim Florio and Christie Whitman will receive Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Awards for their contributions to New Jersey public life at the Hughes Center Honors being held in November. Other honorees include Mark Giannantonio, president and CEO of Resorts Casino Hotel; Sharon Schulman, founding Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Seashore Gardens Foundation gala held Aug. 1 raised more than $100,000 for programs and services that benefit the residents of Seashore Gardens Living Center, and honored key individuals with leadership and service awards. With the theme, “Home Is Where The Heart Is,” the gala raised funds Read more…
As the school year quickly approaches, the best school supply to have in any child’s bookbag is a library card. During the month of September, the Atlantic County Library system is joining a national effort to ensure every child has their own library card. Although September is Library Card Sign-Up Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – A former prominent New York attorney and philanthropist who grew up in Atlantic City has started a program at Stockton University that will pay all college costs for a select group of students with connections to his hometown. The Engelberg Leadership Scholarship Program is funded by an Read more…
VENTNOR – The North Beach Ventnor Residents Association is hosting its third annual “Subs on a Tub” sunset cruise on the backbay of Atlantic City, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Tickets are $30 with $5 from each ticket going to support the North Beach Scholarship Fund. The association, which it Read more…