By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Planning Board Sept. 28 granted variances with conditions for former City Commissioner John Amodeo and his wife LuAnn to build a garage at the rear of their Amherst Avenue home. The property is unique in that it has two street frontages on Amherst Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – At a special meeting held Monday, Oct. 2, the Board of Commissioners held a closed session to discuss the possibility of switching health care providers. The executive session resolution called for the board to discuss employment contracts, according to the city clerk. After the Read more…
Margate Business Association staff, volunteers and members of the Margate City Public Works Department this week decorated the city’s businesses districts and other prominent locations with mums, cornstalks, scarecrows and bales of hay to beautify the city during the fall season. It is the fourth year the MBA has decorated Read more…
MAYS LANDING – The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Tuesday, Oct. 3 hosted a visit from autism awareness advocate Alex Mann, 23, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, who has autism and shares his perspective on how law enforcement can better interact with individuals with autism. Mann has visited agencies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Read more…
Atlantic County will celebrate October as Disability Awareness Month with the presentation of the 34th annual Donald J. Sykes Award to two county residents in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to our community Tuesday, Oct.17. Each year honorees are nominated by area organizations, family or friends for their positive Read more…
POMONA – South Jersey Forward, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank and advocacy organization, released its report on filling the local news void in South Jersey titled, “The (Sad) State of Local Media in South Jersey and How to Change It.” “By working together—citizens, the private sector, and government—we can chart a Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Celebrated R&B and jazz vocalist Freda Payne will take to the main stage of the Stockton University Performing Arts Center to pay tribute to the “First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Freda Payne, who shot to fame with her No. 1 hit Read more…
MAYS LANDING – To help support the development of environmental, open space and resiliency projects across South Jersey communities, Atlantic City Electric and Sustainable Jersey today announced the 10 recipients of the 2023 Sustainable Communities Grants Program. The one-time grants of up to $5,000 each, totaling $50,000, support nature preservation, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Doug Farrell brought joy to all those who knew him and many of those who didn’t. Farrell, a retired podiatrist who summered in Longport for many years, passed away Friday, Sept. 29 at age 72 after a years-long battle with multiple myeloma. Although his Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The AtlantiCare Board of Trustees announced today that is has appointed Michael J. Charlton as the president and CEO of the AtlantiCare health system. The appointment comes after a thorough selection process conducted by Korn Ferry, a preeminent executive search firm. Charlton has been in the Read more…