MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County’s Lake Lenape Park West in Mays Landing will reopen to the public as of Friday, May 22. While all other county parks reopened on May 2 in conjunction with Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order 133, additional time and preparations were needed to ensure social distancing Read more…
Six additional long-term care residents have died from complications of COVID-19, Atlantic County health officials reported today. They included three Absecon women, ages 62, 84 and 85; two Hammonton men, ages 78 and 95; and a 76-year-old Northfield man, all of whom had pre-existing conditions that put them at higher Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Chartwells Higher Education at Stockton University recently received 170 cases of Rich’s Food Products to distribute to the community. On May 13, Stockton University Dining, in partnership with the American Culinary Federation/Professional Chefs Association of South Jersey, distributed 75 of the cases to the Salvation Army and Read more…
The Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery located within the county park in Estell Manor is open and will be accessible to visitors who wish to pay their respects for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. However, due to the current state restrictions for gatherings and events, Atlantic County will be unable to Read more…
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of nine more elderly Atlantic County residents, all of whom had pre-existing conditions and eight of whom resided in long-term care facilities, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health. The fatalities included a 72-year-old Buena Vista Township man; an 85-year-old Hammonton man; and Read more…
No new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported Monday, May 18, however, Atlantic County health officials did confirm 38 additional positives among 18 males, ages 25-94, and 20 females, ages 15-85. Today’s cases bring the countywide total to 1,816 with 112 deaths and 501 residents cleared as recovered. Ten of Read more…
MAYS LANDING – In an unprecedented year with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is of paramount importance to Atlantic Cape Community College to celebrate the Class of 2020 graduates for their achievements and hard work. With input from students, faculty, and staff, the college has designed a virtual graduation, which will take Read more…
Atlantic County health officials have announced the confirmation of 33 new cases of COVID-19, including a one-month-old boy among 19 males, ages 1 month – 73 years, and 14 females, ages 52-91 years. They also reported the death of a 73-year-old Hammonton man attributed to the virus. Hammonton also had Read more…
On Saturday, May 16, Atlantic County public health officials reported four COVID-19 related deaths and 52 new positives Three of the four fatalities were among residents of long-term care facilities: a 93-year-old Galloway Township woman, and two Hammonton residents, a 79-year-old man and an 88-year-old woman. The fourth fatality was Read more…
TRENTON – In an effort to protect all New Jersey voters from the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Phil Murphy Friday, May 15 signed an executive order to create a modified vote-by-mail election for the Primary Election on July 7. The order requires that each county’s elections officials send vote-by-mail ballots to Read more…