GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Major-party candidates in the 2nd Congressional District election have agreed to meet in a debate on the Stockton University campus on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The debate between Republican Seth Grossman, a former Atlantic City councilman and Atlantic County freeholder, and Democrat Jeff Van Drew, a 1st Legislative Read more…
The contents tell his Civil Rights story GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – In 1966, Atlantic City attorney James Cooper, who lived in Margate, spent two weeks in Mississippi representing African-Americans during the height of the Civil Rights era as part of then President John F. Kennedy’s Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights. After Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Stockton University Board of Trustees Wednesday, Aug. 8 authorized moving forward with a purchase agreement with TJM Properties for property near the new Atlantic City campus that will open in September. The property includes 11 upland lots totaling approximately nine acres, one beach lot totaling approximately Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY — The Academy of Culinary Arts will offer two, four-month noncredit training programs at its new facility at Atlantic Cape Community College’s Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City Campus, 1535 Bacharach Blvd. The Culinary Training Program and the Baking and Pastry Training Program both begin Sept. 10. Learn the Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University has completed the sale of Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club to KDG Capital LLC of Florida for $21,070,000. The sale was completed on July 31, according to a release. “We are proud to have owned this iconic property and confident that the new owners Read more…
MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation Board of Trustees elected three new officers and reappointed several others when it met in June for its annual reorganization meeting. New board members include Vincent M. D’Alessandro of Toms River, president of southern region OceanFirst Bank; Roseann Kobialka of New Read more…
Atlantic County is seeking nominations of outstanding residents with disabilities who have attained significant personal achievement and have made a difference in the lives of others. Eligible nominees will be honored at a reception during Disabilities Awareness Month in October and presented with the Donald J. Sykes Award named in memory Read more…
MARGATE – Nearly 200 people helped raise $7,000 for the inaugural Walter “Ed” Vizthum Scholarship Fund Drink ‘N’ Shoes Saturday, July 14 at the Margate Log Cabin. Of the 22 teams that entered the horseshoe tournament, the Flippin Fiends team of TJ Jannsch and Bud Smith took home first place. David Read more…
Will petition state for additional funding GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University announced today it will raise tuition and fees 2.5 percent for the 2018-19 academic year and petition the state for more funding. The Board of Trustees approved the increase July 18. “We remain committed to providing a state-of-the-art education Read more…
NORTHFIELD – The Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders Tuesday, July 17 unanimously approved an ordinance banning the carrying of single-use plastic bags and straws in county parks. The measure is meant to protect the county’s fragile marine environment, Chairman Frank Formica said. However, following questions from the public, the Read more…