MAYS LANDING –Stockton University’s partnership with the Atlantic County Recovery Court program was recognized Tuesday, Sept. 11 in a ceremony at the Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex. But, the real winners of the partnership were participants in the program who have benefitted by obtaining job offers at the university and Read more…
Flu shots are available to residents 18 years and older for $15, cash or check, at several Atlantic County locations starting Sept. 21 through Oct. 24. There is no out-of-pocket fee for the flu shot for Medicare Part B recipients who present their cards. Appointments are not necessary, but reservations can Read more…
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is co-hosting a free workshop on incentives and green best practices to help the restaurant industry become more sustainable. The workshop will be held 8:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17 at Princeton University Frist Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Level B, Frist Lane. Read more…
MAYS LANDING – The Atlantic County Unit of the League of Women Voters will host a freeholder candidates forum 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at Atlantic Cape Community College, Walter Edge Theater, Building C, 5100 Black Horse Pike. Candidates invited to participate in the forum include Freeholder-at-large candidates Frank Formica Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – In October 2008, Stockton University obtained railroad tracks from Bialystok, Poland, a central point in the network of rail lines that moved Holocaust victims to the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Theresienstadt and Majdanek concentration camps. The tracks were used in the powerful design of the entrance to the Sara Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – AtlantiCare will host a Men’s Health Day, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 15 at the William L. Gormley AtlantiCare HealthPlex, 1401 Atlantic Ave. The organization will offer free screenings for prostate cancer, heart disease and diabetes on a research study to those who qualify. Reservations are Read more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) recently announced the 2018 Congressional App Challenge. This is the fifth year of the challenge with the submission period running through Oct. 15. The competition is open to all students who meet the eligibility requirements, regardless of coding experience. “For the Read more…
TRENTON – The state’s Blue Acres program has expanded to Atlantic County, recently holding a kickoff meeting with eligible property owners in Pleasantville who are interested in participating in the program, which moves residents away from areas that are impacted by severe storms. With the addition of Atlantic County, the Read more…
MAYS LANDING – In recognition of September as National Preparedness Month, the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs will host a free workshop, Introduction to Emergency Preparedness for Arts and Cultural Organizations, 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Atlantic County Veterans Museum, 189 Route 50. Emergency Preparedness Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University has added a new minor in cannabis studies that will address issues surrounding the use of medical marijuana in New Jersey and the proposed legalization of recreational marijuana. The new minor addresses Stockton’s mission to prepare students for the complexities of the world in which Read more…