MAYS LANDING – Applications for 2024 state arts and history grants are now available through the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, which regranted more than $221,000 to successful local non-profit applicants in 2023 for projects that promote art or history and provide public benefit and accessibility. Read more…
A skunk collected from the 6800-block of Weymouth Road in the Township of Hamilton Sept. 5 has been confirmed as Atlantic County’s eighth rabies case of the year. The homeowners found the skunk on their property and called Wildlife Aid to remove it. It was sent to the state lab Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSNHIP – A Mitzvah Zecher Avot Service (The Good Deed of Remembering Family) will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 at the Holocaust Memorial Section at the Rodef Sholom Cemetery, 6691 Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township. This free and open to the public remembrance service is Read more…
MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College Libraries recently received a grant from LibraryLinkNJ, a New Jersey library cooperative funded by the New Jersey State Library, to expand its Textbooks on Reserve collection for the 2023-24 academic school year. The $5,000 grant is part of LibraryLinkNJ’s Level Up Your Library Read more…
Schools are open and families are adjusting to new school schedules, teachers, assignments, activities and more which can lead to added challenges for both children and parents. Families who are experiencing serious difficulties in managing the behavior of children 10-17 years old for whom they are responsible can seek assistance Read more…
SOMERS POINT – According to the Centers for Disease Control, September and October are the best months to receive your flu vaccination. Shore Physicians Group will be making it easier to obtain a flu shot during two Drive-up Flu Shot Clinics 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The 27th annual Hansen Foundation Charity Golf Tournament will tbe held Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Ron Jaworski’s Blue Heron Pines Golf Club. The tournament is presented by Applied Underwriters. There are a limited number of remaining spots available for golfers. Registration is available online at www.hansenfoundationnj.org. There is Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month and the AtlantiCare Cancer Institute is encouraging men to take charge of their health by getting screened. AtlantiCare will offer a free screening clinic 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the institute, 2500 English Creek Ave., Suite 400. Prostate specific antigen, Read more…
Each week, residents get a chance to play word games on the large screen IN2L computer at Seashore Gardens Living Center. At the most recent session in August, they took turns guessing letters for hangman, words for the crossword puzzle, and chatting about the week’s theme, which was country fair. Read more…
MAYS LANDING – A Westhampton man was charged Wednesday, Aug. 30 with the first-degree murder of a Ventnor man housed in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, according to a release from Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Aahznier Hayes, 22, of Westhampton, was charged in the beating death of Kenneth Raymond, 52, Read more…