The Atlantic County Democratic Committee is seeking hard-working, distinguished members of the community to run for elected office at the county and local levels in the 2019 election. Those who are interested in running for office, getting involved with local Democratic clubs, or would like to learn more about what’s Read more…
Feb. 1 is the deadline for New Jersey high school students and groups, grades 9-12, to submit a song to the 15thannual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs competition. Students are invited to let the whole state hear your voice in music and lyrics on how drugs destroy lives. No matter Read more…
After participating in No Shave November, Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler allowed members of the Sheriff’s Office to continue to continue their giving ways with No Shave December. Sheriff’s officers were permitted to wear beards during the month of December to money for local charities and collect toys for needy Read more…
NORTHFIELD – To encourage public participation in county government, the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders will meet after normal business hours once a month. Scheduling meetings after work hours was suggested by Freeholder Caren Fitzpatrick, who is completing her first year in office. “It was a campaign issue,” she Read more…
The Atlantic County Office of Emergency Preparedness has contracted the services of Civic Ready, an emergency notification system that will be used to notify all residents of Atlantic County in the event of a countywide emergency or life-threatening disaster. Such alerts will automatically be sent to every direct-dial land line Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Representatives of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Gaetz Aerospace Institute recently met with Atlantic County schools superintendents and educators to outline a proposal to establish Aviation STEM programs in area high schools. The Atlantic County Economic Alliance and Atlantic County government arranged the meeting as part of their Read more…
Students who work at the Stockton University Office of Event Services and Campus Center Operations conducted a campus-wide Angel Tree drive to support nine families being assisted by the Atlantic City Rescue Mission. Donors provided toys, jackets and other requested items, which were delivered to the families to make their Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority, in partnership with its Materials Recycling Facility operator Republic Services, are making changes to the Atlantic County recycling program. The most notable change regards plastics. Now, only #1 and #2 plastic bottles, jugs and containers that have necks smaller than their Read more…
MAYS LANDING— Tickets to the 36th annual Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala make great holiday gifts. Tickets for South Jersey’s premier food and beverage fundraising event are now on sale just in time for holiday gift giving. The gala will be held on Thursday, March 14 in the Avalon Read more…
VENTNOR – Just a month after announcing she would run with Atlantic County Freeholder Chairman Frank Formica in the 2019 race for New Jersey Assembly in District 2, Ventnor Mayor Beth Maccagnano Holtzman said she would drop out of the race for health reasons. Holtzman, 56, announced Nov. 18 that Read more…