ATLANTIC CITY – The Schultz-Hill Foundation has awarded $24,000 in scholarship grants and scholarships through its DINA Scholarship/Arts grant program. The DINA Scholarship/ARTS Grant Program was established to support programs and students in the field of art, history and education. The program is named for the “Angel of Wisdom” and Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic Cape Community College Alumni Trustee Valerie Myland knows that she is serving on the college’s Board of Trustees during an unprecedented time. Myland, who serves as the alumni representative, graduated from the school in the spring of 2020 with an associate degree in art. Having thoroughly enjoyed Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Mualana Karenga, the creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) will speak at a Zoom webinar as part of Stockton’s Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration and Continuing the Conversation series 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Karenga is a professor and chairman of the Read more…
Safely celebrating the holidays this year means taking every precaution to prevent spread of COVID-19. As community spread of COVID-19 continues, local health officials fear South Jersey will see another increase within two weeks of Thanksgiving. The best advice offered includes sharing Thanksgiving only with household members. But if you Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Atlantic County Health Department today announced 118 new COVID-19 positives among 54 males, ages 8-91, and 64 females, ages 5-90. The county also reported two deaths of an 83-year-old Galloway Township man and a 96-year-old Linwood man. According to Public Health Officer Pat Diamond, Atlantic County Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler has partnered with the Handbags for Homeless Women program to distribute career wear handbags to women in need. Mays Landing resident Jennie Ayers and her partners in Handbags for Homeless Women provided the Sheriff’s Office Hope I Program with 10 handbags to Read more…
In accordance with New Jersey regulations, Atlantic County is advising the public of a Code Blue Alert effective 4 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 through 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. A Code Blue Alert is required to be issued within 24 to 48 hours of weather conditions that may meet the following Read more…
Submitted by STEVE JASIECKI ATLANTIC CITY – The little peninsula that juts into the wetlands on the corner of North Annapolis and West End Avenues got a much-needed cleanup on Veterans Day. Stockton students and other volunteers swept the area to remove illegally dumped trash and litter from the fragile Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY NORTHFIELD – The number of COVID-19 cases is rising rapidly as the nation approaches the Thanksgiving holiday season. On Saturday, Nov. 14, the county reported a one-day increase of 170 new positives among 79 males, ages 2-94, and 91 females, ages 3 months to 87. There Read more…
MAYS LANDING-The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office swore-in four new assistant prosecutors, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced Friday. Assistant Prosecutors Genna Garafalo, Paige Jedlicka, Katrina Koerner and David Cooper Little were sworn into their ACPO positions. “The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is proud to welcome this latest group of Read more…