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…
Atlantic County residents interested in learning how to navigate the Medicare system and make informed decisions about their Medicare coverage are invited to attend one of two free workshops at two Atlantic County Library System branches. The “New to Medicare” workshops are sponsored by the Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Atlantic City’s Schultz-Hill Foundation, in association with the Simon and Sylvia Zisman Seashore Gardens Living Center, invites area seniors to Jazz in the Garden, a free concert 6 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 6 at Seashore Gardens Living Center, 22 W. Jimmie Leeds Road, Jazz in the Garden will feature Read more…
The Atlantic County Parks System has put out a call for artists of any skill level or experience to participate in the second annual Plein Air event hosted at all Atlantic County parks Saturday, Sept. 15 (raindate Sept.16). Participants will be able to sketch and paint outdoors at any one Read more…
MAYS LANDING – The Board of Education of the Special Services and Vocational School Districts voted Monday to credit more than $3 million in new state aid for ACIT to the sending districts. Under the new school funding allocations, ACIT will receive an additional $3.5 million in state aid for Read more…
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…