By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY NORTHFIELD – According to Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson, the 2022 county tax rate could decrease 1.5 cents, but final numbers are not available due to the ongoing Atlantic City Casino PILOT controversy. The budget message he provided at the Jan. 18 Board of County Commissioners Read more…
Starting Jan. 18, Americans will be able to order free at-home COVID-19 test kits from the federal government, in the ongoing effort to curb the latest, coronavirus surge. Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests via https://special.usps.com/testkits Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of four free Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – AtlantiCare, an integrated healthcare system based in Egg Harbor Township, announced Tuesday, Jan. 18 that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the John Brooks Recovery Center and become the parent company of JBRC. This strategic acquisition will allow AtlantiCare to expand its already extensive network of Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – A new COVID-19 test site will open in Galloway Township to provide as many as 1,000 free PCR tests a day, seven days a week. This collaborative effort between Atlantic County and Stockton University is provided with funding from the Centers of Disease Control and the New Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Nominations are now open for the Atlantic Cape Community College 2022 President’s Distinguished Alumni Award and Young Alumni Achievement Award. Each year, the Atlantic Cape President and the college’s Alumni Association recognize Atlantic Cape graduates who have distinguished themselves through a combination of professional, academic, and community-based Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s annual Food Drive brought in more than 29,348 pounds of food for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey Southern Branch in Egg Harbor Township. Residents of Atlantic County put out bags of canned, non-perishable items with their recycling during the annual two-week Read more…
The State of New Jersey has declined to engage in mediation to resolve its dispute with Atlantic County regarding the changes made to the funding formula calculations for casino payments-in-lieu-of-taxes as a result of legislation that was recently signed into law by the governor four days before Christmas in a Read more…
VENTNOR – Atlantic Cape Community College is hosting a series of Family Information Sessions at area libraries over the next two months, including at the Ventnor City Library, that are designed to give prospective students and their families or caregivers information on all Atlantic Cape has to offer, ways to Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will examine all aspects of the Stockton University Police Department policies and procedures Tuesday and Wednesday Feb. 8 and 9. “Verification by the team that the Stockton University Police Department meets the commission’s Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Police Training Center will be testing for alternate route positions for the Basic Course for Police Officers, Class #26. The test will be administered 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Canale Training Center, 5033 English Creek Ave. The Alternate Route program allows for Read more…