NORTHFIELD – Atlantic County, in collaboration with AtlantiCare, will offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing starting Monday, Jan. 10 at the Atlantic County Public Works Yard at Dolphin and Harvey avenues in Northfield. The site will offer PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing for symptomatic and asymptomatic adults and children. Monday, Jan. 10, Read more…
After the region’s first and another predicted for Friday morning, snow, sleet and ice will define the landscape and create a perfect storm for increased falls and subsequent broken bones. While people of all ages can experience fractures and need to be especially wary this time of year, individuals with Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority has announced that collections following Monday’s snowstorm are back on track. The ACUA is expected to perform Monday and Tuesday collections on Tuesday, Jan. 4 and will no longer delay collections for the rest of the week. The ACUA had announced Read more…
AtlantiCare has adjusted hours and operations for some of its programs and services as a result of the winter weather and coastal flooding watches the National Weather Service has issued. Members of the community can view services impacted in the five-county area AtlantiCare serves on the organization’s Weather Alert page. Read more…
The National Weather Service has issued a storm watch for the South Jersey area with a potential of 4-6 inches of snow accumulation and wind gusts of 35 miles per hour during the overnight hours Sunday and continuing throughout the day on Monday. A coastal flood watch will also be Read more…
MAYS LANDING – The Central Municipal Court of Atlantic County, the first of its kind in New Jersey, will open on schedule on Jan. 3 to begin hearing cases from nine participating towns as well as all filings issued by the New Jersey State Police and other state agencies such Read more…
Best-selling author, Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment,” “North America’s leading public intellectual on clean energy,” Michael Shellenberger is coming to Ocean City to support Save Our Shoreline in its fight against industrial wind farms. Save Our Shoreline — Stop the Wind Farms Off the Coast of NJ is proud to announce that best-selling Read more…
CAMDEN – An Atlantic County man today admitted sending a false distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard and submitting fraudulent information on a loan application, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced in a release. Andrew Biddle, 51, of Egg Harbor Township, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renée Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Atlantic County’s plans for a countywide municipal court system to save taxpayers an average of 30-40% in annual court costs recently received another boost with the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee’s unanimous support of required legislation and the decision by the NJ Superior Court to continue Read more…
Atlantic County government’s strong management, conservative budgeting and detailed multi-year planning have resulted in maintaining its top tier credit ratings by the world’s largest credit rating agencies. Moody’s Investors recently assigned the county an Aa2 rating with stable outlook and Standard and Poor’s assigned it an AA rating with a Read more…