Atlantic County Health Department Thursday, Dec. 10 announced six new COVID-19 deaths and 104 new cases. Thursday’s deaths follow the deaths of four individuals who succumbed to the disease on Tuesday due to pre-exiting conditions. Thursday’s deaths include four males, a 64-year-old from Hammonton, a 94-year-old from Linwood, an 80-year-old Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – After employees working at the Family and Community Development Office filed a complaint that prompted an inspection by the state, Atlantic County government has been exonerated of any failure to provide adequate protection of its employees against COVID-19. In a letter to County Executive Dennis Levinson, state Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic City Electric has requested New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approval to adjust rates by $67 million, starting Jan. 1, 2022. Based on this request, the typical residential customer, using 679 kilowatt hours per month, would see a monthly bill increase of 6.89%, or about $9.23. Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – A minimum of 100 qualified unemployed or dislocated Atlantic County residents will have an opportunity to receive education, training and support services through the Foundation for Success Program sponsored by the Atlantic County Workforce Development Board in cooperation with Atlantic Cape Community College. The program targets residents Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler announced the promotion Dec. 1 of two officers. Sgt. John Legg was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and Det. Christen Mulholland was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Legg, age 35, began his career in Courts and Transportation and was promoted Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University is continuing to offer naturalization classes via the Zoom online meeting platform. The program is run through the Stockton Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning. Executive Director Merydawilda Colón said while the class cannot meet in person, people are still interested in the classes Read more…
Atlantic County exceeded the 10,000 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In each of the last three days, the county has reported more than 200 cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 positives to 10,369, with a total of 300 people succumbing to the disease. On Friday, Read more…
NEW JERSEY – To help ensure safety on New Jersey roadways, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced the kick-off of a statewide traffic safety campaign targeting drunk and impaired drivers. Law enforcement agencies in several Atlantic County towns will be patrolling roads looking for drunk and impaired drivers as Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Arc of Atlantic County is once again asking the community to show its support for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities with its “Hope Notes For The Holidays” program. Hope Notes was originally launched in Spring of 2020, asking the general public to provide Read more…
Atlantic County Health Department today announced 219 new COVID-19 positives and the deaths of three women with pre-existing conditions – a 79-year-old Hamilton Township resident, 93-year-old Linwood resident and an 85-year-old Buena Vista Township resident. The positive cases were reported for 99 males, ages 2-88, and 120 females, ages 7-94, Read more…