Nineteen additional Atlantic County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. They include 11 males, ages 8-77, and eight females, ages 19-86, according to county health officials, who also confirmed the death of an 82-year-old Hammonton man from complications of COVID-19. Today’s cases were identified as follows: six in Hammonton, four Read more…
New Jersey Sen. Chris Brown will host a Facebook Live event 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 to discuss reopening NJ schools. Browns will host a conversation with Pete Bretones, president of the Atlantic County Superintendents’ Roundtable, to discuss the preparations being made by Atlantic County public schools for the upcoming school Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – While the airline industry has been hard hit by the global pandemic, there is some good news for the ongoing regional efforts to develop the Aviation Innovation Hub anchored by the Atlantic City International Airport, the FAA Technical Center and the National Aviation Research and Technology Read more…
Atlantic County public health officials are reporting three additional deaths and 27 more residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 as confirmed since Saturday, July 11. The fatalities included two women, a 60-year-old from Northfield and a 61-year-old from Galloway Township, and one 60-year-old Hammonton man. All three had underlying Read more…
On Friday, July 10, Atlantic County health officials confirmed the deaths of three area women from complications of COVID-19. They include a 25-year-old from Atlantic City, an 83-year-old from Absecon and a 95-year-old from Northfield. Additionally, there are 17 more residents who have tested positive for the disease, 10 males, Read more…
Non-profit arts and historical organizations are encouraged to apply for grant funding through the 2021 local arts program and historical partnership program. The guidelines and application are available online through the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at www.atlantic-county.org/cultural-affairs. To help streamline the process this year, one application Read more…
Atlantic County health officials confirmed the death of a 94-year-old Galloway Township woman from complications of COVID-19 along with 17 new positives found among 10 males, ages 13-77, and seven females, ages 18-88. They also reported 48 more residents who have been cleared as recovered bringing the total to 1,668 Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority will hold its Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at the Fritz Haneman Environmental Park, 6700 Delilah Road. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, residents must wear masks and gloves and remain in their vehicles during Read more…
The annual produce vouchers for low-income county residents 60 years and older are now available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. The vouchers, distributed by the Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services, allow recipients to purchase locally grown fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs at participating farm markets through Read more…
A 71-year-old Absecon woman and an 82-year-old Linwood man are the latest fatalities attributed to complications from COVID-19, according to Atlantic County public health officials, who also reported 10 new positives among three males, ages 19-67, and seven females, ages 14-49. Three new positives were found in both Hamilton Township Read more…