MARGATE – Residents and visitors turned out to enjoy the Margate Community Church’s FestiFall event held Saturday, Oct. 16 on the grounds surrounding the stately brick church with the tall white steeple. Children were especially happy to visit with numerous farm animals in the petting zoo and take a ride Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Each year, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office observes Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring staff members with Hispanic roots and history. This month, the prosecutor honored the office’s first bilingual Victim Witness Advocate, Maria Sosa. During her 28-year career in victim advocacy, Sosa said she has experienced the Read more…
SOMERS POINT – As a prelude to Halloween, gather round the fire to hear local stories about murder, ghosts, mysteries and folklore at the historic Somers Mansion this week. Free to the public, the event is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the field behind the Somers Read more…
VENTNOR – Ventnor Special Events held a Block Party on Ventnor Avenue Saturday, Oct. 16, amid brilliant blue skies and a brisk breeze. The event was cancelled twice last year – in spring and fall – due to COVID-19. The event came back in a big way this year with Read more…
VENTNOR – Police charged a Pitman man with numerous offenses after evading police while driving on the streets of Ventnor. According to a release from Public Information Officer Joe Fussner, on Saturday Oct. 16, at 3:25 a.m., Officer Chelsea Burns was on patrol and observed a gold-colored Buick LeSabre strike Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The deadline for submissions for the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Recycled Art Contest is fast approaching, so it’s time for artists of all ages to create art from material destined for the recycling bin or trash can. Submissions for the ACUA’s seventh annual Recycled Art Contest Read more…
HAMMONTON – The history of the Alliance Agricultural Colony in South Jersey is on display at the Noyes Gallery of Art at Stockton University’s Kramer Hall, 30 Front St. in Hammonton. An opening reception for the exhibit, titled “Growing American” will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, as part Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Oct. 14 awarded a contract to build a new Beach Patrol Headquarters by next summer. The new 1,315-square-foot, two-story structure will be as “iconic” as the new structure on the Ventnor City Pier, officials said. “We are excited about Read more…
Traffic advisories have been issued for the Atlantic City Marathon and Half Marathon being held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16-17. The marathon and half marathon take runners on a tour of Absecon Island on the Atlantic City and Ventnor boardwalks, and roadways in Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport. Bicycles Read more…
A mosquito sample collected on Oct. 6 from the 600-block of Kingsley Avenue in Ventnor is the latest to test positive for West Nile virus, according to Atlantic County officials. West Nile virus has been confirmed in 18 mosquito collections this year from various areas of the county, including Buena Read more…