GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Hon. Steven P. and Barbara Perskie of Margate, and their children and spouses, Joseph and Pamela Perskie, David and Amy Perskie, and Bethany Perskie and Jason Shelly, have expanded a Perskie scholarship endowment at Stockton University. The newly named Perskie Family Endowed Scholarship will incorporate and Read more…
SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center joined communities across the globe to officially start the holiday season with its Auxiliary’s Tree of Lights ceremony, which includes special recognition of those who received care at the hospital. Each year in advance of the ceremony, the auxiliary invites community members to make Read more…
VENTNOR – Sustainable Jersey representatives announced that the City of Ventnor has met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey certification. Ventnor is one of 52 municipalities that have attained certification in 2021 and was honored at the Sustainable Jersey Annual Luncheon on Nov. 16, in Atlantic City at the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Anyone who received a finger-prick antibody blood test for COVID-19 at a Ventnor testing lab at the height of the pandemic last year, has until Feb. 12, 2022 to be part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against the lab operator. A notice Read more…
VENTNOR – The city’s Cultural Arts Center held its annual Holiday Craft Show and Sale over the weekend. This year was the first time the event was held over two days instead of one. The event was well spaced out to ensure the safety of shoppers. Offerings included fine arts, Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – AtlantiCare has reopened its COVID-19 Rapid Testing Center, in building 1000 at its health complex at 2500 English Creek Ave. The move will help the health center expand access to testing amid the increase in COVID-19, the Delta variant and now the omicron variant. No prescription Read more…
VENTNOR – It was a glorious night for a holiday parade. Ventnor City held its annual Twilight Holiday Parade Saturday, Dec. 4 on Ventnor Avenue. The parade, which was not held last year due to the virus plaguing the nation, was a mile long and took a new direction this Read more…
MARGATE – Police and fire departments from all three Downbeach towns and the Margate Mothers Association held their annual “Stuff the Police Cruiser” event Friday, Dec. 3 at the Sigmund Rimm Recreational Complex along Edgemar Circle. The event asked residents to attend the celebration and bring an unwrapped toy for Read more…
VENTNOR – City commissioners welcomed residents to the city’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting Friday, Dec. 3. On a countdown of three, the holiday tree decorated with sparkling red bows took on new light for the first time this season. Mayor Beth Holtzman said it was the fifth year the city Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT) at the Stockton University School of Business is partnering with the New Jersey Tourism Industry Association to offer a new online certificate program designed for employees looking to advance in the industry. The new Certified Tourism Read more…