MARGATE – Every year Earth Day is celebrated around the world for everyone to contemplate the Earth, its resources and it’s fragility. This year’s theme for Earth Day is “Restore Our Earth.” To honor Earth Day, The Margate Business Association and Sustainable Margate teamed up to celebrate Earth Day 2021 with Read more…
The Atlantic County COVID-19 Vaccination Megasite being operated by AtlantiCare will offer up to 700 walk-in vaccination appointments 1-3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, April 21-23. Members of the community who are eligible for the vaccine, which now includes all those 16 and older, will be able to register for their Read more…
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners is seeking public input from resident on a proposed wind farm to be located 15 miles offshore Atlantic County. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is reviewing a Construction and Operations Plan submitted by Ocean Wind, LLC, which is seeking approval to build Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The distribution of food boxes for Atlantic City residents and displaced casino and hospitality industry workers will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22 at Bader Field. The food distribution is possible through a unique partnership between state and local governments, the casino industry and its unions, Read more…
SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center has announced that Emergency Department nurse Michael Smith, RN has been selected as its Employee of the Month for April. Smith, who resides in Egg Harbor Township, has been a member of the Shore team since December 2018. “Over the past year, Mike’s contribution to Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Board of Education Wednesday, April 14, approved employee contracts for the district’s current administrative staff. In addition to approving Principal Audrey Becker as the district’s new superintendent, effective July 1, the board approved a new one-year contract for the business administrator/board secretary, and Read more…
VENTNOR – The Ventnor Fishing Pier, which underwent renovations last year, will open for the summer season Tuesday, April 20. Residents and visitors may obtain memberships to fish on the pier, which provides key access 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Memberships can be obtained at the Pier Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Due to COVID-19 outdoor gathering restrictions, the city is canceling its Spring Fling Block Party scheduled for May 8. But fear not, the popular event will be back in the fall shoulder season, officials said. “We had hoped that some COVID-19 restrictions would have Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority April 5 helped to clear large debris from “Glass Beach” in the Ventnor West tract off Wellington and Swarthmore Avenues. Ventnor West is one of the last remaining tracts of maritime uplands and coastal forests on Absecon Island. It Read more…
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s annual Earth Day Celebration has moved online this year and there are still plenty of opportunities to participate. Free virtual events for adults and kids are offered daily as part of ACUA’s Earth Month throughout the month of April. “Earth Day is always a big Read more…