VENTNOR – The newly reformed Ventnor Business Association will hold a Meet and Greet Happy Hour for local business owners 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 at Santucci’s Original Square Pizza, 6413 Ventnor Ave. The event is an opportunity to network with other business owners and discuss the next steps in Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Board of Education Tuesday, Nov. 9 heard opposing opinions from parents regarding Gov. Phil Murphy’s mandate that masks be worn in schools. Parent Kristen Levin called the mandate “laughable, if they weren’t so inhumane,” while parent Diane Shapiro stated that the way forward Read more…
By MEDIAWIZE The Ocean City school district, which includes 57 Margate students attending the high school, hosted a community forum at the Ocean City Public Library Tuesday, Nov. 9. The event was moderated by Interim Superintendent of Schools Thomas Baruffi. The forum’s objective was to focus on various topics concerning Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Local veterans and citizens were out in force Thursday, Nov. 11 to honor all the men and women who have donned a uniform of the U.S. military – past, present and future. The Longport American Legion Post 469 held its annual Veterans Day ceremony Read more…
HOLMDEL – Stockton University has earned a “We Value Our Veterans” New Jersey Governor’s Academia Award for its services to military and veteran students. The award was presented at the Veterans Day ceremony Thursday at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial in Holmdel. Stockton Director of the Military and Veterans Success Read more…
Downbeach towns have been awarded $800,000 to reconstruct roads in Ventnor, Margate and Longport. The awards announced Oct. 26 are part of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s $161 million in Fiscal Year 2022 Municipal Aid grants, awarded to 541 cities and towns across the state to advance road, bridge, Read more…
The Longport Public Library is planning a ‘Special Holiday Gathering’ 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the library, 2305 Atlantic Ave. The event includes food from Stir It Up Catering and music by a string trio. Health protocols will be in place. Registration is currently open to Longport residents. Residents Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – District Superintendent Audrey Becker Tuesday, Nov. 9 touted the Margate schools’ high marks in the independently published U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of public elementary and middle schools across the nation and specifically in New Jersey. According to the rankings published on Read more…
MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College’s new program coordinator for athletes and veterans is helping the college to become a more military and veteran-friendly institution. “This is an absolute dream job for me,” Atlantic Cape alumnus Jerome Ingram Jr. of Galloway Township said. “Being a voice and a Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University will host two cannabis related events this month. A free cannabis information workshop will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 at the John F. Scarpa Academic Center at the Stockton University Atlantic City campus, 3711 Atlantic Ave. The event is hosted Read more…