By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Margate City Fire Department held its 20th anniversary 9/11 Memorial Service under a brilliant blue sky like the one on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., using passenger airplanes Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – C.R.O.P.S., a NJ nonprofit organization that stands for Communities Revolutionizing Open Public Spaces, the Chelsea Development Corporation and AC Devco are promoting a healthy, connected community during an eight-week farmers market being held 12-3 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 12 through Oct. 31 at O’Donnell Park, 3501 Atlantic Ave. near Read more…
The Ironman 70.3 Triathlon will be held in Atlantic City Sunday, Sept. 12 and will impact traffic patterns in Atlantic City and the Downbeach area. The first leg of the triathlon will be held in the bay off Bader Field. The biking portion will be held on roadways throughout Atlantic Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – “We’re Coming Out!” and so should you, to the launch party of AC Pride, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and well-being of the diverse LGBTQIA+ community in the greater Atlantic City region. A free social and informational event will be held 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Read more…
VENTNOR – Downbeach residents and visitors gathered at the end of the Ventnor Fishing Pier Friday morning to marvel at the size and power of the waves in the ocean. Wave heights are up to 8 feet as a result of Hurricane Larry, an enormous storm that is traveling up Read more…
The Borough of Longport green team, Sustainable Longport, is seeking volunteers to participate in International Coastal Cleanup Day, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 18. The event is supported by the NJ Clean Community Council, and is one of several beach cleanups held throughout the year. Volunteers will join thousands Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The city has been awarded a grant from New Jersey’s allotment of 2019 Federal Transit Administration funds for a new senior transportation vehicle. The new bus will be put into service in 2023 or 2024 and will replace the city’s existing vehicle. “On behalf Read more…
LONGPORT – You can learn how to speak to the deaf by learning American Sign Language at the Longport Public Library, starting Sept. 13. Registration is open for the Beginner American Sign Language 10-week program taught by Dan Crisham 2:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 13 to Nov. 22. Must commit to Read more…
To the Editor: I started working as a casino dealer in Atlantic City in the summer of 2003. I was young, in my mid-20s, and not really bothered by secondhand smoke, even though I’d been diagnosed with asthma as a child and remained asthmatic into adulthood. About 10 years into Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Members of the Conservative and Reform sects of Congregation Shirat Hayam joined in a Tashlikh service Tuesday, Sept. 7 on the beach at Fredericksburg Avenue. The ritual is held on the first or second day of Rosh Hashanah, which welcomes a new year for Read more…