TRENTON – As motorists take to New Jersey roadways this summer, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety has offer seven lifesaving tips for safe travels through the Garden State. The days that stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day – often referred to as Read more…
VENTNOR – Stockton University faculty and staff members will discuss the history of South Jersey chicken farms started by Holocaust survivors, the roots of Gospel music and Stockton’s upcoming 50th anniversary at the 24th annual “Salute to Stockton” educational summer lecture series hosted by Shirat Hayam Synagogue in Ventnor, 700 Read more…
The annual produce vouchers for low-income county residents 60 years and older are available as of July 1 on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. For the safety of participants, vouchers will again be distributed by mail this year. The vouchers, distributed by the Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Read more…
ABSECON – The Atlantic County Opioid Task Force, coordinated by Join Together Atlantic County, will be co-sponsoring an event with Atlantic Prevention Resources, AtlantiCare, Seabrook and the Atlantic County Division of Public Health Substance Abuse Services entitled, “Ending Stigma and Unlocking Resources,” 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 23 via Zoom. The Read more…
MARGATE – The annual Margate City Fire Department’s annual Open House for children is back this year after last year’s event had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event will be held 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30 in a parking lot at the Margate City Public Library, Read more…
VENTNOR – This is what Downbeach has been waiting for…after a one-year hiatus, the “old coots” will be back at the Ventnor City Farmers Market starting June 25. According to a release from farmer’s market managers, the “Old Coots & Company Giving Advice: it may not be the best advice, Read more…
MARGATE – The 10th annual Beachstock: The Planet’s Biggest Beach Party, returns to the Margate 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 26. Rain date June 27. The event was cancelled last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this year, planners hope to make up for lost time. Mouthwatering Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The old adage, “Good fences make good neighbors,” may take on a different meaning in Margate as the city plans to enforce its no front yard fence policy. According to Zoning Officer Roger McLarnon, front yard fences have been “popping up like mushrooms” over Read more…
ABSECON – Join Together Atlantic County, a substance misuse prevention coalition, will be sponsoring “We Check for 21,” a free virtual training for restaurant, tavern and liquor store owners, managers, servers and bartenders. During they program, they will be reminded about the importance of checking identification of young adults in Read more…
By BROOKE FELDMAN MARGATE – Eugene A. Tighe Middle School’s eighth-grade class took a refreshing plunge in the ocean Thursday morning to celebrate their final day in the Margate City School District. “It is very unique, living here at the beach and being a beach community, to have our last Read more…