EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Engineering consulting firm, Woolpert is opening an office at the National Aviation Research and Technology Park that will serve as the firm’s aviation research and unmanned aircraft systems hub in New Jersey. The space will support Woolpert’s full suite of UAS and urban air mobility personnel, Read more…
EVESHAM – Alongside Congressmen Andy Kim and Donald Norcross, Gov. Phil Murphy today announced $60 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to aid counties and municipalities that were excluded from the federal government’s direct CRF allocation plan. Atlantic County received $6,318,936, with Ventnor City receiving $152,081, Margate City $74,493 and Longport Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY ATLANTIC CITY – Democrat Amy Kennedy of Brigantine faced-off against District-2 incumbent Jeff Van Drew Thursday in a debate hosted by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy in the Fanny Lou Hamer Room at Stockton University’s Atlantic City campus. The debate featured three journalists Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY In an effort to eliminate litter and raise awareness of the effects of litter on sea creatures and the ocean, Downbeach towns will be participating in Clean Ocean Action’s semi-annual Beach Cleanups, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24. Atlantic County locations are: 33rd and Atlantic Read more…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, heading into the final weeks of his re-election bid for his South Jersey district, is anxious for Congress to get a stimulus package approved to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. However, he is frustrated with what he calls the Read more…
Downbeach communities have yet to announce if they will allow Trick or Treating this year. However, Gov. Phil Murphy at his coronavirus press conference on Monday said, “Halloween is on.” The NJ Dept. of Health has released guidance for local officials, schools and organizations to ensure a safe Halloween amid Read more…
MAYS LANDING – As the weather cools, Atlantic City Electric is encouraging residential customers to apply for energy assistance and take advantage of millions of dollars that is now available through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which began accepting applications for the current program year on Oct. Read more…
MARGATE – A couple dozen much loved fur babies received blessings Sunday, Oct. 4 at the second annual Margate Community Church Blessing of the Animals. Pastor Vicky Ney held a brief service on the lawn outside the church to remember animals who have been abused or killed. She read a Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Residents fear Downbeach has been invaded by Imperial Walkers from outer space. The three-legged contraption people have been seeing crawling along the shoreline over the past few weeks is actually a CRAB, more accurately known as a Coastal Research Amphibious Buggy. It stands 33 Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – According to sober living home operator Jennifer Hansen of the Hansen Foundation, Inc., the opioid epidemic has created the need for post-treatment housing, and that the federal Fair Housing Act and Americans With Disabilities Act prohibit discrimination against those in recovery who are considered Read more…