MARGATE – The Department of Public Works has assisted the Margate Business Association in preparing for Fall Fun in Margate this weekend. Pumpkins, bales of hay, and lots of mumms and scarecrows have been placed around town, especially in the business districts where merchants will be offering fall fun activities, Read more…
In an effort to meet the challenge of changing climate, Atlantic Cape May County Sustainable Jersey Regional Hub will present the second of a two-part virtual event focusing on what communities can do to be more resilient in the face of emergencies such as flooding and wildfires. The event will be Read more…
With the start of a new school year and the need to access online materials greater than ever. September is Library Card Signup Month at area libraries. Ventnor Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson reminds students and teachers that the Atlantic County Library System is available with programs and resources that Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY PHILADELPHIA – Ventnor resident Elizabeth Slater was among the gardeners recognized as Proud Participants in the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2020 Gardening Contest. The annual gardening competition typically attracts hundreds of entries from amateur gardeners around the Philadelphia region who submit their gardens in a competition celebrating Read more…
Downbeach is gearing up for the 2020 Pat Erdman Memorial Atlantic County Surf Fishing Derby being held on Absecon Island beaches Sept. 21-Nov. 22. The derby has been part of local anglers’ fall fishing routine for more than 40 years. Beaches in Atlantic City, Ventnor and Margate will be open Read more…
How do the founding partners of the new boutique law firm, CKL Law Group, describe themselves? “We like to think of ourselves as storytellers. In our opinion, that is what effective trial attorneys do. We present the law and the evidence in such a way that makes it easy for Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – All that hand-washing is going to cost a little more if two ordinances up for a public hearing and adoption Thursday, Sept. 24 are approved. The Board of Commissioners introduced Ordinances 2020-19 and 2020-20 at its Sept. 10 meeting that will raise water and Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Downbeach residents lined the streets Tuesday, Sept. 15 to provide a patriotic welcome to American Legion Post 469’s Wounded Warrior Week recipient, SFC Richard Stayskal and his family for a weeklong stay in Longport. Stayskal and his family arrived in Longport Tuesday afternoon and Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MAYS LANDING – The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Foundation Wednesday, Sept. 9 awarded $3,000 in scholarships to six recipients in its first-ever Sheriff Gerard L. Gormley Scholarship Fund during an event held under a tent in front of the Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in Mays Landing. The Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University remains among the top 10 public universities in the north according to the 2021 U.S. News & World Report College Rankings released today. Stockton is ranked seventh among the 62 public colleges and universities and is 34th among 176 public and private universities included in Read more…