VENTNOR – The city will be rocking from morning to evening this Saturday with two special events that offer something for everyone. The city will host a Block Party & Beer Garden, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 on Ventnor Avenue from Troy Avenue to Portland Avenue. The Read more…
MAYS LANDING — Get the training needed to get started in New Jersey’s cannabis industry through Atlantic Cape Community College this fall. Registration is now open for the live, online program, New Jersey Cannabis Training, which starts Nov. 15 and runs 6-9 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 13. “Atlantic Cape Community College’s new Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Oct. 7 approved new four-year contracts with two of its bargaining units. Contracts with the Police Benevolent Association Local 65 and the Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association Local 41 were due to expire at the end of 2021, but negotiations Read more…
NORTHFIELD – Atlantic County will celebrate the outstanding contributions of individuals with disabilities during its 32nd annual Donald J. Sykes Award ceremony Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Atlantic City Country Club. The ceremony is presented as a cooperative effort of the Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services and the Atlantic Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Three local Atlantic City Electric employees have been recognized with the company’s highest achievement for volunteerism and community involvement. Karen Adam, Robert Bugdon and Michael Winkler have received the Powering Communities Employee Volunteer Award for their incredible volunteer work during 2020 and the challenges presented by the Read more…
SOMERS POINT – Women who are in need of their yearly screening mammogram can get one 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 23, by appointment, at Advanced Shore Imaging Associates, 2605 Shore Road. The free screenings are in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month thanks to a partnership between the Read more…
VENTNOR – A detour will be in effect 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 on Wellington Avenue, between Little Rock Avenue and Somerset Avenue, for final milling and paving work. On Friday, Oct. 15, a lane shift traffic pattern is scheduled to be in effect for striping the roadway. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – They are nearing the end of their lifespan, and several are already dead or dying. Thirty-seven, about half of the Kwanzan cherry trees that line the Parkway section of Ventnor Avenue, are being dug up and replaced with new Japanese flowering cherry trees. The Read more…
Summer’s over and it’s time to clean up the beach 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 23 at more than 70 locations in New Jersey. In the Atlantic County area, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport will be conducting the 36th annual Fall Beach Sweep as follows: Brigantine – Read more…
MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College’s Office of Community Outreach will present three, free Halloween events open to the public this October. The ghoulish fun begins Thursday, Oct. 28 at the Mays Landing campus, 5100 E. Black Horse Pike, with a Drive-in Movie Night featuring “A Quiet Place Part Read more…