LONGPORT – The John A. Kuzmann American Legion Post 469 will hold its annual Veterans Day service 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11 at Thomas B. Reed Park at the foot of the Longport bridge. The 30-minute ceremony includes the installation of 10 memorial pavers in the walkway around the sundial Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Atlantic County Chief of County Detectives Bruce DeShields, who has served in law enforcement for more than 41 years, was honored at the Atlantic City Police Foundation annual Atlantic City Hero luncheon, Oct. 28. Also honored were Joseph Jingoli and Jack Morris, co-owners of Hard Rock Atlantic Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Max and Laura Mittelman want people to remember their baby, Madison, who’s too-short life is creating miracles for families undergoing similar difficulties during childbirth. Madison was born Sept. 24 with an umbilical cord wrapped around her neck and body, which caused a lack of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY The Downbeach communities of Ventnor, Margate and Longport, and Atlantic County are dealing with a more than 20% increase and the cost of providing health insurance to their employees. The New Jersey State Health Benefits Plan has informed municipalities that premiums would increase more than 20% Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – For most of her life, not many people knew that Ruth Kessler was a survivor of the Holocaust. “I was the only one who knew her Holocaust story,” her daughter Michele Taroff said. “She never talked about it. My brothers never knew.” And Kessler continued to keep Read more…
Submitted by STEVE JASIECKI DOWNBEACH – All along the Jersey coast Saturday Oct.22, thousands of volunteers hit the beaches for the biannual Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweep. Several organizations as well as individual volunteers were rewarded with a picture perfect day for the Saturday cleanup. Sunny and warm with blue Read more…
TRENTON – Four New Jersey regional groups have released their climate action plans in advance of the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection announced today. The plans for the Northeast, Raritan River and Bay, Long Beach Island and Atlantic County Costal regions include resilience actions Read more…
MARGATE – Parents went all out decorating the tailgates of their vehicles Friday night for the city’s second annual Trunk or Treat event, held in the parking lot at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School. The event was organized and sponsored by the Margate City Police Department and the Margate Read more…
Motorists and pedestrians can expect traffic delays Saturday and Sunday Oct. 22-23 as thousands of runners participating in the 2022 Atlantic City Marathon Half-marathon and 5- and 10-K races make their way through Downbeach towns. Motorists can expect detours and shut downs on various roadways from 9 a.m. to 2 Read more…
