EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – A driver was injured Thursday when his cargo van flipped over on the Margate causeway. Egg Harbor Township and Margate City Police responded to the report of an accident at 8:57 p.m. on June 9 on the Downbeach Express causeway. Joshua Fortier, 41, of Harboro, Pa., Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Founder of Earth First Native Plant Nursery Raven Ahmed will share her knowledge of native plant gardening at a free gardening workshop being held 1 p.m. Sunday, June 12 at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Ave. Participants will learn the importance of planting Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – City officials last week said they would meet with their planning and grant consultant to implement a goal in the city’s Master Plan that proposes developing a pedestrian corridor connecting two business districts. According to Administrator Richard Deaney, a “think tank” meeting would be Read more…
SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center, a member of the Penn Cancer Network, along with Advanced Shore Imaging and ScreenNJ, are partnering to provide free lung cancer screening consultations 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11 at Shore Cancer Center. Eligible people are invited to attend a consult with radiologist Read more…
STONE HARBOR – Seventeen Diamondback terrapins that were rescued and nurtured in the Stockton University animal lab were sent back out into the marshes of Cape May county June 8 with a little assist from kindergarten students at the Stone Harbor Elementary School, according to a release on the Stockton Read more…
MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic Cape Community College Art Gallery will host a complementary art exhibit in July and August in celebration of the Smithsonian’s traveling historical exhibit titled, “Voices and Votes,” coming to Atlantic Cape this summer. The Gallery exhibit will showcase works of artists from around New Jersey Read more…
The Ventnor City Board of Education has cancelled a special meeting called to conduct a Harrassment, Intimidation and Bulling hearing. The meeting scheduled for noon Monday, June 13 has been cancelled. The HIB hearing will be held during the June 22 Board of Education meeting being held at 5 p.m. Read more…
LONGPORT – Former Mayor and Commissioner William A. Fiore, 79, has died, his family announced this morning. Fiore, who Mayor Nicholas Russo called “a dedicated public servant,” served as mayor and commissioner for 24 years. He was mayor from 1992 to 2000, and a commissioner from 1980 to 2004. “It Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – Following the massacre of 19 fourth grade students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, parents were reassured Wednesday that the Margate school district places the highest priority on the safety of its students. Although district officials were reluctant to disclose too much information, Superintendent Read more…
Atlantic City Police have issued a traffic advisory for Sunday, June 12 when the American Cancer Society’s 50th annual “Bridge to the Beach” Bikeathon rolls into town. The golden anniversary of the annual fundraiser celebrates cancer fighters who ride mile after mile to honor others, give hope and save lives. Read more…