In anticipation for the upcoming 4th of July weekend, Join Together Atlantic County along with youth members from Atlantic County Stand Up and REBEL will be holding a Sticker Shock Campaign Tuesday June 25 at two Ventnor liquor stores. The campaign targets adults to educate them against purchasing liquor for Read more…
VENTNOR – It was a hard-fought season playing against many great teams but the Ventnor Middle School Falcons never gave up. The team took home the Division II championship trophy in the March tournament. “The team won four out of four games in the first week and five games, including Read more…
VENTNOR – The Ventnor Middle School held graduation ceremonies Friday evening, sending 65 students off to area high schools. The auditorium was packed with parents and family members, who graciously held their applause until all award winners were named. Then began a few minutes of “hooting and howling.” Graduate Olivia Read more…
VENTNOR – It’s a party they look forward to all year long. Students of the Ventnor Middle School celebrated the end of the school-year Thursday, June 20 with the annual Super Extravaganza held on school grounds. All middle schoolers who did not have any discipline referrals were able to participate Read more…
VENTNOR – An older woman attended a town hall meeting held at the Ventnor Community Center Tuesday, June 18 to share her story about the new trash and recycling carts that were delivered to residents in May. The unidentified woman, diminutive in stature and needing assistance to walk, said the Read more…
VENTNOR – At a special meeting held in the superintendent’s cramped conference room noon Tuesday, June 18, the Ventnor City Board of Education unanimously approved a new job description for the superintendent of special education and appointed Alison Ricciotti to fill the position. With barely enough seats for board members Read more…
VENTNOR – The Atlantic County Library System/Ventnor held a stepping-stone crafting program for adults Wednesday, June 12. Participants used shells, glass and plaster to create a unique stepping stone for their garden space. Kathy Coopersmith of Northfield and Nancy La Re of Ventnor smile as they begin their shell art. Read more…
The Ventnor City Board of Education will hold a special meeting at noon Tuesday, June 18 in the superintendent’s conference room at the Ventnor Educational Community Complex, 400 N. Lafayette Ave. Agenda items include approving the supervisor of special education, the supervisor of special education job description and a contract Read more…
VENTNOR – Educators and students in the city schools are mourning the sudden loss of their beloved school secretary. Kathleen “Kathie” McKinney, 69, who lived in Egg Harbor Township, passed away on Tuesday, June 11 at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus after a brief illness. Ventnor Education Association President Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The crunch of glass beneath her feet still sends shivers up her spine, Holocaust survivor I. Betty Grebenschikoff told fifth and sixth graders at the Ventnor Educational Community Complex Wednesday, June 12. It was the 16th time Grebenschikoff, 89, who now lives in Florida Read more…