Dr. Barbara Gaba, President, Atlantic Cape Community College- At our Mays Landing campus, we have established two new career and technical programs in cybersecurity and esports. These programs are aligned with New Jersey’s Technology & Innovation Collaborative...
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said it has had enough of letting crime persistently harm Atlantic City’s quality of life. The Prosecutor’s Office will begin using “new policies and procedures” to help thwart rising crime rates in...
When delegates to this year’s NAACP convention descend on Atlantic City this week, they will enter a realm of glitz and staged glamour that generates billions in gaming and sports betting dollars. With their high-end restaurants anchored by celebrity chefs, star...
It’s the most infectious strain yet, coming even as many people have written off the pandemic. BA.5, now the dominant coronavirus subvariant in New Jersey and the U.S., has shown resistance to COVID-19 vaccines, making experts nervous. Worse, prior immunity doesn’t...
As the months slip by with no visible sign of progress on a planned grocery store for the city, it appears a request for financial guarantees of up to half a million dollars may be holding up the work. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority last year approved...
Merchants and workers are celebrating a new law allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work longer hours each summer, and are hoping it helps them address a worker shortage. “I am so excited about this,” said Stainton’s Gallery of Shops manager Bridget Buchanan. “When I saw...
Come Thursday, a large crowd of delegates will start arriving for the 113th annual NAACP National Convention, a weeklong event that will highlight rich pieces of the city’s Black history while it draws thousands of visitors to the resort this summer. Yolanda...
Fighting cancer can be an upstream battle, but a community flew out in force over the weekend to show support. The Cancer Support Community New Jersey at Gilda’s Club, an organization that offers mental and social support to those impacted by cancer, held its sixth...
Having lived in Philadelphia, Susan Nayowith enjoyed Atlantic City’s beaches since childhood, but she never acquired in-depth knowledge about its war monuments and involvement in World War II. “I knew some of them, but I didn’t know all of them,” Nayowith, who now...
City stakeholders in Pleasantville are submitting a plan to rejuvenate “the heart of the community.” Residents and city officials listened to a presentation about the Pleasantville Midtown Neighborhood Revitalization Action Strategy at a recent City Council meeting....
