A replacement has been named for Tom Feraco as head coach of the Middle Township boys basketball team. On Thursday night, the board of education approved 29 year-old Anthony Farmer as the new head coach of the Middle Township Panther basketball team. Farmer was raised in Millville, but his father grew up in Whitesboro. In…
As Memorial Day Weekend approaches in just over one week, many seasonal job openings remain unfilled. The Press of Atlantic City reports that many local businesses are still in need of employees as summer is near. A spokesperson for Morey’s Piers in Wildwood says that applications this year were off by 14 percent from this…
Wildwood High School Home Economics senior students will benefit from an innovative program that will allow them to earn a ServSafe Certification. Chartwells K12 Training and Development Team is delivering the program to students who will experience the full ServSafe course and become nationally certified in food safety and sanitation, prior to entering the summer…
Atlantic City Council did not approve a proposal to allow open containers of alcohol on the boardwalk at their Wednesday night meeting. Council President Marty Small said the proposal was tabled because beach-block businesses not located on the boardwalk wanted to be considered in the new policy. The proposed open container policy limited the area…
The Cape May County Teacher of the Year for 2016-17 comes from the Ocean City school system. Mary Beth Libro, a third grade teacher at the Ocean City Primary School, was recently given the award, after submitting five essays and a two-page resume. Libro will now compete against winning teachers from the state’s 20 other…
Hundreds of Bridgeton residents filled the sports stadium at Bridgeton High School Wednesday night, as the community held a candlelight vigil for three teenagers who died in tragic car accidents. Families of the victims were joined by parents, teachers, students and local officials to mourn the deaths of 17-year-old Daisia Sulton and 15-year-old Mikayla Mosley,…
Tourism numbers in the Wildwoods grew by 5 percent over 2014, according to a presentation by the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority. The group gave their annual summer preview on Wednesday at the Wildwoods Convention Center and reported a record $1.5 billion of tourism spending for 2015, fully 25 percent of last year’s…
A customer of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority was severely injured Wednesday while dropping off yard waste. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the leg of the unidentified male became pinned between his truck and trailer while he was dumping yard waste at the ACUA facility in Egg Harbor Township, near Delilah Road and…
Graduation ceremonies for both Atlantic Cape Community College and Cumberland County College will be held on Thursday. Atlantic Cape will award about 900 associates degrees at an outdoor ceremony on the Mays Landing campus beginning at 11 a.m. The keynote address will be given by the Honorable H. Robert Switzer of Egg Harbor Township. Cumberland County…
Egg Harbor Township Police are looking into two burglaries that took place on Monday and Tuesday. The police responded to the PAL “Ready to Ride” building and then the next day to the Community Food Bank. Police don’t know if either event is connected to the other. Anyone with information is asked to contact Egg…