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Friday 05/17/2013

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Thursday 05/16/2013

In Your County

Ventnor Arts Weekend showcases talent

Tuesday 05/14/2013

With Honors

Aloia named Senior Scholar

In The Service

Taylor completes basic training

Sunday 05/12/2013

Charles Spragg Elementary principal named superintendent of Egg Harbor City schools

EGG HARBOR CITY - Charles L. Spragg Elementary School Principal Adrienne Shulby - who started as a long-term substitute teacher in the district about 16 years ago - will replace retiring Egg Harbor City Schools Superintendent John Gilly III when he retires Jan. 1.

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Saturday 05/11/2013

In Your Town

Absegami honor program seeking nominations

Friday 05/10/2013

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Thursday 05/09/2013

Egg Harbor City bans smoking in most city parks

EGG HARBOR CITY — Smoking is now illegal in all city parks except Lincoln Park, near the NJ Transit train station.

In Your County

Arc to honor FACES 4 Autism and 21 Down

Wednesday 05/08/2013

My Small Biz: Shop offers a variety of tattoos, piercings

Business: Empire Tattoo

Tuesday 05/07/2013

Hammonton girl fights neurofibromatosis through dance

Ballet has helped Sara Pavesi, 12, combat the complications of neurofibromatosis, or NF. It’s a disease that affects one in 3,000 people and causes tumors to grow on nerve endings. It also causes scoliosis and low muscle tone.

Hammonton slate starts election race with a feast

HAMMONTON — The independent Hammonton First party will introduce its three candidates for Town Council at a free campaign kickoff party May 19 at The Alley Bar & Grille in Hammonton, President Jim Donio said.

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Tuesday 05/07/2013

With Honors

Posted: May 07, 2013

Vega enters honor society

Monday 05/06/2013

Births

Posted: May 06, 2013

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

Sunday 05/05/2013

Two twists on wine: Hammonton, Atlantic City host wine events

By RICHARD DEGENER Staff Writer

Updated: May 06, 2013 - 12:07 am

ATLANTIC CITY — On a world-famous boardwalk with the Atlantic Ocean as the backdrop, wine enthusiasts on Saturday plopped down as much as $85 to sample 150 different wines from the around the world as they knoshed on tuna tartar with wasabi and green apple caviar.

Saturday 05/04/2013

Central location fuels Hammonton's growth, without losing its charm

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST, Staff Writer

Updated: May 05, 2013 - 11:32 am

HAMMONTON - Tom and Sarah Gribbin, both attorneys, moved to Hammonton six years ago, in part because Sarah grew up there and loved it.

Friday 05/03/2013

White Horse Pike opens after gas line breaks in Egg Harbor City

Updated: May 03, 2013 - 10:11 pm

Lanes have reopened on Route 30 in Egg Harbor City after a gas line break today.

Egg Harbor City man charged with selling drugs on Craigslist

By JOEL LANDAU, Staff Writer

Posted: May 03, 2013

Authorities arrested an Egg Harbor City man Thursday who allegedly sold prescription drugs on Craigslist.

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Posted: May 03, 2013

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Thursday 05/02/2013

1,000 students embrace the arts in Hammonton

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST, Staff Writer

Updated: May 03, 2013 - 12:06 am

HAMMONTON - Atlantic City High School seniors Armani Hardy and Amirah Hicks, both 18, spontaneously helped create a mural Thursday based on Gustav Klimt's "Tree of Life" at the Noyes Museum of Art Gallery on Second Street.

In Your County

Posted: May 02, 2013

Vikings Run/Walk canceled

Wednesday 05/01/2013

AtlantiCare thanks volunteers who support its success

By ELISA LALA, Staff Writer

Posted: May 01, 2013

More than 200 AtlantiCare volunteers were honored for their dedication and service during the annual AtlantiCare Volunteer Appreciation Reception and Dinner at Renault Winery in Egg Harbor City on April 25.

American Legion Post clears way for forgotten veterans to be buried

By ELISA LALA, Staff Writer

Posted: May 01, 2013

The ashes of four unclaimed World War II veterans were laid to rest April 25, after years of sitting on a shelf in the Godfrey Funeral Home in Ocean City.

Blowing bubbles is just one fun part of autism awareness at Spragg School

By BRADEN CAMPBELL, Staff Writer

Posted: May 01, 2013

Prejudice against those who are different can be learned at a young age, but so, too, can understanding. At the Charles L. Spragg School in Egg Harbor City, the staff has made a point of educating students, who range from pre-K to third grade, on how to tolerate the differences of others.

Tuesday 04/30/2013

Mom testifies for Latko defense as double homicide trial ends

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI, Staff Writer

Updated: May 01, 2013 - 8:18 pm

MAYS LANDING — Closing arguments in the case of a man charged in a 2011 double homicide in Hammonton are expected today after defendant Patrick Latko waived his right to testify Tuesday.

With Honors

Posted: April 30, 2013

Oncology Nursing Society to honor Ellis

In The Service

Posted: April 30, 2013

Pilallis graduates from basic training

Monday 04/29/2013

Birth

Posted: April 29, 2013

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

Sunday 04/28/2013

Real Estate Transaction

Posted: April 28, 2013

Egg Harbor City

Saturday 04/27/2013

Hammonton board tables plan for Super Wawa on White Horse Pike

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST Staff Writer

Posted: April 27, 2013

HAMMONTON — A plan to build a new 24-hour Super Wawa convenience store and fuel station where the White Horse Pike, Route 206 and Bellevue Avenue converge has run up against the municipality’s new downtown plan.

Egg Harbor City delays budget vote pending refinance of bonds

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST Staff Writer

Posted: April 27, 2013

EGG HARBOR CITY — City Council held its 2013 budget hearing Thursday night, but won’t vote on adoption of the $5.7 million spending plan until after a May 8 hearing with the Local Finance Board.

'When We Were Colored' Egg Harbor City school looks at segregation

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST Staff Writer

Updated: April 27, 2013 - 2:10 am

EGG HARBOR CITY — During the height of segregation at the old Egg Harbor City Public School in the 1930s and 1940s, black students were taught by black teachers in the rear of the building. White children were taught by white teachers in the front.

In Your Town

Posted: April 27, 2013

Egg Harbor City

Friday 04/26/2013

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Posted: April 26, 2013

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Thursday 04/25/2013

Egg Harbor City schools to unveil 'When We Were Colored' exhibit Friday

Posted: April 25, 2013

EGG HARBOR CITY — The school district’s Memorial Wall Committee will unveil “When We Were Colored,” a permanent exhibit about segregation in the old Egg Harbor City Public School at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Egg Harbor City Community School, 730 Havana Ave.

In Your County

Posted: April 25, 2013

Display honors educators who served during segregation

Wednesday 04/24/2013

Ex-girlfriend takes stand in day two of Latko double-murder trial

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI and LYNDA COHEN, Staff Writers

Updated: April 25, 2013 - 12:44 am

MAYS LANDING — A former girlfriend of the man accused of killing a Hammonton mother and son in 2011 described her troubled relationship in dealing with the accused killer’s constant jealousy, during the second day of his trial Wednesday.

AtlantiCare will salute volunteers at Thursday dinner

Posted: April 24, 2013

AtlantiCare will salute more than 200 people who volunteer for the organization at its annual Volunteers Appreciation dinner Thursday.

Saturday 04/20/2013

In Your Town

Posted: April 20, 2013

Egg Harbor City

Friday 04/19/2013

Calendar of Events

Posted: April 19, 2013

Dining out

Thursday 04/18/2013

In Your County

Posted: April 18, 2013

Earth Day festival planned

Wednesday 04/17/2013

Cedar Creek students don't shy away from getting their feet wet for class

By BRADEN CAMPBELL, Staff Writer

Posted: April 17, 2013

When it comes to learning about the environment, there's no substitute for hands-on experience. A few ecologically minded students in the higher levels of Cedar Creek High School's Environmental Magnet program got just that April 10 as they surveyed Indian Cabin Creek, upstream from Egg Harbor City Lake, with the help of a pair of AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassadors.

Tuesday 04/16/2013

With Honors

Posted: April 16, 2013

Michel named to Purdue honors list

Monday 04/15/2013

Births

Posted: April 15, 2013

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

Sunday 04/14/2013

Real Estate Transactions

Posted: April 14, 2013

Egg Harbor City

Saturday 04/13/2013

In Your Town

Posted: April 13, 2013

Egg Harbor City

Friday 04/12/2013

Calendar of Events

Posted: April 12, 2013

Dining out

Thursday 04/11/2013

In Your County

Posted: April 11, 2013

Scholarships available for girls in sciences

Friday 04/05/2013

Calendar of Events

Posted: April 05, 2013

Dining out

Catching Up: Judge will determine any action against last of five New Year's Eve juvenile escapees captured

By JOEL LANDAU Staff Writer

Posted: April 05, 2013

A weekly update of stories previously reported

Thursday 04/04/2013

In Your County

Posted: April 04, 2013

Atlantic Cape offers computer workshops

Wednesday 04/03/2013

International Taste of Town showcases EHC cuisine

By ELISA LALA, Staff Writer

Posted: April 03, 2013

The Greater Egg Harbor City Chamber of Commerce's second annual International Taste of the Town is set for April 28 at Renault Winery Resort and Golf in Egg Harbor City.

Bakeries join in sweet way to raise profile of need for epilepsy research

By CAITLIN HONAN, Staff Writer

Posted: April 03, 2013

Cupcakes certainly serve a purpose, but rarely do they get to do more than satisfy a sweet tooth.

Tuesday 04/02/2013

With Honors

Posted: April 02, 2013

Hall recognized for test score

Monday 04/01/2013

Birth

Posted: April 01, 2013

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

Sunday 03/31/2013

Real Estate Transactions

Posted: March 31, 2013

Egg Harbor City

Saturday 03/30/2013

Let Us Eat, Please extending summer school-food aid to Ventnor, Somers Point and Egg Harbor City

By DIANE D’AMICO, Education Writer

Updated: March 31, 2013 - 8:19 am

When school ends in June, so does the meal program that provides eligible students with free or reduced-rate breakfast and lunch.

In Your Town

Posted: March 30, 2013

Egg Harbor City

Friday 03/29/2013

Instagram photo leads police to Egg Harbor City man charged with criminal mischief

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI Staff Writer

Updated: March 29, 2013 - 9:33 pm

GALLOWAY-- An Egg Harbor City resident was arrested and charged with criminal mischief after posting a picture of himself on top of a police car on social media on March 24.

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Posted: March 29, 2013

Dining out

Thursday 03/28/2013

Proposed Egg Harbor City budget increases tax rate about 5 percent

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST Staff Writer

Posted: March 28, 2013

EGG HARBOR CITY — Rising costs of police salaries and pensions and health insurance helped increase the municipal tax rate about 5 percent under the budget City Council introduced Thursday.

Stations of the Cross re-enactments are a Good Friday tradition at South Jersey parishes

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST Staff Writer

Updated: March 28, 2013 - 8:05 am

Jose Mendez will wear a crown of thorns and take up the cross on Good Friday to portray Jesus in the Stations of the Cross ceremony on the streets around Saint Nicholas Church in Egg Harbor City.