Absecon News

ABSECON A revitalization of the city's downtown business district is sorely needed, according to Planning Board planner Rob Reid, president of the Absecon Business and Commercial Development Corporation.

ABSECON A lone suspect held up the PNC Bank branch on Route 30 shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday, July 2 and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police.

ABSECON City Council was poised last night to demand the demise of a state agency whose advice led to the city losing an Open Public Records Act lawsuit.

MAYS LANDING An Egg Harbor Township man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday, June 25 for attacking three elderly women, resulting in the death of one of them, during a 2006 crime spree.

CASA announced the graduation of its Spring 2009 class of 21 volunteer advocate trainees, who finished their 30 hours of training on Tuesday, June 16.

Absecon Concerts in the Park Alex Glover will kick off the city's Concerts in the Park series June 28.

ABSECON The city's annual Concerts in the Park series starts Sunday, June 28 at the Ben Graziano Concert Stage in the Heritage Park gazebo with Alex Glover and Company performing a mix of big band, disco, rock and country numbers.

ABSECON More than 60 people gathered at Rifici's Ristorante Tuesday, June 23 to honor Andy Applegate as Absecon Citizen of the Year.

Attorney General Anne Milgram today announced a comprehensive law enforcement and public awareness effort by the Divisions of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Highway Traffic Safety to combat underage drinking in Jersey Shore resort areas this summer, including those in Cape May County.

ABSECON The Absecon Historical Society plans to hold a photograph identification contest with the winner to be announced at the Downtown Fair Saturday, Sept.

As the unemployment rate climbed this spring, thousands of recently laid-off workers descended upon the resort communities along the Jersey Shore looking for summer work, hoping for an infusion of cash and a brief respite from job hunting.

American Legion pig roast A pig roast fundraiser will be sponsored by Absecon American Legion Post 28 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at the Legion at New Jersey Avenue and Mill Road in Absecon.

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP Route 9 and Leeds Point Road were closed to traffic for about four hours Saturday, June 13 after police received a report of gunshots being fired in the area.

The Atlantic City Hotel and Lodging Association Scholarship Foundation awarded $25,000 in scholarships to 22 area hospitality and culinary students at its annual scholarship awards luncheon Friday, May 29 at the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort.

ABSECON The Absecon Police Department in cooperation with the Absecon Municipal Alliance will hold the 14th annual Hooked on Fishing program Sunday, June 14.

ABSECON Lifelong Absecon resident Andy Applegate has been selected to receive the 2009 Citizen of the Year award.

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP A Pleasantville man was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly broke into a home and attacked an elderly couple Wednesday, June 3, police said.

ABSECON An appellate court decision ordering the city to give information on dog license applicants to the Atlantic County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals raises wider legal questions, according to City Administrator Terry Dolan.

By STEVE PRISAMENT Staff Writer ABSECON When Dick Squires takes a stroll down Memory Lane it's more like a gallop for most 76-year-olds. Speaking at a meeting of the Absecon Historical Society Monday, the former Atlantic County executive and freeholder told members the that he is a lifelong resident of the county.

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