Atlantic County - Shore Local Newsmagazine

$280,000 State Grant Helps Bring AI, Robots into K-12 New Jersey Classrooms

by shorelocalnews | Aug 24, 2025 | Galloway, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey

Patty Weeks remembered when computers were first brought into K-12 classrooms three decades ago. “I was probably one of the first people to even get a computer at Stockton,” said Weeks, who has worked to educate teachers for nearly 30 years as the director of the...

Traffic Advisory – Shore Road, Somers Point

by shorelocalnews | Aug 24, 2025 | Somers Point, Atlantic County, Features, News, South Jersey

On Monday, August 25 through Friday, August 29, a detour will be in effect in the northbound lane of Shore Road in Somers Point between New York Avenue and Maryland Avenue, 6 am – 2:30 pm, weather permitting, for work by the City of Somers Point. The southbound...

Boys & Girls Club Teens Build DJ Skills at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

by shorelocalnews | Aug 23, 2025 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

Four talented teens from the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City took their music skills to new heights this summer at the nXt@DJX Summer Camp, Aug. 11-13 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Visit Atlantic...

Lucky Guest Scores $113,524 Slot Jackpot at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

by shorelocalnews | Aug 23, 2025 | Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey

A lucky guest won a $113,524 “Super Tiger and Dragon Bonus” jackpot in the early afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 17 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. The big winner hit the jackpot by placing a $500 bet on a Tiger and Dragon slot machine with a 10 cent...

Free Outdoor Concert and Back-to-School Luau at Atlantic County Parks

by shorelocalnews | Aug 23, 2025 | Atlantic County, Estell Manor, Events & Happenings, Features, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

The Atlantic County Division of Parks invites you to kick-off the Labor Day weekend with a free concert in the park featuring pianist Shaina Faith on Friday, August 29. Faith will perform pop, modern and original songs from 5-7 pm at Lake Lenape Park East, 753...

More Mosquito Pool Samples Test Positive for WNV and First for EEE

by shorelocalnews | Aug 22, 2025 | Atlantic County, Features, Health, News, South Jersey

Atlantic County public health and mosquito control officials are reminding residents to take precautions to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses following the confirmation of West Nile virus (WNV) in three more mosquito pool samples and the first sample to...