Eagle Scout designs new veterans memorial for Egg Harbor Township Firehouse

by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 5, 2024 | Features, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, South Jersey

By Stephanie Loder Thanks to Eagle Scout Peter Burns, III, there is a new veterans memorial outside the Bargaintown Firehouse Station 2 in Egg Harbor Township. Burns, who has been in scouting since age six, completed the project outside of the Bargaintown Firehouse on...

Egg Harbor Township gears up for holidays with Santa on a fire truck, tree lighting

by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 5, 2024 | Features, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Events & Happenings, South Jersey

By Stephanie Loder Egg Harbor Township is getting festive for December with a Christmas tree lighting, a Holiday Light Display Contest, and the most anticipated event of the year – Santa Claus on a fire truck. The sixth annual holiday tree lighting will be held at 5...

Sixteen acres of ACUA Landfill to be capped

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 27, 2024 | Features, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, South Jersey

Atlantic County appropriates $7 million toward project that will begin in February The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) will install a permanent cap over 16 acres of its landfill in Egg Harbor Township that will increase landfill gas collection efficiency,...

At Beneficial Bakery, eating healthy starts with dessert

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 27, 2024 | Features, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Food & Beverage, South Jersey

By Chef Christina Martin Diane Melano, Ph.D., a functional medical nutritionist, never expected to own a bakery, but her drive to help two of her clients led her down an unexpected path. One of her clients had Parkinson’s disease. He was struggling with preparing...

Sixteen Acres of ACUA Landfill To Be Capped

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 26, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, South Jersey

Atlantic County Appropriates $7 Million Towards Project That Will Begin in February   The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) will install a permanent cap over 16 acres of its landfill in Egg Harbor Township that will increase landfill gas collection...

Over one million lights amaze at Storybook Land

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 21, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey, Steffen Klenk, Wahoo

By Steffen Klenk The festive spirit of the season has returned to Storybook Land. Last week, the popular South Jersey attraction was illuminated, for the first time this year, in over one million lights. Children young and old gathered by Santa’s house as the big man...