Local tragedy serves as a ‘wake up’ call
By Julia Train In February 2016, Mays Landing lost a young boy to suicide. His name was Cole Rocap. He was 14, grew up on Lake Lenape and loved to wakeboard, a water sport in which one stands on a wakeboard and performs aerial maneuvers while being towed behind a...Atlantic Cape Professor Donna Marie McElroy Receives New Jersey Council of Community Colleges Distinguished Faculty Award
Atlantic Cape Community College Professor of Social Science Donna Marie McElroy was recognized with the 2024 Distinguished Faculty Award from the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) on June 11 during the New Jersey Community College Opportunity Summit in...Rowing with Purpose: ACIT’s Rowing Coach Kerry Shaffer is Committed to Excellence
Kerry Shaffer is more than the head coach of the Atlantic County Institute of Technology’s (ACIT) rowing program; she is the driving force behind its growth and success. With a remarkable journey from a self-taught rower in Canada to a national champion and...Annual Teen Summit Strives for Students to Not Fear Their Future, but to Embrace Positivity and Possibilities
Nearly 160 local high school students, inspired by this year’s theme of “Don’t Fear Your Future,” attended the Annual Atlantic County Coalition for a Safe Community’s Teen Summit on June 6 at Atlantic Cape Community College’s Mays Landing campus. “For a lot of...Local High School Students Learn About Aviation Career Opportunities at Atlantic Cape’s Annual Aviation Day
Atlantic City High School sophomore Glenn Lowe says his love of airplanes started innocently enough by playing Microsoft’s Flight Simulator program. From there he became immersed in watching Pilot’s Day Blog videos on YouTube, which led him to his own personal...
