‘No Kids Go Hungry’: South Jersey responds to SNAP suspension with community support
With the ongoing government shutdown halting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — which provides food assistance to about 42 million low-income Americans, including roughly 40,000 in Atlantic and Cape May counties — the Community FoodBank of New...
Levinson announces drive-through food distribution event for SNAP customers
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson has announced a countywide food distribution event on Friday, Nov. 7 to assist low-income adults and children in approximately 17,000 Atlantic County households who await partial payment of their November Supplemental...
Ocean City loses control of Route 52 Causeway lights
Driving into Ocean City at night on the Route 52 Causeway, also called the 9th Street Bridge, visitors normally see colorful lights glowing underneath that often change to reflect different causes, events and holidays. In the past, the bridge has been lit blue and...
Route 52 Causeway traffic advisory during Trail of Two Cities 5K on Saturday
The inbound lanes of the Route 52 Causeway (entering Ocean City at Ninth Street) will be closed Saturday (Nov. 1, 2025) from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the Trail of Two Cities 5K Race. Drivers may leave Ocean City during that time period using the outbound lanes of the...
Federal shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for 32,000 Atlantic County residents
Nearly 32,000 low-income Atlantic County adults and children may not receive their monthly funds for groceries through the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) as a result of the federal government shutdown, according to County Executive...
