An early Thanksgiving in many ways

Last Updated on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 12:29 pm Written by Laura Stetser Monday, November 05, 2012 04:51 pm

A group of EMTs take a break for dinner on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Egg Harbor Township Community Center.

EHT hosts Pennsylvania Strike Team

responding to Sandy

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – “This is the least we could do,” said Egg Harbor Township Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary member Carol Galvin of the effort the group put into making a 130-member crew of out-of-state first responders comfortable while they stayed in the township’s Community Center since Sunday, Oct. 28 to help with Hurricane Sandy.

As it turns out, the “least they could do” meant the most to the men and women who were here to help the community manage and respond to the blows issued by the historic storm that came ashore on Oct. 29-30.

The Pennsylvania Strike Team arrived in advance of the storm to help treat evacuees at area shelters as well as staff the local 911 call centers as relief for regular employee, according to Richard Gibbons, executive director of the Susquehanna Emergency Health Services Council Inc., who served as co-commander of the Strike Team along with Tom McElree.

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Residents pile in to donate

Last Updated on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 12:43 pm Written by Laura Stetser Sunday, November 04, 2012 06:28 pm

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - With the help of social media quickly spreading the word, area residents piled into the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company's station on the Black Horse Pike on Saturday, Nov. 3 to donate clothes, home goods and more for those who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Saturday's collection was the second event the company organized. The intial one, held Thursday, Nov. 1,  was so successful, another was scheduled.

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County Executive: Damage to island towns extensive

Last Updated on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 09:52 pm Written by Laura Stetser Tuesday, October 30, 2012 09:17 pm

Restoration efforts expected to be lengthy

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson told reporters Tuesday, Oct. 30 that the barrier island towns are devastated from Hurricane Sandy and there is no timetable in place for allowing residents back to check their homes. 

"When it is safe we will open the barrier island. At this time there is a safety factor because of obvious reasons," he said. "Brigantine is a disaster area. Docks are floating all over. We have houses that have been devastated. There's sand and debris all over the streets. The amount of devastation there is overwhelming."

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Parts of EHT battered by Hurricane Sandy

Last Updated on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 05:18 pm Written by Laura Stetser Tuesday, October 30, 2012 04:00 pm

Submitted/Houseboats in Sea Village along the Margate Causeway are damaged from the storm.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Parts of the township were battered by Hurricane Sandy as both storm surge and winds caused widespread power outages and damage to the low-lying areas. The storm came ashore Monday, Oct. 29, but its winds and rain preceeded it by nearly 24 hours. An astronomical high tide added to the storm surge and flooding through the township's waterways.

"West Atlantic City is devastated," Mayor James "Sonny" McCullough said on Tuesday as officials here were trying to get a handle on the damage. "Seaview Harbor and Anchorage Point sustained significant damage both structurally and financially."

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Severe flooding in West Atlantic City

Last Updated on Monday, October 29, 2012 11:31 am Written by R.J. Liberatore Jr. Monday, October 29, 2012 11:28 am

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP _ The first high tide of Monday, Oct. 29, brought what appeared to be record flooding to West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township, the low lying areas of Pleasantville.  The flood waters were created by a 3- to 5-foot storm surge created by Hurricane Sandy which was forecast to make landfall later in the day. The flooding forced emergency management officials to call for an immediate evacuation of the area.

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Schools complete for recycling bragging rights

Written by Staff Reports Sunday, October 28, 2012 01:00 am

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Twenty three schools in Atlantic County are competing in Recycle-Bowl, Keep America Beautiful nationwide recycling competition for elementary, middle and high school students.

The incentive-based recycling competition runs for four weeks from Oct. 15 through Nov. 9. Participating schools will track and report how much material they collect for a chance to win prizes. At the close of the four-week competition, the school in New Jersey that collects the most recyclable material per capita will win $1,000. A national champion will then be chosen from among the statewide winners to receive a grand prize valued at $2,500.

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Parked at Boscov’s for Dog Park

Last Updated on Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:40 am Written by Laura Stetser Sunday, October 28, 2012 01:00 am

Pictured from left are Friends of the Egg Harbor Township Dog Park organization Wendy Wasserman and Lori Slenkiewicz staffing the table at the Boscov's Friends helping Friends Day.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Friends of the Egg Harbor Township Dog Park raised approximately $500 at Boscov’s for a proposed dog park in the township during the store’s Friends Helping Friends Day held Tuesday, Oct. 16. Shoppers purchased a 25 percent coupon from the group that could be used throughout the store that day.

Signature achievement

Last Updated on Monday, April 01, 2013 08:13 pm Written by Staff Reports Saturday, October 27, 2012 01:00 am

Students from Joanne Giannuario's second-grade class get ready to sign the mural. Pictured standing from left are Tyler Ludy, Kelsey Aponte-Orellano, Tasfia Ahmad and artist Patrick Dunning. Kneeling are Christopher Herbute and Alexandra Sanchez.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Patrick Dunning, an Irish artist visited Slaybaugh Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 23 to share the Signature Project with students. The Signature Project is a 76-foot-by-36-foot mural that is comprised of more than 300,000 signatures and counting. Within Dunning’s mural are hidden secrets such as squares that play music and pictures within pictures. The thousands of signatures are coded with different colors to create it and add to the image.  The students, who were asked to lend their signatures to the artwork, thoroughly enjoyed his lively and humorous presentation, according to media specialist Peicha Sullivan. Teachers and faculty were also invited to sign his project.

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