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Former Atlantic County Freeholder Frank Formica will soon take on a new role as county shared services coordinator, a position county officials hope will bring about taxpayer savings and greater efficiency.
The unanimous vote to approve Formica for the $40,000-a-year, grant-funded position did not come without controversy Tuesday as a few of the freeholders complained about a lack of transparency in the process, calling out County Executive Dennis Levinson for his role.
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I’ve gotta give points to Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small for a creative way to raise money for a good cause.
Small is going to auction off the opportunity to press the button that brings down Trump Plaza, turning the hulking tower that has for years sat vacant and derelict along the boardwalk into a pile of rubble.
It s My Happy Place time with Stephen Zeppy Cole, who was the guitarist with the casino act known as the Cole Brothers. He said his Happy Places in his apartment are his bedroom, where he plays his guitar, and either his living room or his kitchen.
The South Jersey live music scene will look back on this year as one of the worst ever when it came to the deaths of entertainers who brought joy to tens of thousands of people over the decades.
Longtime local entertainers who have died this year include Johnny DâAngelo, Rebecca âBeckyâ Orsatti, Kenny Jeremiah of the Jeremiah-Hunter Band, Stephen âZeppyâ Cole of the Cole Brothers and Gerald âJerryâ Boyle. At least one death was due to complications from COVID-19.