Samantha Smith

Students will be charged a new semesterly fee this fall for a new textbook service, “First Day Complete,” which streamlines rented class materials for all undergraduate students.

AVON-BY-THE-SEA — The Avon-By-The-Sea Board of Commissioners introduced the 2024 municipal budget, which would increase the tax rate from.264 in 2023 to.269 this year, by resolution during its Monday, April 22 meeting.

Name: Elizabeth Kitley College: College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences Degree: M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus in instructional design and technology

FREEHOLD — Following the settlement of a lawsuit, a court has declared that the Borough of Sea Girt has now taken all of the necessary steps to fulfill its judicially-mandated affordable-housing requirements.

WVU Medicine members take a photo after the provisional approval of The WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education. Photo Courtesy WVU Medicine

AVBY-THE-SEA — The Avon-By-The-Sea Historical Society will hold a half-price jewelry sale Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the shed behind the

WVU’s Faculty Senate Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Committee created a DEI toolkit to allow faculty members to better understand how to integrate diversity into the classroom.

SEA GIRT — The Big Wave Risk Assessment Group (BWRAG), based in Hawaii, is coming to Sea Girt, for the first time ever to teach a two-day instructional and hands-on course for surfers on water safety and training during the 2024 Surf Responder Summit.

Last week, President Ramaphosa signed the much-awaited Divorce Amendment Act* (‘DAA') into law. DAA, which amends various provisions of the Divorce Act to provide for the dissolution of Muslim marriages, is a significant milestone in aligning South Africa's family law framework with the transformative objectives of the Constitution.

AVON-BY-THE-SEA — Mayor Edward Bonanno announced during the Monday, May 13 commissioners meeting that the Route 71/Main Street Bridge repairs are still on track to be completed by Memorial Day weekend, as long as everything continues to go according to plan.