LONGPORT – Due to inclement weather, Longport has cancelled its Tree and Menorah Lighting scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13. As of Friday afternoon, it has not been rescheduled. Downbeach.com will keep you informed if it Read more…
LONGPORT – With shared services for local governments being pushed by state officials, Longport is considering consolidating its court with neighboring Margate. The state is encouraging court systems with less than 3,000 case filings since Read more…
VENTNOR – Due to the forecast of inclement weather Friday evening, Santa sent word to the Ventnor Fire Department that his tour of city streets aboard a fire truck would have to be rescheduled. Ventnor Read more…
VENTNOR – The Ventnor Board of Commissioners has cancelled its Dec. 26 meeting. The next meeting will be the commission’s reorganization meeting, which will be held 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The meeting will Read more…
TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection Thursday, Dec. 12 released a new study projecting dramatic sea-level rise in New Jersey. According to the report, sea-level in New Jersey could rise from 2000 levels by Read more…
NORTHFIELD – When undergoing treatment for cancer, maintaining optimal health is a constant struggle for patients. Did you know that chemotherapy and other cancer treatments can affect the heart? At the next Dean Randazzo Cancer Read more…
Submitted by STEVE JASIECKI MARGATE – In this photo taken shortly after sunset Wednesday, Dec. 11 shows Venus positioned close to Saturn. When two celestial bodies come close together, it is known as a conjunction. Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – A new Stockton University exhibit, “The LoBiondo Legacy: Highlights from a Lifetime of Service to South Jersey” opened Monday, Dec. 9 on the lower level of the Richard E. Bjork Library on Read more…
The Schultz-Hill Foundation recently awarded more than $32,000 to students and arts organization through its DINA Scholarship/ARTS Grant Program. The scholarship/grant program was established to support students and organization in the field of art, history and Read more…
LONGPORT – Children ages 12 and younger are invited to participate in the borough’s Beach Badge design contest. Children can design one of two seasonal badges, regular and senior, that will be sold during the Read more…
VENTNOR – A mini-farmers market was held Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Red Room Cafe on Dorset Avenue. Shoppers browsed the tables, which included merchandise perfect for holiday gift giving, including knitted items, specialty salts, Read more…
Submitted by STEVE JASIECKI LONGPORT – The sundial in Thomas B. Reed Memorial Park cast it’s shadow on the medallion that marks the time the battle of Pearl Harbor started 78 years ago on Dec. Read more…
VENTNOR – Shoppers browsed the tables filled with finely crafted gift items Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Ventnor Cultural Arts Center. In addition to some fine art and photography, offerings included upcycled crafts, fine jewelry, Read more…
VENTNOR – Specatators lined the parade route to enjoy the biggest and best holiday parade the city has ever seen. Facebook blew up following the fourth annual Twilight Holiday Parade held along Ventnor Avenue Saturday, Read more…
MARGATE – Like the Three Wise Men, they came bearing gifts. Carrying bags of toys and stuffed animals, hundreds of children and their families made their way to Sigmund Rimm Athletic Complex on Jerome Avenue Read more…
