VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners wants to hear from residents about issues they feel are important. The commissioners May 24 agreed to establish an ad hoc committee of 10 community members who will meet to advise commissioners on issues of concern and offer ideas that help to move the Read more…
VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners is considering using a rarely used method to issue its next liquor license. According to Commissioner Lance Landgraf, using the historical method would provide the commissioners with more control over who gets the license. Voters approved a referendum in November 2016 allowing the city Read more…
VENTNOR – The public can meet with Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner and local law enforcement 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9 at Enlightened Café, 6414 Ventnor Ave. “The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is excited to host Coffee with a Prosecutor and a Cop at Enlightened Café in Ventnor. These Read more…
MARGATE – The city restored some of the parking spaces that were barricaded last week after the city declared them unsafe due to the deteriorating city-owned bulkhead along Amherst Avenue. According to City Administrator Richard Deaney, the city today restored about 25 of the 30 parking spots that were closed Read more…
With the arrival of the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1 there is no better time for residents to review their emergency preparedness plans for themselves, their families and businesses. “As recently as this past weekend, we have once again seen the powerful destruction and deadly Read more…
While caller identification is helpful in identifying a caller before you answer your phone, it can also be susceptible to fraud. Using a practice known as “spoofing,” callers can deliberately falsify the telephone number and/or name displayed on caller ID to disguise their true identity and attempt to obtain a Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University will again stage a murder in the Pinelands as Stockton CSI begins its 12th year of offering high school students a weeklong immersive experience in solving crimes. Stockton CSI is a summer residential camp for high school students who want hands-on experience with a criminal Read more…
MARGATE – Thousands of young people made their annual senior week pilgrimage to the Decatur Avenue beach Saturday for a ritual that in past years has included violence and underage drinking. Although there was no fighting on the beach this year, there were numerous arrests for having open containers of Read more…
VENTNOR – A small group of volunteers from the Ventnor Beautification Committee met with city commissioners and Public Works employees Friday afternoon to dedicate the new trash enclosures on the beach. A Case 721 wheel loader carried an enclosure and set it on the beach at Oakland Avenue directly in Read more…
The Ventnor City Farmers Market opened the farmers market season at the start of Memorial Day weekend with twice as many vendors as it had last year. According to Market Manager Penny Starer the market boasted 42 vendors, including some crafters and artists, along with a myriad of food choices Read more…