MARGATE – Residents and visitors learned how to protect themselves from skin, breast and other cancers at the Margate Fire Department’s first-ever Wellness Day, held Friday, June 29 at Firehouse No. 1 on Washington and Ventnor avenues. But the event was more like a celebration of life for one Margate Read more…
The Longport Historical Society held its annual open house Friday, June 29 to welcome the summer season of visitors to the Longport Historical Museum, which is housed in a former 1939 U.S. Coast Guard Station. The building, which is on the National and New Jersey Historic Registers, housed Borough Hall Read more…
VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, June 28 honored the Jersey Shore Knitting Guild for keeping people in need warm for more than 25 years. Mayor Beth Holtzman presented a proclamation recognizing the organization, which is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary this year. The group knits hats, gloves, scarves during Read more…
VENTNOR – The city introduced a school bond ordinance Thursday, June 27 that officials said would reduce the tax rate by 13.6 cents over the next five years. The ordinance appropriates $9.3 million for school facilities projects and eliminates the need for the school district to budget improvements in its Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The Leadership Studio will present free yoga instruction at the Absecon Lighthouse 6:30 p.m. every Thursday this summer beginning June 28. Bring your own mat and a friend. Atlantic City has a stunning skyline at night, and to top it off, a full moon will float up Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Recently engineered beaches along the coastline are in better shape than ever and ready for the summer tourist and hurricane seasons, federal, state and Stockton University officials said Wednesday morning during an update on the status New Jersey’s beaches. “I can confidently say the New Jersey is Read more…
VENTNOR – Developers of a proposed housing project on the unit-block of North Baton Rouge Avenue will go back to the drawing board after neighbors objected to their plan to build 10 new fee-simple townhouses on a single vacant lot near the bay. Attorney Brian Callaghan and professional planner Jon Read more…
MARGATE – The local community theater group Margate Players 2 will be presenting the award-winning Broadway musical “The Addams Family” Thursday, June 28 through Sunday, July 1 at the Dominick A. Potena Performing Arts Center, Monmouth and Frontenac avenues. Show time is 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The only remaining farmers market in Atlantic City kicked off the summer season Sunday, June 24 at the Bartram Avenue Park, located next to the Atlantic City Boardwalk. A handful of vendors committed to keeping the market going after the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority pulled funding for Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The Miller family of Longport is hosting the fifth annual Make the Best of It Bash 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 29 at Tropicana Casino Resort. The event honors their daughter and sister, Tara L. Miller, Esq., who died of melanoma in 2014 at age 29. All of Read more…