By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – According to city officials, strip malls like the one on Wellington Avenue are becoming obsolete and are therefore in need of redevelopment. The Ventnor Planning Board on Wednesday, Dec. 12 deemed the Ventnor Plaza shopping center and adjacent properties along Wellington Avenue an area Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Merry Christmas, Ventnor. Santa delivered an early Christmas present to the city, which is now much closer to seeing its longtime dream come true. The Planning Board Wednesday, Dec. 12 approved all the necessary variances, waivers and conditions for Ventnor Theater, LLC to rehabilitate Read more…
MARGATE – Students of the William H. Ross Elementary School Choir paid a visit to the Lite Rock 96.9 studios Thursday, Dec. 13 to perform live on the Eddie Davis Show. The children sang holiday tunes under the direction of teacher RoseMarie Barbera.
MARGATE – The Milton and Betty Katz JCC 501 N. Jerome Ave. will present a free Hall of Fame Basketball Clinic with Coach Bob Hurley 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 in the gymnasium. Hurley is the longtime coach of the former St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where he amassed 26 state Read more…
VENTNOR – The OceanFirst Foundation is supporting the New Jersey Coastal Coalition’s mission to provide flood awareness information to local residentss through a donation made to the nonprofit on Tuesday. The OceanFirst Ventnor Branch Manager Colleen Manera of Brigatine presented New Jersey Coastal Coalition Executive Director Tom Quirk of Ventnor Read more…
CAMDEN – A Ventnor firefighter today admitted to defrauding New Jersey State Health Benefits program by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Wednesday, Dec. 12. Corey Sutor, 37, of Egg Harbor Township, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler in Camden federal Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority, in partnership with its Materials Recycling Facility operator Republic Services, are making changes to the Atlantic County recycling program. The most notable change regards plastics. Now, only #1 and #2 plastic bottles, jugs and containers that have necks smaller than their Read more…
MARGATE – In an effort to clear up objections in a legal suit brought against the City of Margate, the Board of Commissioners Dec. 6 introduced a new ordinance re-authorizing the transfer of seven parking spaces along Amherst Avenue to local builder Jim Leeds. After the city agreed to convey Read more…
MAYS LANDING— Tickets to the 36th annual Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala make great holiday gifts. Tickets for South Jersey’s premier food and beverage fundraising event are now on sale just in time for holiday gift giving. The gala will be held on Thursday, March 14 in the Avalon Read more…
TRENTON – Sustainable Downbeach and the Surfrider Foundation South Jersey Chapter were recognized Monday, Dec. 10 at the 19th annual Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards presented by NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe during a luncheon at the New Jersey State Museum. First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy also spoke at Read more…