Welcome to Downbeach.com’s very first reader contest, designed to kick off another great season of summer fun and keep our readers informed about news and events in the Downbeach area. “I was looking to do something that would start getting everyone thinking about the spring and the nicer weather,” Mediawize Read more…
VENTNOR – Spring has sprung. The Atlantic County Library System/Ventnor, 6500 Atlantic Ave., has announced its events for April. EARTH DAY TREE Visit the library’s Earth Day Tree and share ideas on how to help the environment with a recycled paper leaf Monday, April 1 through Tuesday, April 30. As Read more…
VENTNOR – Students at the Ventnor Educational Community Complex got a rare treat Friday, March 29, when they met renowned “Artistrator” E.B. Lewis during the school’s annual author visit program. It was Lewis’ second visit to the school. He first visited the school in 2009 and a piece of his Read more…
TRENTON – New Jersey will be the first state in the nation to sell annual state parks passes through a public lands pass website, giving visitors the opportunity to save gas, time and money by avoiding daily walk-in costs and parking fees, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe Read more…
VENTNOR – Tickets are selling like hotcakes for the 8th annual Ventnor Chefs Night Out event being held 4-8 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at more than 15 eateries around town. Tickets for the restaurant dine-around have proven to be a hot commodity in Ventnor, as only a limited number of Read more…
MARGATE – The Board of School Estimate approved the Margate City school district’s $12,763,571 budget Thursday, March 28, along with city commissioners providing accolades about the quality of education offered to the children of Margate. Interim Superintendent Thomas Baruffi presented a brief synopsis of the budget, which he said maintains Read more…
ASBURY PARK -The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign For Designated Drivers has been selected by the 17th annual Garden State Film Festival to receive the 2019 Broader Vision Award for the campaign’s HERO Video Network. The independent film festival’s award highlights the HERO Campaign’s mission of ending drunk driving tragedies Read more…
MARGATE – Over the last year, Margate officials have made a concentrated effort to address the city’s parking shortage by developing parking spaces on city owned properties. But some of those parking areas are a long walk to the beach. To assist beach-goers, restaurant-goers and shoppers seeking to find a Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The Arc of Atlantic County will hold its MonArc Celebration 6-9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at Golden Nugget Casino Hotel and Casino. Guests will enjoy a gourmet menu, wine, spirits and craft beer tastings, and open bar. The Exceptions will entertain. The event also includes a silent auction, Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the “Path to Progress” report, 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 at the Fannie Lou Hamer Event Room at Stockton University’s Atlantic City campus. The event will be moderated by Stockton alumna and Montclair Read more…