MARGATE – The May 14 non-partisan election is less than two weeks away and campaigns are starting to heat up, especially on social media sites. Tempers flared at the Margate City Commissioners meeting Thursday, May 2, with one resident loudly complaining about several issues concerning one of the candidates. The Read more…
VENTNOR – Delivery of the 96-gallon recycling and trash carts will begin on May 13, according to a release from the city. Trash carts will be burgundy and recycling carts will be the traditional blue with burgundy lids. The city partnered with the Atlantic County Utilities Authority to purchase the Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic Cape Community College has announced that Cape May County Freeholder E. Marie Hayes will serve as the 2019 Commencement speaker. Commencement will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, May 23 at the Mays Landing campus. Hayes has served on the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders Read more…
MARGATE – As a service to voters, Downbeach.com asked the following questions to the four candidates vying for three seats up for grabs in the Margate Board of Commissioners non-partisan election being held 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Candidates were asked to respond to the questionnaire and Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Stockton University and the Atlantic City Board of Education plan to trade buildings following the passage of a resolution May 1 authorizing the agreement. Stockton plans to negotiate the exchange of its Carnegie Center for the Atlantic City Boathouse, which is owned by the school district, according Read more…
MARGATE – Sustainable Margate, the city’s green team, will be giving away free potted tree saplings 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11 in the parking lot at the Bloom Pavilion behind the Margate Public Library. The trees are native species, and include Eastern red cedars, red maples and bayberry Read more…
VENTNOR – Take a good look because it won’t be there for long. The Ventnor City Fire Department took advantage of the soon-to-be-demolished Firehouse No. 2 on Wellington Avenue April 30, and conducted firefighter training at the building. The firehouse is slated to be demolished next week to make way Read more…
WEST ATLANTIC CITY – The New Jersey Department of Transportation will hold a public information session 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 on drainage improvement projects planned for two locations on Route 40/Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township and Atlantic City. The informational meeting will be held at the West Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The third annual Atlantic City Food Truck Festival returns to Brighton Park at Park Place for a third year the weekend of June 8-9. Presented by 609 Event Productions, the two-day festival showcases culinary delights from across the tri-state area and draws more than 15,000 food lovers. The Read more…
The Ventnor City Board of Education has changed the location of the reorganization and regular meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Meeting will be held in the atrium at the Ventnor Educational Community Complex, 400 N. Lafayette Ave. Action will be taken at the meeting.