MARGATE – Supporters of the city’s public school children attended the 18th annual Wine Tasting event hosted by the Margate Business Association Friday, July 23. Although the event is usually held at Steve & Cookies By The Bay restaurant on Amherst Avenue, the venue was forced outdoors to another location Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – For 15 years Stockton University’s CSI Camp has been teaching the intricacies of crime scene investigation by staging “murders” on campus and challenging high school students to solve them. This year’s camp was so popular, a fourth session was added, and there is still a waiting list. Read more…
MARGATE – Due to a delay in receiving a certified 2021 tax rate from the Atlantic County Board of Taxation, the city tax collector is advising property owners that the mailing of tax bills will also be delayed. Tax bills will not be mailed until the middle of August, although Read more…
Atlantic County residents ages 16-24, who are recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, are encouraged to apply for summer employment through the Atlantic County Office of Workforce Development. Participants can earn money while gaining valuable job experience. Employment opportunities are available through Oct. 31. Qualified applicants can earn $15 Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, July 22 agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the organizers of a Latino festival that never happened. According to the resolution, the breach of contract lawsuit brought by Sandstock, Inc. for events that took place during Mayor Michael Read more…
VENTNOR – The North Beach Ventnor Residents Association has canceled its annual “Porch Party” for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event was due to be held on July 31. “After careful thought and discussion, and in consideration of the safety of our community in Read more…
TRENTON – New Jersey Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced a “Guns for Cash” event will be held in Atlantic City on Saturday, Aug. 7 at Atlantic City Fire Station No. 1, 900 Atlantic Ave. Other buyback programs will be held simultaneously in Patterson, East Orange and Newark. Residents Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – City commissioners say they are unsightly and want beachgoers to remove beach chairs and other personal property being chained to dune crossover fences. “It’s a zoo up there,” Margate Mayor Michael Becker said after Commissioner Maury Blumberg brought up the issue during the July Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – A cool early-morning breeze swept across the bay behind the Atlantic City boathouse. Rowing coach Joy Lynn Cress’s voice cut through the air as she prepared her group of young girls to board their boat for the morning’s rowing lesson. “What do we never do?” she yelled. Read more…
When is Night in Venice? The parade starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 24. Where does the parade route begin and end? The boat parade begins near the Ocean City-Longport toll bridge and travels along the bayside to Tennessee Avenue, looping in and out of lagoons along the way. Read more…