By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Emergency Management Coordinator Bruce Funk Aug. 27 brought together members of two emergency management committees, the Board of Commissioners and Planning Board to discuss how to reduce the municipality’s vulnerabilities and plan ways to mitigate damage from weather events. The purpose of the meeting Read more…
VENTNOR – The North Beach Ventnor Residents Association is planning a “Subs on a Tub” outing for North Beach residents Saturday, Sept. 25 aboard the Cruisin’ 1 tour boat. The fourth annual sunset cruise boards at 4:30 p.m. and sets sail from Gardner’s Basin, 800 N. New Hampshire Ave. in Read more…
LONGPORT – American Legion Post 469 will host its annual brief and meaningful ceremony remembering those who died in the attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will be held 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 at Thomas B. Reed Park at the foot of the Longport bridge. The Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority announced that 2021 Atlantic City Restaurant Week Gift Cards are on sale now and available to purchase online at www.acrestaurantweek.com or in person at the Boardwalk Information Center at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. The 13th annual Atlantic City Restaurant Week being held Read more…
MAYS LANDING – Atlantic City Electric is sending crews, equipment and expertise to Louisiana to repair utility infrastructure damage and help restore energy service for customers impacted by Hurricane Ida. More than 50 Atlantic City Electric employees and contractors are heading south as part of mutual assistance networks coordinating recovery efforts. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – After hearing from Police Chief Douglas Biagi and a local resident contractor who received a ticket, the Board of Commissioners Aug. 26 agreed to review its regulations on overnight parking for commercial vehicles in residential zones. The board also introduced three new ordinances regulating Read more…
By TIM KELLY Things are happening at a frenetic pace in the world of Aro Rose, the artist formerly known as Amanda O’Connor. If you haven’t yet heard of Aro Rose, it probably won’t be long before you do. The 22-year-old singer-actor, songwriter, public advocate and a 2017 graduate of Read more…
MARGATE – The city will close several beaches this week due to staffing shortages. Beachgoers are strongly advised to swim only at guarded beaches. The following beaches will be closed this week: Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 30-31 – Gladstone, Union and Benson avenues Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 1-2 – Gladstone, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – Water rolls right off a duck’s back anyway. Rather than postpone it for a second time due to bad weather, the Margate Business Association’s Ducky Derby launched from Ray Scott’s Dock a little earlier than planned Sunday morning. Volunteer kayakers, in the pouring rain, Read more…
VENTNOR – Funky Pickle Productions and Atlantic Medical Imaging will host its first Funky Pickle Ventnor Classic 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Ventnor recreation complex on Suffolk Avenue near the boardwalk. The event takes place on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy and raises Read more…