MARGATE – Members of the “Friends of Margate” slate of candidates for the May 9 Board of Commissioners election responded to a questionnaire sent to all the candidates about issues of importance to the voters of Margate. The candidates were asked to provide their individual responses to the following questions: Read more…
New Jersey Transit is offering free rides for up to two children under the age of 18 with a fare-paying adult on “Take Your Children to Work Day,” Thursday, April 27. Children can often ride free with an adult on weekends and holidays. For more information about the free rides Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – With climate change at the forfront of everyone’s mind, more than 10,000 visitors attended the Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s 31st annual Earth Day Festival held at the Environmental Park on Delilah Road. The festival featured more than 100 local vendors, numerous environmental workshops, hayrides to the county Read more…
MARGATE – Downbeach.com, the community’s online news source, will be publishing responses received from the candidates in the May 9 Board of Commissioners election this week. Downbeach sent the individual candidates a questionnaire on April 12 asking them to provide their responses to questions about Margate’s important issues. The questions Read more…
MARGATE – Fool Moon Theatre Company is auditioning for the charming, hilarious musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 28 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29 at the Margate Community Church, 8900 Ventnor Ave. The show dates are July 21-23 and July 28-30. All Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – A small group of residents interested in restoring one of the city’s greatest treasures has announced it can “officially” start raising funds needed for a major restoration project in the St. Leonard’s Tract area of the city. “Ventnor Fountain Friends” announced today it rhas Read more…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI and MADDY VITALE UPPER TOWNSHIP – First, were the jarring boom, boom, boom sounds as a series of explosions tore through the former B.L. England power plant overlooking the Great Egg Harbor Bay. The ground shook as the shock wave created by the building’s thunderous implosion reverberated for miles Read more…
Spring is here and it’s time for garden landscaping, planting trees and starting new home improvement projects. Atlantic City Electric wants to make sure customers stay safe before starting spring projects through the New Jersey One Call notification center, which reminds residents, businesses and contractors that safe digging must remain Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The $1 trillion federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has funded more than 20,000 projects throughout the country. Now, a piece of the bill is coming to Stockton University to clean local waterways. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Friday that Stockton is recommended for an award Read more…
The Upper Township and Ocean City Offices of Emergency Management announced an implosion of the boiler units at the former B.L. England Generating Station in Beesley’s Point is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 21. The demolition will be conducted under controlled conditions in a restricted area, and there will Read more…