By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Although some might feel a somewhat false sense of security in the Downbeach area due to lack of specific numbers being reported in daily updates from Atlantic County, the best advice anyone can give is to assume you have the virus and just stay home so Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Jewish tradition includes holding the Passover Seder with a multitude of family and friends on the first or second night of Passover. This year, Passover is sundown April 8 to sundown April 16. But thanks to the coronavirus and the state’s stay-at-home order, this Read more…
Ventnor Mayor Beth Holtzman and her grandson Enzo display their message of hope after crafting a rainbow and posting it in their front window of their Ventnor Heights home. Three mothers of young children, Jennifer Langner, Steph Polinski and Stacy Bew McCarron, started the Ventnor Rainbow Trail Facebook page on Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – During their Facebook live-streamed meeting Thursday, March 26, Ventnor commissioners said they have no intention of closing the boardwalk during the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty-eight viewers logged onto the meeting through their Facebook accounts and posted comments and questions. Other New Jersey shore communities, including Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY TRENTON – To protect voters and poll workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy has signed Executive Order No. 105, mandating the May 12 non-partisan election to be held exclusively using vote-by-mail ballots. The well-being of citizens is the state’s number one priority, said Lt. Read more…
MARGATE – In accordance with Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order No. 107, the Board of Commissioners will hold its next meeting 4 p.m. Thursday, April 2 through teleconferencing with call-in connections for the public. Members of the public will be able to join the meeting, which will include a period Read more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-2nd) today announced his support for the $2 trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package passed by the Senate. The package includes direct financial assistance to individuals and businesses who are in dire need right now. Below are some of the key points: $1200 per individual/$2400 Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Downbeach.com, a subsidiary of Mediawize, LLC of Ocean City, has set up a page on its website to serve as a clearinghouse for community events that may need to be rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local nonprofits and community organizations that currently have events scheduled Read more…
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to New Jersey small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Amid the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Downbeach towns are conducting municipal meetings that are open to the public using internet technology. The Borough of Longport conducted its regular Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, March 18 and the Margate Board of School Estimate held its annual meeting to Read more…