ASBURY PARK – NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and Sen. Vin Gopal Thursday visited the historic Asbury Park Boardwalk to highlight a $100 million proposal in the 2024 budget that supports the launch of the new Boardwalk Fund program. The Boardwalk Fund is aimed at strengthening boardwalk infrastructure along the shore Read more…
By KELLY McCARTHY Upon graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012 with a degree in marketing and business, Ben Duncan saw a downturn in the job market. That didn’t slow him down. “I got my real estate license,” said Duncan, who grew up spending summers in his beloved Ocean Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The Historical Society Museum, Saturday, May 20, hosted the opening of a new exhibition to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the borough’s incorporation. It is one of a series of events being held this spring and summer to celebrate the borough’s Quasquicentennial with the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer season at the shore, but before the party begins, Downbeach communities pause to honor the men and women who make our American freedoms possible. All three towns commemoriate Memorial Day with services to honor the fallen heros Read more…
By BROOKE FELDMAN VENTNOR – The city’s Beautification Committee hosted its 10th annual Chef’s Night Out Sunday, May 21, where Ventnor eateries showcased their favorite culinary delights. Twenty-five establishments, including restaurants, liquor stores, bakeries and ice cream parlors, offered delicious tastings from 4-8 p.m. in front of their shops to Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY The Boards of Commissioners in Ventnor and Longport have approved their municipal budgets with tax rate increases not seen for several years. However, Margate has managed to maintain a stable tax rate again this year. According to municipal auditors from Ford Scott & Associates of Ocean Read more…
MARGATE – Jewish Family Service of Atlantic and Cape May Counties will be hosting a Pop Up for a Purpose shop 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 1. The pop up will offer shoppers the opportunity to find a unique graduation gift, present for Father’s Day or a custom Read more…
MARGATE – The communities of Brigantine, Ventnor and Margate are hosting a community meeting to discuss the potential impact of offshore wind development off the Jersey shore. The meeting will take place noon Saturday, May 20 at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School Dominick A. Potena Performing Arts Center. The Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – It was only a 10-minute meeting, but it included lots of love for Margate and the people who assisted the Board of Commissioners over the last 16 years. First up was approving the 2023 municipal budget, which includes no increases in taxes for property Read more…
VENTNOR – Greater Absecon Island VFW Post 215 has elected and installed a full slate of new officers who take charge the middle of June. WWI and WWII veterans established and built the post home in Ventnor as Post 3361 after WWII. The last decade has seen Korean and Vietnam Read more…