LONGPORT – The Borough is surveying residents about the possibility of holding a borough-wide yardsale event. The very brief three-question survey asks residents if they would support the idea and when would be the best time of year to hold such an event. The deadline to complete the survey is Read more…
The Borough of Longport is moving forward with the town’s traditional end of summer fireworks display. The event is scheduled to be held at dusk Saturday, Sept. 3, rain date Sept. 4. Borough officials are seeking help from the community to eliminate the $1,800 shortfall needed to pay the fireworks vendor. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The U.S. Coast Guard Delaware Bay Sector suspended its search this morning for a man who reportedly jumped off the John F. Kennedy Bridge in Longport Wednesday night. The Coast Guard searched through the night and found no evidence of someone in the water Read more…
MARGATE – More than 500 people enjoyed an afternoon strolling through six stunning homes in Longport and Margate during the 33rd annual Jewish Family Service House Tour on Aug. 1. The event, sponsored by Surroundings Interiors, raised $60,000 to benefit the Lynn Kramer Village by the Shore program, which provides essential Read more…
LONGPORT – It’s going to be a BUOB (bring your own ball) for the Longport Police Department’s upcoming Basketball Clinic being held 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Longport Recreation Center located at 33rd and Atlantic avenues. Ptl. Shaune Slattery, former captain of the LaSalle University Women’s Basketball Team, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The borough’s Library Board, which boasts a mission to “enrich the educational, recreational and informational needs of the community,” has denied the Board of Commissioners’ request to help fund the Labor Day weekend fireworks display. Unlike other municipalities that fund 4th of July fireworks Read more…
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners workshop and regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 3 has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled Board of Commissioners workshop and meeting will be held 4 p.m. Aug. 17 at Borough Hall, 2305 Atlantic Ave. Action will be taken.
TRENTON – New Jersey Department of Transportation officials announced a shoulder closure on Route 152 eastbound over Broad Thorofare as a bridge maintenance painting project began in Egg Harbor Township, between Longport and Somers Point. The work began Monday, July 25 as traffic shifted to the northern side of the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Along with announcing that residents will be able to receive incentives for installing EV charging station infrastructure in their homes, Gov. Phil Murphy was in Asbury Park Monday to tout the success of the state’s electric vehicle incentive programs and announce that Atlantic City, Ventnor and Read more…
LONGPORT – The Longport Public Library will host a talk with Laurie Zaleski, the author of “Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals,” 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Longport Borough Hall, 2305 Atlantic Ave. Zaleski, who lives in Mays Landing, runs the 15-acre Funny Farm Animal Rescue Read more…