By DONALD WITTKOWSKI The agency that oversees the five toll bridges connecting Cape May County’s seashore towns along Ocean Drive, and Ocean City to Atlantic County, approved a 2021 operating budget Thursday that does not include a fare increase for motorists. The Cape May County Bridge Commission has discussed the Read more…
LONGPORT – Police are investigating a crash that left a police SUV with rear-end damage and two people, including a police officer, injured. According to a release, the crash occurred at 1:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 in the area of Atlantic and Evergreen avenues. Police said SLEO II Matthew Long Read more…
Editor’s Note: This is the third and final entry in a series about the candidates for the Longport Board of Commissioners election on Nov. 3. Today, the incumbent “We Love Longport” slate answer our questionnaire. We asked all eight candidates the same questions. Candidate Veronica Iezzi announced last week that Read more…
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series about the candidates for the Longport Board of Commissioners election on Nov. 3. Today, the candidates on the “Leadership for Change” slate answer our questionnaire. We asked all eight candidates the same questions. Candidate Veronica Iezzi announced last week that Read more…
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series about the candidates for the Longport Board of Commissioners election on Nov. 3. Today, candidate Scott Cianci answers our questionnaire. We asked all eight candidates the same questions. Candidate Veronica Iezzi announced last week that she has dropped out of Read more…
LONGPORT – One of the eight candidates vying for a seat on the Longport Board of Commissioners said she has withdrawn from the election, although not soon enough for her name to be removed from the ballot. Veronica Iezzi, a retired business owner who has lived in Longport for 22 Read more…
MARGATE – The city is planning its annual Paper Shredding event 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Margate City Public Works Yard, 101 N. Benson Ave. The event is open to residents of Margate and Longport with proof of residency. The event is a great way to dispose Read more…
The Longport Public Library, 2305 Atlantic Ave., has announced the following events for the month of October. Carole Couzens Virtual Art Exhibit, through September and October. Visit Longport Public Library’s website to view artwork by this month’s featured local artist, Carole Couzens. (This exhibit is only available online.) https://www.longportpubliclibrary.org/about-us/art-gallery Virtual Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Margate Administrator Richard Deaney Thursday, Sept. 17 informed the Margate Board of Commissioners that he is working with Longport Administrator A. Scott Porter to develop an agreement for the Longport Municipal Court to continue using the courtroom at Historic Margate City Hall. Margate first Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners Wednesday, Sept. 16 took several actions that extended existing contracts and delayed a major purchase for the Police Department. Although commission meetings are usually sparsely attended, residents filled commission chambers, which had fewer chairs available due to COVID-19 social distancing Read more…