Downbeach
Longport Scholarship Fund to honor this year’s recipients, June 5
LONGPORT—The Herb Stern Longport Scholarship Fund is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s scholarships. Members of the public are invited to recognize the students and their families 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 at the Longport Board of Commissioners meeting being held at Borough Hall, 2305 Atlantic Ave. The scholarships Read more…
Longport
Longport ordinances will allow Public Works to get beach cleaned up for summer
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners introduced two new ordinances Wednesday, May 15 that will allow the Public Works Department to start getting the beach in shape for Memorial Day weekend. The ordinances were a requirement for the borough to receive a beach maintenance permit from the NJ Department of Read more…
Longport
It will be up to Longport voters to decide on accepting Seaview Harbor
LONGPORT – Depending on the decision of a Superior Court judge, Seaview Harbor Realignment Committee may have more hoops to jump through before it can secede from Egg Harbor Township and enjoin the Borough of Longport. At least one Longport resident says, not so fast. Longport resident Mary Nugent told Read more…
Longport
Longport revises meeting schedule
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners workshop meeting originally scheduled for 8:30 a.m.Thursday, May 30 has been changed. The workshop meeting will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, with the regular Board of Commissioners meeting following at 4:30 p.m. The meetings will be held at Borough Hall, 2305 Atlantic Read more…
Cape May County
Cape Atlantic Coalition for Health invites you to ‘Choose Your Cover’
The Cape Atlantic Coalition for Health will be offering free skin cancer screenings in Atlantic and Cape May counties during the summer. Choose Your Cover screenings will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6 at the Newport Avenue gazebo in Ventnor, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read more…
Downbeach
Longport resident pens children’s book on nature, diversity and acceptance
LONGPORT – Beneath the deep blue sea surrounding St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands lives Humpy, a green sea turtle who is different from the rest. Not only is he different, he possesses superpowers that can show others the way. Longtime summer resident Doug Farrell, who has made his Read more…
Longport
Tara Miller’s legacy lives at Abramson Cancer Center
PHILADELPHIA – The Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania is establishing the Tara Miller Melanoma Center, which will focus on the accelerated development of novel therapies and improved clinical outcomes for patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer. The center has been made possible through a a Read more…
Downbeach
Ice cream vendors wanted: still no contracts awarded for Margate and Longport’s beach vending licenses
The City of Margate and Borough of Longport are still seeking a qualified vendor to sell ice cream on the beach this summer. Over the last few years, both communities have realized reduced revenue for the exclusive right to sell refreshments on their beaches. The vendor who has won the Read more…
Longport
Longport adopts municipal budget, introduces 2 bond ordinances
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners Wednesday, April 17 approved the borough’s 2019 municipal budget with a three-tenths-of-cent tax rate decrease. The board also introduced two bond ordinances for utility and capital improvements. Auditor Michael Garcia of Ford-Scott Associates of Ocean City presented the $8.65 million budget, which includes a Read more…