By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – After viewing a video posted on Facebook showing dog-loving beachgoers illegally parked along Ocean Drive and on the shoulder lanes of the Ocean City-Longport bridge, Egg Harbor Township Police announced it would be strictly enforcing city ordinances prohibiting parking in the area. Read more…
LONGPORT – The Board of Commissioners Wednesday, July 15 recognized students who won the borough’s annual beach tag design contest. Children were asked to draw pictures that represent the summer in Longport. Two winners are selected each year and their designed put on the regular seasonal tag and the senior Read more…
LONGPORT – After recently adding trash to the borough’s recycling guidelines, the borough wants to inform residents about the newly revised regulation. Residents and visitors are being reminded they should not put trash and recyclables on the curb before 6 p.m. the evening before collection day. Longport’s trash and recycling Read more…
Young Nico Russo, 7, of Ventnor recently went fishing in the backbay and caught a keeper summer flounder. Here, he proudly displays his catch. Nico is the grandson of Longport Mayor Nicholas Russo.
The Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body of an adult male found floating in the Great Egg Harbor Inlet as Jabed Ikbal, 24, of Clementon, according to a new release. Ikbal entered the water at an unprotected beach on the Great Egg Harbor Inlet just south of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The body of an unidentified male was recovered around 6 a.m. Saturday, July 18 from Malibu Beach Wildlife Area, which most pet lovers know as Dog Beach. The beach is located in a section of Egg Harbor Township between Somers Point and Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Now that the borough has hired a recreation supervisor, it will be establishing regulations for the use of its athletic facilities. The Board of Commissioners Wednesday, July 16 approved establishing new rules and regulations for the use of the borough’s tennis and basketball courts. Read more…
The Longport Historical Society Museum is closed to the public due to COVID-19. However, appointments to visit the museum during the week may be made through the Museum’s website www.longportpubliclibrary.org/historicalsociety. Masks are required and no more than two people per appointment will be admitted. The Porch Store is closed for Read more…
OCEAN CITY — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended their search for the missing swimmer who was last seen in the vicinity of the Ocean City bridge, Sunday, July 12. After searching more than 82 square miles for more than 21 hours, officials were unable to locate the missing man. Watchstanders Read more…
OCEAN CITY – The Coast Guard and local authorities are searching for a missing man who was swimming in the vicinity of the Ocean City bridge, Sunday evening. According to the Ocean City Police, dispatchers received a 911 call at 7:27 p.m. about bathers in distress at an unprotected beach Read more…