LONGPORT – The borough will hold its 18th annual Valentine’s Day Luncheon for Longport residents, noon-2 p.m.Teusday, Feb. 13 at Totaro Hall of Holy Trinity Parish, 2800 Ventnor Ave. The event hosted by Angel and Jerome DiPentino of Long and Foster Real Estate includes a catered lunch and music. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The American Legion Post 469 of Longport had some good news to share about one of its Wounded Warrior Week recipients. Staff Sgt. Adam Alexander of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the recipient of the Post’s 2013 Wounded Warrior Week honor, a weeklong, all-expenses-paid vacation at the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Beach tag fees for senior citizens will increase in 2024 under a proposed ordinance introduced by the Longport Board of Commissioners Jan. 17. The increase is needed to improve, maintain and police the beaches, according to language in the ordinance. The new pre-season rate Read more…
MARGATE – With the retirement of three longtime police officers, Margate now has a “younger” Police Department, Police Chief Matthew Hankinson said Thursday evening. Commissioner of Public Safety Catherine Horn administered the oath of office, promoting five officers to higher ranks. Frank Marciante, who was hired in 2009 and became Read more…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI The operating agency for five toll bridges in Cape May County will hold off on a fare increase in 2024 as a way to promote more tourism to the shore while also giving cost-conscious motorists a break. Tolls were scheduled to increase by 50 cents this year Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Wealthy beach-block neighbors have stepped up in a big way to ensure a top-of-the-line passive park is built in their neighborhood. According to Longport Solicitor Michael Affanato, neighbors on 22nd Avenue where former school board secretary Dorothy McGee donated two buildable lots to the Read more…
The Longport Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates to fill the unexpired term of former Board Member Carl Tripician, who is resigning after being named municipal court judge in Absecon. Interested candidates must be a resident of the Borough of Longport and willing to serve until the end of Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – The Board of Education Jan. 2 honored outgoing board member Michael Schiavo for his many years of dedicated service to the students and residents of the borough. Board President Carl Tripician said Schiavo served diligently and with enthusiasm during his tenure on the board. Read more…
LONGPORT – The borough’s engineering firm is advising residents that starting Wednesday, Jan. 10, Think Pavers Construction Company will begin work on a raised crosswalk on Amherst Avenue between 34th and 35th avenues. The work will take two weeks to complete the raised crosswalk, which acts like a speed bump, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY LONGPORT – Neighbors on S. 22nd Avenue are supportive of a Longport woman’s request to create a public park on their street, commissioners learned at their meeting Jan. 3. Downbeach.com broke the story about a Longport woman bequeathing to the borough two beach-block lots valued at Read more…