LONGPORT – After including a salary for the position of municipal administrator in its 2019 municipal budget, the Board of Commissioners is considering hiring an administrator on a part-time basis. “We have been talking about this for a few years now,” Mayor Nicholas Russo said. According to Solicitor Pacifico “Pat” Read more…
LONGPORT – Police here commended Olivia Stone, a seventh grader at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, for her efforts to help local police departments with their “Back to School Supply Drive.” Stone visited the Longport Police Department Wednesday, Aug. 21 to deliver more than $1,500 worth of school supplies. Read more…
LONGPORT – After two years operating with technical support from the Margate Public Library, the Longport Public Library Board of Trustees has decided to go it alone. The Margate Board of Commissioners Aug. 15 passed a resolution dissolving a shared services agreement that was first approved in August two years Read more…
LONGPORT – Members of the community brought their furry friends to the Church of the Redeemer Sunday, Aug. 18 for the annual “Blessing of the Animals.” Although the blessings for “all creatures great and small” are normally bestowed on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, this year on Read more…
LONGPORT – Sgt. Jamie Silva came into contact with a disabled vehicle around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug, 7 at 33rd and Atlantic avenues. An on-scene Investigation revealed the driver, later identified as Christine Gildiner, 55, of Ocean City, to be in possession of a stolen motor vehicle out of Cape Read more…
LONGPORT – The faithful attended 10 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity Parish’s Epiphany Church Thursday, Aug. 15 to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption, which Catholics believe is the day Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus Christ, ascended into heaven. The annual tradition includes a procession from the church on Read more…
LONGPORT – A motor vehicle stop Sunday, Aug. 11 resulted in the apprehension of an alleged car thief. At approximately 12:25 a.m., Ptl. Frank Lupperger conducted a motor vehicle stop on the beach block of 30th Avenue. His on-scene investigation revealed the driver, Stephen Feeney, 49, was in possession of Read more…
LONGPORT – Officer Alessandro “Alec” Morelli of the Longport Police Department volunteered his time, knowledge and skills Aug. 8 to a summer hockey clinic to develop local youths into skilled technicians on the ice. The clinic is part of the department’s “Hearts Behind the Badge” program that aims to support Read more…
LONGPORT – It looks like Longport will get to host the South Jersey Lifeguard Championships again next summer. Members of the Longport Beach Patrol excelled at the championships held Friday night, Aug. 9 on the beach at 33rd Avenue. Although Margate took first place in the rowing events, Longport excelled Read more…
LONGPORT – It seems as though the borough’s experiment to improve emergency medical services is working. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Fire Chief Levon “Lefty” Clayton said implementing stipends for evening duty crews is “working well.” Clayton and Mayor Nicholas Russo met with firefighters and EMTs to review the EMS duty Read more…