VENTNOR – A new fire apparatus is being put on order following the Board of Commissioners’ passage of a resolution Aug. 22, and the city will receive a loaner truck while a ladder truck damaged in an accident is repaired. The city will purchase a 78-foot aerial ladder truck, complete Read more…
VENTNOR – Children participating in a Show and Tell at the Atlantic County Library System/Ventnor got an up-close and personal look at some vintage toys recently. The library held the summer’s final event in its three-part Show-and-Tell series Aug. 21, which encouraged children to bring in treasures to share and Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – A former prominent New York attorney and philanthropist who grew up in Atlantic City has started a program at Stockton University that will pay all college costs for a select group of students with connections to his hometown. The Engelberg Leadership Scholarship Program is funded by an Read more…
VENTNOR – The North Beach Ventnor Residents Association is hosting its third annual “Subs on a Tub” sunset cruise on the backbay of Atlantic City, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Tickets are $30 with $5 from each ticket going to support the North Beach Scholarship Fund. The association, which it Read more…
VENTNOR – Approaching the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the Jersey shore, the New Jersey Organizing Project is still fighting to get families back into their homes. A potluck gathering will be held at the Newport Avenue gazebo near the boardwalk 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 to connect Read more…
VENTNOR – The Planning Board Wednesday, Aug. 14 approved the construction of a mixed-use development that includes three commercial properties with residential units above in the Ventnor Avenue commercial district but held off voting on an application to construct a new single-family home on the beach-block of Surrey Avenue. The Read more…
VENTNOR – Now that the city has provided residents with brand new 95-gallon trash and recycling containers, many residents are looking to dispose of their old containers. The city is giving residents the opportunity to put their old containers to good use by donating them to City Bright Philadelphia. The Read more…
VENTNOR – The city wants employees who serve the public to be safe against potential violence and is ready to spend about $100,000 to ensure they are. “We are basically lucky Ventnor has not seen any violence. That does not mean we should not prepare for it,” Police Chief Douglas Read more…
VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioner Thursday, Aug. 8 honored two local teens for their quick actions that saved the life of one of the teen’s father on a hot summer Friday in July. Lauren Merlino, 15, a junior at Atlantic City High School, and her friend Julia Logue, 16, Read more…
VENTNOR – The city is purchasing Vactor Unit Street Cleaner to help clear debris that collects in sanitary sewers and storm drains. The truck is expensive but is needed to extend the life the city’s sewer system, officials said. According to Ventnor Water and Sewer Department Supervisor Ernie Gratz, the Read more…