By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The city has lowered the American flag at City Hall to half-staff today in memory of school board member Joseph McDevitt, 53, who died Thursday, Jan. 21 of complications from COVID-19. The city put out a statement honoring McDevitt for his service to the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – City residents have come forward to do the behind-the-scenes work that make Ventnor a great place to live, work and play. The Board of Commissioners Jan. 14 appointed residents to serve on boards and committees addressing environmental health, prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – City Clerk Lisa Hand was chosen to fill the vacated post of the township clerk and registrar of vital statistics in Washington Township in Burlington County. The part-time position will allow Hand to assist government officials in the rural community where she has strong Read more…
VENTNOR – The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police is reviewing the Ventnor Police Department’s request for re-accreditation and will be conducting an on-site assessment to ensure the department meets recognized professional best practices. The accreditation program requires law enforcement agencies to comply with best practice standards in Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Orsted, the Dutch energy company developing a 1,100 megawatt offshore wind energy farm 15 miles off the coast of South Jersey, is currently in the neighborhood conducting an architectural historical survey needed for the rigorous permitting process. Ventnor City government issued a statement on Read more…
VENTNOR – Sustainable Downbeach is collaborating with the Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Ambassador program and Atlantic County Utilities Authority on a community cleanup along Wellington Avenue as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The cleanup will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – At their reorganization meeting Thursday, Jan. 14, the Board of Commissioners approved memorandums of agreement with three of the city’s five bargaining units. The resolutions were unanimously approved after an executive session held via the Zoom online meeting platform. All three are five-year agreements Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Little Rock Films and Studios’ newest production, “48 Blocks: the series,” recently took first place in the Crime Drama category of the New York Women in Film & TV Festival and is now up for the Audience Award. According to actor/producer Dina Engel and Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Education passed a resolution at its Dec. 16 meeting asking the NJ Department of Education to relax yearly mandates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The district was holding hybrid classes, but as of Dec. 11, went to fully virtual learning until Jan. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Atlantic County Toys for Kids program held a toy collection Saturday at Ventnor Plaza shopping center. Anyone who brought a new unwrapped toy was rewarded with a $10 gift card to Acme Market. The kind folks at Ventnor Plaza provided the funding not Read more…