VENTNOR – A waterfront redevelopment plan under consideration in Ventnor could help bayfront property owners raise or replace their aging bulkheads along Inside Thorofare, West Canal and Beach Thorofare. The goal of the plan is to reduce flooding during coastal storm events and extreme high tides, officials said. In certain Read more…
VENTNOR – Hope One and Angels in Motion will be holding A Night of Hope, the first-ever pasta dinner and basket extravaganza 6 p.m. Friday, June 28 at St. James Hall, 6415 Atlantic Ave. Proceeds benefit Hope One and Angels in Motion’s combined mission to support sober living funding, outreach Read more…
VENTNOR – Beginning Wednesday, April 24 through Friday, April 26, lane shifts are scheduled to be in effect on Dorset Avenue Bridge, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for county bridge repairs. The sidewalks may be closed to pedestrian traffic beginning at 7 a.m. each day. Motorists are advised to plan travel Read more…
VENTNOR – Nearly six and a half years after Superstorm Sandy, hundreds of local families are still struggling to get back into their homes and communities are facing more frequent flooding events and worsening weather. The New Jersey Organizing Project, a grassroots organization that advocates for transparency in recovery spending Read more…
VENTNOR – Children will be jumping for joy this summer after four of the city’s playgrounds get a makeover. The effort is just one of the major capital projects being funded through a bond ordinance approved in October 2017. It could cost as much as $480,000 to do the upgrades, Read more…
VENTNOR – Children and their parents turned out in droves Saturday, April 20 to celebrate the Easter holiday at Funny Bunny Day held at Ventnor Plaza shopping center. Miss Southern Shore Jessica Indio of Hammonton and Miss North Jersey Teen Shelby Ritterson of Mantua greeted guests. The Easter Bunny milled Read more…
VENTNOR – Students at the Ventnor Educational Community Complex spent the last day before spring break celebrating St. Baldrick’s Day. The annual event allows the entire school to have fun in the gym while their peers and friends from the community get a little head shearing on the sidelines. The Read more…
Atlantic County Library System/Ventnor held a free adult gardening/crafting event Wednesday, April 17. Patrons came to celebrate Earth Day by creating a unique herb garden using a recycled soup can. Participants included, from left, Linda Lorraine Wray of Ventnor, Denise Deckard of Margate, and Joy Jurnovoy of Ventnor who enjoyed Read more…
VENTNOR – The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University will sponsor a Yom HaShoah service 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 at Shirat Hayam, 700 N. Swarthmore Ave. This year’s service is titled, “Unto Every Person There is a Name – Remembering the Six Million Jewish Victims Read more…
VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, April 11 introduced its $31.3 million municipal budget with a slight tax rate decrease. Combined with reductions in school and county taxes, the tax rate could drop as much as 5 cents, auditor Leon Costello of Ford-Scott Associates said. “Wow, that’s wonderful,” Mayor Beth Read more…