VENTNOR – The city is providing a new amenity for those visting the Ventnor City Farmers Market, being held Friday mornings in the parking lot at St. James Church, Atlantic and Newport avenues. Free parking will be available at metered locations for patrons during market hours, 8::30 a.m. to noon, Read more…
VENTNOR – The Ventnor City Firefighters FMBA Local 38 will hold its 23rd annual Kenny Wayland Memorial Run and Fun Walk 9 a.m. Sunday, May 28 on the Ventnor boardwalk. The event honors Firefighter Kenny Wayland, 35, who lost his life battling a highrise fire, Dec. 15, 1972. With no Read more…
By BROOKE FELDMAN VENTNOR – The city’s Beautification Committee hosted its 10th annual Chef’s Night Out Sunday, May 21, where Ventnor eateries showcased their favorite culinary delights. Twenty-five establishments, including restaurants, liquor stores, bakeries and ice cream parlors, offered delicious tastings from 4-8 p.m. in front of their shops to Read more…
The Borough of Longport has been given the go-ahead to hold a communitywide yardsale event in early June. The Longport Community Yard Sale will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3 at locations around the borough. Residents are encouraged to get rid of unwanted household items in Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – After several public hearings Thursday, May 11, the Board of Commissioners adopted three public nuisance ordinances that raise the penalties for infractions. It also introduced ordinances governing the operation of vehicles on the boardwalk, contractor littering and lead-based paint inspections of rental properties. And Read more…
The Ventnor City Police Department Office of Emergency Management has issued a traffic advisory for the Dorset Avenue Bridge on Wednesday, May 17. Atlantic County officials will be conducting inspections of the bridge and there will be numerous prolonged bridge openings that will create traffic delays. Ventnor OEM is urging all Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Ventnor City Farmers’ Market will be celebrating its seventh year of operation when it opens Friday, May 26 on the grounds of St. James Church at Newport and Atlantic avenues. The farmers market will be open 8:30 a.m. to noon every Friday through Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Any experienced gardener will tell you that cloudy, slightly rainy days are the best days to pull weeds. That’s because the roots come out easily when they are slightly damp. A small group of dedicated volunteers from the city’s Green Team spent a few Read more…
VENTNOR – Thursday was an exciting day for two Ventnor City Police officers. Patrol Office Blake Ballin and Sgt. Marc Franco Jr. responded to a 3:55 p.m. ambulance call May 11 for a female in labor at a Harvard Avenue home. Upon arrival, the officers discovered a 34-year-old woman in Read more…
VENTNOR – Greater Absecon Island VFW Post 215 has elected and installed a full slate of new officers who take charge the middle of June. WWI and WWII veterans established and built the post home in Ventnor as Post 3361 after WWII. The last decade has seen Korean and Vietnam Read more…