VENTNOR – Stockton University faculty and staff will explore topics such as Jews in film, women and Jewish law and the music of brotherhood in a yearlong lecture series hosted by Shirat Hayam Synagogue, 700 N. Swarthmore Ave. All lectures are free, open to the public, and begin at 7:30 Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – “Congratulations, it’s a boy and a girl,” Planning Board chairman Jay Cooke said after the board voted unanimously Oct. 24 to approve three variances for Ventnor Plaza shopping center owner Mark Greco of MLG Realty, LLC of Turnersville to begin revitalizing the city’s gateway Read more…
VENTNOR – The city’s Recreation Department will be offering open play indoor pickleball Wednesday nights at the Ventnor Educational Community Complex gym, 400 N. Lafayette Ave., starting Nov. 2. The program will offer beginners, intermediate and advanced players to play at 90 minute intervals between 5-8 p.m. Beginners will play Read more…
VENTNOR – In accordance with the recent trend in public project bidding in the Downbeach area, the Board of Commissioners Oct. 13 rejected all bids for two public projects and will readvertise for quotes. The board rejected a single bid received Sept. 23 to build a kiosk on the Ventnor Read more…
MAYS LANDING – A Ventnor man has been charged with the alleged distribution of child abuse images and videos via a social messaging application, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor. Michael Heiler, 51, of Ventnor, was arrested without incident and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The Department of Read more…
VENTNOR – The weather Saturday was perfect for a fun day in the park. Ventnor Special Events held its first-ever Halloween Festival in the beachfront park on Newport Avenue. The festival replaced the annual Spring Block Party, which had to be cancelled because of inclement weather. Hundreds of families gathered Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – They say when no one is happy walking away from the bargaining table, a good deal has been struck. After nearly two years of negotiations, the Ventnor City Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association Local 38 and the city agreed last week to a new five-year Read more…
VENTNOR – Gone is Trunk or Treat, which delighted families during pandemic years, but this year’s Halloween festivities have been expanded to include a festival with lots of family fun activities and the revival of the city’s Halloween parade on the boardwalk. The Ventnor City Halloween Fest kicks off at Read more…
The Kroger and Albertsons network of grocery stores Friday announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge the two iconic brands that have deep roots in their local communities. Albertsons is the parent company of Acme Markets, which has a store in the Ventnor Plaza shopping center on Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Although there were clouds over the city Thursday afternoon, the sun was shining on Victoria Avenue where Bernice “Betty” Sabel-Matz was on her sunporch celebrating her 100th birthday with three of her four children. Bernice’s mom was superstitious, her daughter Ruth said. “Mom always Read more…