By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Sept. 22 introduced two new bond ordinances to finance capital projects totaling $7,348,000. Bond Ordinance 2022-17 will appropriate $1,475,000 for improvements to the city’s water and sewer utility. The bond will pay for acquisition and installation of utility equipment, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Commissioner Tim Kriebel is seeking public support for a planning project that could result in improvements to the city’s business districts. In a cryptic announcement on the city’s website, Kriebel asked people to send him their resumes to become involved in an online forum Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Friends were coming and going Saturday, Sept. 17 to wish Herman “Hy” Solof a happy birthday. Solof was celebrating 101 years on planet Earth. Ventnor Commissioner Tim Kriebel paid him a visit to wish him a happy birthday, and deliver a little gift Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – There was a steady stream of seafood lovers paying the price of admission to the Downbeach Seafood Festival, which is celebrating its third year at Ski Beach park in Ventnor, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18. At 2 p.m. on the main stage, Funk Daddy Read more…
VENTNOR – A detour will be in effect on Ventnor Avenue between S. Rosborough and S. Lafayette avenues, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Monday, Sept. 19 through Friday, Sept. 23, weather permitting, for storm drainage work related to the ongoing traffic signalization project. Motorists are advised to follow the Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Planning officials believe commercial zoning didn’t work out well at the corner of Portland and Ventnor avenues. The site of the former Ocean City Home Bank has been vacant for years and is now surrounded by an unsightly chain link fence. Rather than wait Read more…
VENTNOR – Free parking is available for the Downbeach Seafood Festival being held this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18 at Ski Beach, Dorset Avenue at the bay. Free parking with a shuttle service to the festival is available at the Caesars/Tropicana lot on Wellington Avenue. Shuttles will be running from 10:30 a.m. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Ventnor City Farmers Market held its annual volunteer and sponsor recognition luncheon Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Red Room Café. The volunteers and sponsors, who provide funding to ensure the market is a success, and some city officials, dined on fine Italian fare, including Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – A request for support from Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson has aroused the concern of the Board of Commissioners about the financial impact of a bridge project that could affect the safety of residents living in two sections of the city. The county has Read more…
VENTNOR – Beginning Monday, Sept. 12 through Friday, Sept. 16, a detour will be in effect 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Ventnor Avenue between Martindale and Swarthmore avenues, weather permitting, for storm drainage work related to the ongoing traffic signalization project. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour Read more…