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…
Interior Dept., BOEM, and Congressional Actions Pave Way to Protect Coastal Economies The following article was released by the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance on 12/15 related to Offshore Wind Farms: Three significant positive developments affecting fisheries and offshore wind have occurred since Friday. The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) has Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – City officials in November gave a nod to Atlantic City Electric’s effort to improve service reliability for thousands of customers in the Downbeach area. To improve reliability for customers in West Atlantic City, Margate, Ventnor and the surrounding area, Atlantic City Electric is enhancing Read more…
VENTNOR – An alleged car burglar was apprehended Sunday night after a Ventnor Police officer and his K-9 responded to the victim’s call. A resident of S. Baton Rouge Avenue called police at 11:04 p.m. to report a male burglarizing their vehicle, Capt. Joe Fussner said in a release. Police officers Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The fog gently lifted as members of the Wayland family made their way to the front of Fire Station No. 2 on Wellington Avenue Saturday afternoon. The members of the Ventnor City Fire Department, Board of Commissioners and city employees involved in the new Read more…