VENTNOR – The stage is set and the bands, floats, classic cars will be lining up for the city’s annual Twilight Holiday Parade being held 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 on Ventnor Avenue. The parade route starts at New Haven Avenue and travels to Nashville Avenue. There are plenty of Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Atlantic County Utilities Authority has announced that it is taking a day off for employees to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. There will be no collections on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 23. In Atlantic County, collections regularly scheduled for Thursday will be performed on Friday, and collections Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY Ventnor Fountain Friends this week signed a memorandum of agreement with the city in support of its plan to reconstruct a deteriorating 100-year-old concrete fountain located in front of the Ventnor Public Works building at Cornwall and Winchester avenues. The agreement outlines the roles and financial Read more…
VENTNOR – As 350,000 Israel Defense Forces soldiers continue to fight on the front lines in Israel, Shirat Hayam has mounted a campaign to support them. The synagogue is collecting personal care items to support the IDF through Dec. 9. A donation box is set up in the lobby of Read more…
CAMDEN – A former Ventnor City firefighter was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for defrauding New Jersey State Health Benefits Programs out of millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced Friday. Corey Sutor, 42, Read more…
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Police have identified Llewellyn Stewart, 65, of Ventnor, as the victim of a fatal hit and run last Thursday on Route 40 in the West Atlantic City section of the township. Stewart was struck around 6:40 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 as he walked across the Black Read more…
The Ventnor Business Association hosted a multi-business assocation mixer Tuesday at Provenza, the city’s newest restaurant located at the Ventnor Plaza shopping center on Wellington Avenue. The event was well attended by business people from several Atlantic County chambers of commerce or business associations. Provenza provided sumptous tastings. The mixers Read more…
The Downbeach Huffin’ for the Stuffin 5K and 1-Mile Run, Walk or Waddle will start off Thanksgiving in a healthy way. The event begins at 9 a.m. Thanksgiving morning at Washington Avenue and the Ventnor boardwalk. Pre-registration is not required. The entry fee for the annual event is a canned Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners and Planning Board will consider a redevelopment plan for a commercial property on Wellington Avenue adjacent to Ventnor Plaza shopping center, which is undergoing extensive renovations. Developer Steven Yenowitz of Ventnor Holdings, LLC is considering building a self-storage facility on Read more…
VENTNOR – Mayor Lance Landgraf Thursday, Nov. 9 administered the oath of office for Maria Mento as a member of the non-partisan Ventnor Board of Commissioners. Mento, who was appointed to the board on Feb. 23 after former Mayor Beth Holtzman resigned, was the sole candidate to file to run Read more…