VENTNOR – According to Mayor Beth Holtzman, Ventnor’s loss is Atlantic City’s gain. Chief Financial Officer Toro Aboderin informed the mayor on Friday, Dec. 28 that a change was in store. She was appointed Wednesday as the chief financial officer Read more…
LONGPORT – Richard Carter has been the borough’s engineer for more than 30 years. He wants to wind down his career with the borough and has proposed an option for the governing body to consider. At the Jan. 2 Board Read more…
The Margate City Board of Education is changing the location of its regular board meetings to the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, 7804 Amherst Ave, beginning with the Jan. 9 meeting. Meetings will be held in the Tighe School Media Read more…
VENTNOR – Just days after the Ventnor Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance requiring property owners to obtain a license to rent their homes on a short-term basis, the commissioner’s worst fears were realized. On Tuesday, Jan. 1, police responded Read more…
MARGATE – Thousands of polar bears packed the beach at Essex Avenue to start the New Year off with a refreshing dip in the ocean. Some gathered at Robert’s Place beforehand to start the day off with a little libation Read more…
By Tim Kelly Ocean City’s 27th annual First Night celebration proved to be a spectacular success, despite less than spectacular weather. A rainy forecast and precipitation beginning around 3 p.m. resulted in the cancellation of the fireworks display, scheduled to Read more…
Feb. 1 is the deadline for New Jersey high school students and groups, grades 9-12, to submit a song to the 15thannual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs competition. Students are invited to let the whole state hear your voice in Read more…
The legendary Spinners will perform Grammy-nominated hits like “Working My Way Back to You” and “The Rubberband Man” in three shows at the Ocean City Music Pier. The Fabulous Greaseband will get the crowd dancing with three shows of Read more…
Downbeach.com started publishing stories in June, but in six short months readers have demonstrated that hyperlocal news content is what they prefer. According to our data sources, these are the most read stories of 2018. Please keep in mind that Read more…
The gifts are opened, the wrapping paper has been recycled, and the tree is dropping needles like crazy. This can only mean one thing: it’s time to recycle your live Christmas tree. “Recycling your live Christmas tree pays off Read more…