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Ventnor’s annual art sale showcases local talent

Ocean Breeze feature creations of local artists and makers

Ventnor library to reopen on Monday

It's the second library branch to close due to HVAC repairs

ACUA cuts the ribbon on Downbeach's newly refurbished wastewater pump station

Critical infrastructure viewed through a child's eyes

Longport resident wants to see teens dancing the night away

Is a dance party possible on the tennis courts?

Longport to install dune protection signs on the beach

Do you know how important the dunes are to Absecon Island?

Longport cuts the ribbon on Dorothy McGee Park

The first of 3 new parks being built in Longport

Longport honors Beach Tag Contest winners

The borough hold the contest each year

Margate releases revised schematics for Washington Avenue streetscape project

The new plan reconfigures the bike lane

Ventnor adopts Fair Share affordable housing plan

Ventnor develops a plan to fill its affordable housing requirements

Grand Opening of Dottie McGee Park scheduled for July 3

The passive park is located on 22nd Avenue in Longport

Ventnor cuts the ribbon on the newly built bandshell at Memorial Park

Ventnor Beautification Committee donates $100,000 toward the cost of building the bandshell

The Planet’s Biggest Beach Party goes off without a hitch

The MBA's daylong party, Beachstock delights throngs of visitors

Children delight at annual Margate City Fire Department Open House

The annual open house provides family fun and education about how to protect against fires

Longport approves development of Beach Terrace Park

Right now, it's just a barren strip of land, but in a year...

Ventnor library closes for emergency HVAC repairs

Replacing the HVAC chiller will cost $300,000

Margate approves several new employment contracts and a separation agreement

Jim Galantino gets an additional $10,000 to release claims

Tideline waterfront restaurant opens in Margate after 9 years of legal wrangling

Take an Uber or pilot your boat to Tideline, Margate's newest hot spot

Car crashes into Ventnor’s landmark bike shop

Miraculously, no one was injured.

Summer’s here, and so is the Margate Farmers Market

The market is open 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday mornings through Labor Day.

Ventnor to hold public hearing on bond issues, pile driving and bikes on boardwalk

The meeting will be held 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12

Ventnor commissioners approve Professional Campus redevelopment plan

Next up in the process is a full site plan review by the Planning Board

Longport honors Adams family for five generations of firefighting

The Adamses began their legacy of firefigthting in Longport in 1939

Residents living near the Tequila Bar say their neighborhood is ‘taking a beating’

The Planning Board approved a rooftop lounge at the Tequila Bar

Margate promotes three firefighers

Brian Duffey, Perry Coker and David Funk advanced to leadership positions

Herb Stern Longport Scholarship program grants 19 awards

Longport students receive funds to continue their education

Green team seeks volunteers to help cleanup pollinator garden

Ventnor's pollinator habitat was installed with the help of the Xerces Society

Margate City Police, Fire departments have a busy Memorial Day weekend

Police respond to 2 overturned vehicle accidents, cite parents for not keeping an eye on their kids

177th Fighter Wing to provide flyover during Longport parade

The Downbeach area will have Memorial Day activities in each town, starting at 9 a.m.

David Funk takes the helm of the Ventnor City Beach Patrol

Funk replaces longtime Beach Patrol Chief Stan Bergman

Ventnor greets the holiday weekend with opening of farmers market

The Ventnor City Farmers Market is celebrating its ninth season

Margate Police remind parents about curfew law

Margate's curfew law will be enforced this Memorial Day weekend, police say

Commemorate Memorial Day at events in Ventnor, Margate and Longport

Memorial Day events will be held at 9 a.m. in Ventnor, 10 a.m. in Margate, and 11 a.m. in Longport

It’s not too late to purchase beach tags at discounted prices

But the deadline is quickly approaching...

Ventnor offers diners a taste of the town

Ventnor Beautification held its annual Chef's Night Out Sunday, May 18.

Despite objections, Margate awards 2 contracts to sell ice cream and coffee on the beach

Multiple rounds of bidding produce 2 contracts for ice cream and coffee sales on the beach

Lucy the Elephant is once again tops on America’s vacation travel list

Lucy the Elephant was #1 on USA Today's 2025 Best Roadside Attraction list

Here's a lineup of summer activities in the Downbeach area

There's lots to do this year in Ventnor, Margate and Longport

Margate community supports continuing Scott’s Dock lease

Scott's Dock maintains an iconic presence on Margate's backbay area

Ventnor delays public hearing on proposed redevelopment plan

Ventnor Professional Campus redevelopment plan needs to be 'tweaked' to make it 'exceptional'

Block party offers Ventnor a brilliantly sunny welcome to summer

The Spring Block Party has grown and this year hosted more than 90 vendors

Ventnor Social takes over Santucci’s

Restaurant group takes over Santucci's, plans to maintain a smaller pizza restuarant.

Ventnor swears in new police chief, promotes 2 to captain

Joseph Wootton replaces former Chief Joseph Fussner

Viva il Papa. We have a Pope and he is an American

Chicago born Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost was elected to lead 1.4 billion Catholics

Margate community supports continuing Scott’s Dock lease

Scott's Dock is an iconic business in Margate's back bay area.

Margate takes lead in regional FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant

FEMA funding helps residents raise their homes of the flood zone

Margate residents want to ban the use of backpack leaf blowers

The blower are too noisy and can cause health issues, detractors say.

Margate may soon provide interactive online participation at commission meetings

Residents have repeatedly asked for more online access during public meetings

Margate introduces three bond ordinances totaling nearly $11 million

Margate should push to use Shelter Island as a dredge materials disposal site, Abbott said

Ventnor police chief retires; his replacement to be sworn in May 8

Capt. Joseph Wootton will replace him

Longtime Longport Public Works employee retires

Chris Berenotto worked for the borough for 36 years
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