Avalon

Avalon municipal engineer Tom Thornton from Mott MacDonald was recognized this month for his efforts in behalf of rebuilding the Borough’s 8th Street Jetty.  The jetty was damaged by Winter Storm Jonas, and Avalon received a multi million grant from FEMA to repair it.  Thornton was honored by the New …

The Avalon Free Public Library is closed temporarily due to a Covid-19 exposure.  Library officials announced the exposure of one of its employees on its social media page.  The Library will re-open following a deep cleaning of the facility. Graphic:  Avalon Free Public Library social media page.

Avalon and Stone Harbor will share the same court starting January 1st.  The Stone Harbor Borough Council approved the five-year agreement on Tuesday; Avalon did so on Monday.  All of the court operations will be held in Stone Harbor and the towns will share essential positions, including court administrator and …

Avalon and Stone Harbor are moving towards an agreement to share court operations.  Under the agreement, all court operations for both towns will be held in Avalon.  Avalon’s council is expected to approve this agreement Monday, while Stone Harbor will vote on the agreement the following day.

Avalon Police have charged a 20 year old man from Summit with eight counts of criminal mischief following a crime spree this morning.  In a release, Avalon Police announced that Ryan P. Quinn has been charged after damage was found during the early morning hours to eight motor vehicles.  Quinn …

The Chief and Captain of the Avalon Police Department have both completed intensive command and leadership training offered through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.  Captain John Roscoe completed the training this year tops in his class; Chief Jeffrey Christopher completed the training last year.  The Avalon …

Avalon Police are looking for the public’s help with identifying a man suspected of taking a package off the front porch of a residential property.  Police have issued a photo of the suspect on its social media page.  The man was seen driving to, and leaving, the property in an …

Avalon is reporting a rebound of native vegetation in its dune system following the removal of some invasive Japanese Black Pine trees.  Borough officials announced on their municipal website that a state grant recently implemented thinned out the trees and native vegetation began to grow.  The grant was used to …

Avalon officials received a glowing report on its successful Dune Vegetation Management Program.  Consultant Joseph Lomax reported to Council that the implementation of a state grant to thin out invasive Japanese Black Pine trees in the dunes has worked, and native vegetation has grown in its place.  A few years …

Avalon and Stone Harbor are both receiving a back bay dredging project courtesy of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.  The Corps announced Tuesday that the project is occurring in the federal channel behind both communities in the south part of Avalon and the north part of Stone Harbor.  …