A summer on Avalon’s new beaches can be reserved with a new phone application that allows customers to buy a beach tag with their smart phones. Avalon has created a partnership with Viply that allows anyone with an Apple or Android phone to purchase a seasonal beach tag in Avalon through their telephone. ##
Monday night is budget night in Lower Township as Council is expected to hold a hearing and cast a final vote on the 2017 spending plan. The Township may also approve a resolution that would award seven concerts to be held at the ferry terminal; the contract would go to Media Five LTD and Fans…
North Wildwood is scheduled to discuss and adopt its new municipal budget during a public hearing on Tuesday. Council is also expected to appoint a qualified purchasing agent during the meeting, which begins Tuesday at 10:00am. ##
Stone Harbor’s council will meet on Tuesday and is expected to present a new municipal budget, and appoint a police chief. The Borough will acknowledge the retirement of outgoing Chief Paul Reynolds during the meeting and appoint a Zoning Officer, Ray Poudrier. ##
Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano is hopeful that the city can still host seven major beach concerts this summer despite ending a relationship with a promotion company that involved NFL team owner Stephen Ross. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Troiano says the city is now working Alan Nau on bringing some major events to…
Atlantic City Police Officer Josh Vadell spoke before the weekend to a large crowd about potential state cutbacks to the Atlantic City Police Department. Vadell was critically wounded during a shooting incident last year. The state has proposed cutting the police force by 24 officers, and the fire department by 100 members. ##
One woman was killed during a motor vehicle accident last Thursday on Route 56 in Upper Deerfield Township. Police say 73 year old Carol Maccri of Pittsgrove Township was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by a van driven by a 66 year old man from Penns Grove.
A 31 year old South Jersey man has been indicted by a grand jury in Atlantic County for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven year old girl. James Ward of Bellmawr was indicted on nine criminal counts; he cared for the girl during a three year period in Brigantine. ##
A school that has operated for the past 100 years in Millville will be closed at the end of the school year due to budget cuts. The R.D. Wood School is the oldest operating school in the city and has fallen into disrepair. ##
Sea Isle City Construction Official Neil Byrne has been named the New Jersey Building Official Association’s 2017 Building Inspector of the Year. City officials say Byrne will be recognized during a conference held in Atlantic City on May 4th. ##