Several shore communities will be hosting fireworks displays on Tuesday evening, July 4th. Avalon, the Wildwoods, Sea Isle City, Ocean City and Atlantic City will all be hosting shows at various times this evening. Music to accompany Avalon’s fireworks will be simulcast on WCZT. ##
Avalon Police have charged a 15 year old boy from Pennsylvania who allegedly had a stun gun last weekend on the boardwalk. Police say the boy was spotted discharging the weapon while near 21st Street. He was charged with carrying a prohibited weapon and released to the custody of his parents. ##
A huge showing of support for our military Thursday night in Avalon. Downtown Avalon hosted the 63rd Army Band from New Jersey that played a free concert Thursday evening at Avalon’s Veteran Plaza as part of its “Thursdays on Dune” concert series. ##
A renowned military band will be performing in Avalon Thursday night. New Jersey’s 63rd Army Band will play a free concert at Avalon’s Veterans Plaza at 21st Street and Dune Drive; it’s the band’s only appearance in our region this summer. ##
The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City is open again. Traffic started flowing over the bridge Friday after 4pm following a nearly three month shutdown of the span for emergency structural repairs by the County of Cape May. ##
Townsend’s Inlet Bridge will re-open Friday afternoon. According to a County notice posted on the Borough of Avalon’s website, the bridge will re-open to vehicular traffic sometime Friday afternoon. The bridge has been shut down for many weeks after undermining of the bridge was discovered by the County during a scheduled underwater inspection. ##
The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce invited Congressman Frank LoBiondo to a press conference in Avalon Monday to oppose seismic testing and potential offshore drilling. LoBiondo told the audience gathered that the impact to the marine environment and the threat to the viability of the ecology and economy of the Jersey Shore are not…
The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce will be holding a press conference Monday afternoon in Avalon, along with Congressman Frank LoBiondo. The Chamber will discuss opposition to offshore drilling that may threaten environmental and economical opportunities along the East Coast. ##
A new bill has been approved by the State Assembly that would require the owners of Jitney buses to register in each town for which they operate. Some towns including Avalon require Jitney bus drivers to pass background checks and register with the Borough, while some other municipalities where Jitneys operate do not. ##
Avalon’s beach fill project was completed during the first half of Memorial Day weekend. Beaches from 77th Street to 80th Street have new sand; Avalon placed about one million cubic yards of sand on its beaches in advance of summer. This major project ends with sand being placed on Stone Harbor’s northern beaches. ##