Avalon welcomed home Air Force Staff Sergeant Jonathan Schwartz Friday afternoon. Schwartz returned to his hometown after a voluntary six month deployment to the Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey, near the Syrian border. Incirlik is a primary base for air strikes against ISIS in Syria and northern Iraq as part of “Operation Inherent Resolve”.
A giant sea turtle that was rescued by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Avalon is eating, and eating a lot. The Center announced that the 280-pound loggerhead turtle is recovering after being discovered on an Avalon beach last month, but its having difficulties finding food, and paying for it. A Facebook page operated by…
The Borough of Avalon will consider offering a stipend to local volunteer firefighters to help with overnight fire calls within their borders. This week Borough Council will vote on whether to offer a stipend to volunteers on the island to respond to middle-of-the-night fire calls, as they are looking for more personnel to cover the…
Avalon Elementary School children learned about dune grass, and then planted it on Monday. Students were engaged by the Avalon Environmental Commission with the benefits of a healthy dune grass system in dunes and then planted new dune grass stolons on the 32nd Street beach in Avalon. Avalon conducts a dune grass planting event each…
The 280-pound loggerhead sea turtle, rescued from an Avalon beach on Monday, is not yet eating food from her handlers and will need about a month before she can be released back into the wild. The turtle is being cared for at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. She is swimming strongly but has…
The loggerhead sea turtle rescued from the Avalon surf on Monday is on the mend at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. Results from the turtle’s blood work revealed she was slightly dehydrated but in good condition overall. The staff at the Center is allowing the sea turtle to regain her strength in their…
The Avalon Borough Council discussed the shifting sands along the Borough’s beachfront. Stockton University coastal expert Dr. Stewart Farrell addressed Council Wednesday night and discussed how Tropical Storm Hermine stripped some sand from north end beaches but deposited much of it in the backpassing borrow area at 35th Street. Council will consider another backpassing project…
A very large and old sea turtle came ashore in Avalon Monday evening. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center responded to a report of a large turtle on the beach and rescued it. The turtle weighs 280 pounds and blood tests on the health of the turtle are expected to be available sometime on Wednesday.
A head on crash on Route 55 early Thursday morning claimed the life of a Philadelphia woman who had been living recently in Avalon. 62 year old Lydia Brannon was killed when her vehicle crashed head on with another car just after dawn in Maurice River Township. State Police say a 27 year old man…
Thousands of spectators and supporters came out to support the men and women who participated in the annual “Run for the Fallen” honorary run that went through local shore resorts on Thursday. The run featured individuals who honored American military members who sacrificed their lives for our country. The run went through Avalon early Thursday…