Stone Harbor’s council meets on Tuesday and is expected to discuss a one-year extension of a shared services agreement with Avalon. The agreement would result in both communities sharing the services of Chief Financial Officer Jim Craft. Council has a light agenda for its meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Avalon Police will participate in a nationwide program this Saturday to take back unwanted prescription drugs. Avalon Police Chief William McCormick announced today that the Borough will accept the prescription medication this Saturday from 10:00am until 2:00pm at the Public Safety Building on Dune Drive. The program is an annual effort by the Drug Enforcement…
Avalon Police have charged two Middle Township residents with staging a burglary at a residential property during the offseason. Police charged 27 year old Trinity Thornburg and 25 year old Frederick Rice Jr. with burglary, theft and conspiracy. Police say both drove to Avalon in late January with plans of stealing electronics, jewelry, and other…
Avalon will begin a month-long sand back passing project on its beaches starting on Friday. Business Administrator Scott Wahl tells us that the Borough has received both the state and federal permits needed to conduct the project. Avalon will remove sand that washed up on beaches in the central part of the community and place…
A major sand back passing project is coming to Avalon this spring. Council authorized a measure on Wednesday that will allow the Borough to rent the necessary equipment to move about 50,000 cubic yards of sand from south end beaches back to its place of origin, the north end beaches. Business Administrator Scott Wahl reports…
Cape May County Emergency Management Director Marty Pagliughi presented his overall plan for various emergency management services in the County on Saturday. Pagliughi gave a detailed presentation to the Avalon Home and Land Owners Association meeting in his hometown of Avalon on Saturday. Pagliughi discussed various organization, sheltering, and volunteer assistance programs he has established…
Avalon residents will hear about community issues during a Community Connections event on Saturday. The Avalon Home and Land Owners Association will host the event which includes a presentation by Cape May County Emergency Management Director and Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi. The event begins at 10am Saturday at Community Hall.
Avalon is conducting two sanitary sewer improvements in the community. Council has awarded a contract to an Absecon construction firm to make upgrades on Avalon Avenue near the Avalon Community Hall, and another project on Dune Drive in the southern part of the community. Both projects will be completed before Memorial Day weekend.
A 91 year old woman was Avalon was scammed into purchasing $2000 worth of iTunes cards in order to bail out her grandson who was in a traffic accident. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Josephine Heintzelman bought the cards at a local supermarket, then attempted to buy more at a pharmacy who then…
Avalon has a new member of its police department. Mayor Martin Pagliughi swore in Andrew Peahota to be the newest member of the department. Peahota has previously worked for departments in Stone Harbor and Glassboro. He fills a position created by a retirement.