More than 9,300 customers lost their electrical service Friday afternoon in areas of Avalon and Stone Harbor. Technicians from Atlantic City Electric resolved the issue in about a half hour. Power was restored to the region by 12:35pm.
Avalon has opened a warming center for the weekend in the event Borough residents are without heat. The center is located inside the Avalon Senior Center where a community meeting is being held on Saturday. Strong winds are in the forecast for Saturday which may cause power outages in some communities.
It’s open again. The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Sea Isle City and Avalon re-opened Friday afternoon. County officials say a major roadway improvement project on the Avalon side of the bridge was completed on time, and the bridge opened on the cusp of Sea Isle’s popular Polar Bear Plunge weekend. No future bridge closures are…
Content liquidation sales have been scheduled for two hotels in Cape May County that are undergoing massive renovations by their new owners, Icona Resorts. The Golden Inn in Avalon and the Palace Hotel in Cape May will both be subject to liquidation sales on Saturday, February 6th at their respective properties. Contents in both hotels…
The Avalon Borough Council met Wednesday night and discussed a new update to its Community Forestry Management Plan. Local consultant Joe Lomax presented Council with the plan that is an advisory document for the Borough to handle various tree-related issues. Avalon Business Administrator Scott Wahl updated Council on the response and recovery in the community…
Avalon filled two important positions in Borough government during its meeting on Wednesday. Avalon appointed Dorothy Garrabrandt to serve as the new municipal court judge in the Borough, replacing George Nedig who retired. And Avalon named Frank Guarancini III as the new Municipal Solicitor. He replaces Michael Donohue who this month was appointed as a…
Avalon Police have charged a 36 year old local man with fraudulent use of a stolen credit card following an incident during the holiday break. Denis Martinez-Justo of Cape May Court House has been jailed on charges that he took a woman’s debit card and used it for several transactions at area businesses. Martinez-Justo was…
The Avalon Borough Council unanimously adopted a new floodplain management plan for the community during Tuesday’s Council meeting. Avalon Business Administrator Scott Wahl says the plan was formed in order to better address flooding concerns in the community while at the same time earning more points in the CRS program which may allow Avalon to…
The Avalon Borough Council will hold its final meeting of 2015 on Tuesday afternoon. Council is expected to approve various professional services contracts for 2016 for various vendors. Appointments are also on the agenda for the Avalon Planning and Zoning Board for next year. The meeting begins at 4:00pm.
For the 18th consecutive year, a student at the Avalon Elementary School has designed the artwork for Avalon’s beach tag. The 2016 design was created by 7th grade student Anna Bond. Anna’s artwork will appear on all seasonal beach tags sold in Avalon for the 2016 summer season.