Avalon was the site of a press conference that was held Tuesday morning to discuss beach funding. The discussion centered on legislative efforts to double the amount of dedicated funding to beach projects from $25 million to $50 million. Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi discussed how beaches are not only an economic engine for the County,…
The main bridge between Sea Isle City and Avalon is open. Cape May County officials said the bridge opened on Friday by 6:50 p.m. The project was riddled with delays as it was supposed to be open by Memorial Day weekend. The bridge is now in use and will provide better flow of traffic among…
Avalon will open a new community park tomorrow. Avalon officials announced on their website that a new park located at 39th Street and Dune Drive will be open on Friday, June 26th. The Park includes two gazebos, new recreation equipment, two bocce courts, and other amenities. Construction of the park was financed with a grant…
The Avalon Borough Council met last night and decided to move the start time of one meeting per month. Currently, Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm; starting in July, the first meeting of each month will begin at 4:00pm. Council will hold its reorganization meeting on July 1st…
This time, they mean it. County officials announced that the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge that connects Avalon to Sea Isle City will be open no later than Friday afternoon at 3pm. The bridge has undergone major repairs during the winter and spring, and the project has been beset with delays. The maintenance repairs on the bridge…
Will the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge really open to vehicular traffic on Friday? That’s what travelers who frequent Sea Isle City and Avalon want to know. County Engineer Dale Foster announced earlier that the bridge would not open for Memorial Day weekend and the new date is this Friday. The county hired a contractor to make…
Avalon gets a new beach starting on Thursday. A dredge operated by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is expected to pump sand on Avalon’s 8th Street beach on Thursday and continue a 24-hour a day operation for the next three to four weeks. This is the same dredge that just completed a beach fill…
Avalon’s beach fill project begins this week. Avalon Business Administrator Scott Wahl told us that the dredge “Illinois” will soon be in Townsend’s Inlet, and it will pump sand on the Borough’s 8th Street beach beginning on Thursday or Friday. Avalon will place 700,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach from 8th Street south…
Avalon Police have charged a Philadelphia man with several offenses following a recent incident involving the Uber.com transportation service. Police charge charged 57 year old Nayal Salem with lewdness, false imprisonment, and harrassment following an incident in late May. A female passenger alleged that Salem got into the back seat of his vehicle, locked the…
A beach fill project is entering its final days in Strathmere, and will begin later this month in Avalon. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company have informed Avalon officials that several days remain in the Strathmere beach fill project, and a new effort to restore beaches in Avalon is expected to begin later in the…