An investigation is on-going into an Uber driver that is alleged to have fondled himself inside a vehicle with a passenger. Police have served Uber with a subpoena to identify the driver involved in the case. Avalon Police are still awaiting a response from Uber.com. The incident in question took place on May 25. Police…
A good turnout on Thursday at Avalon Community Hall for the 2015 Cape May County Emergency Preparedness Conference. County Emergency Management Director Marty Pagliughi discussed various initiatives designed to save lives, including the sheltering of pets next to traditional evacuation shelters. Vince Maione from Atlantic City Electric also discussed various ways the utility company will…
Avalon Police announced the arrest of a 20 year old South Jersey man in connection with an aggravated assault over the weekend. 20 year old Charles Quirk was arrested after Avalon Police circulated a sketch of him following a complaint by four women who say Quirk pulled a knife on them and demanded money over…
An aggravated assault took place over the holiday weekend in Avalon. Police responded to the report of an armed robbery on the 100 block of 24th St. The female victims said the two men walked past them and then came up from behind them and produced a knife. The man took money from the victims…
Beach fill projects coming up in Sea Isle City and Avalon will likely be delayed into the summer months. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Sea Isle City officials were informed that a dredge doing work in Strathmere has been shut down for the time being due to necessary repairs. That same dredge will…
Avalon has a new dune and beach path trail for naturists and environmentalists to explore. Mayor Marty Pagliughi opened the new trail along with the Avalon Environmental Commission before the weekend. Avalon obtained county open space funding to pay for ten interpretive signs along the trail in the Borough’s high dunes along 44th Street and…
A traffic concern heading into the Memorial Day weekend. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster announced that the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge that links Avalon and Sea Isle City will not be open this weekend. Foster says it’s taking work crews longer to repair the span, and the bridge will not be open to vehicular traffic…
The Borough of Avalon will pay tribute to the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom during a Memorial Day parade and ceremony on Monday, May 25th. The parade steps off at 9:00am at 32nd Street and Dune Drive and proceeds northbound to Veterans Plaza at 21st Street and Dune Drive…
The incumbents took home victory in Avalon. Mayor Marty Pagliughi and Councilmen Dick Dean and Chuck Covington all won reelection. Pagliughi was running unopposed, but there was one challenger for the council seats. In Sea Isle City, Mayor Len Desiderio and Councilmen Frank Edwardi and Bill Kehner ran unopposed and will serve another term in…
Municipal elections are being held in two local communities on Tuesday. Avalon and Sea Isle City will be filling vacancies in government during Tuesday’s balloting. In Avalon, Mayor Martin Pagliughi is running for re-election unopposed while two council members are being challenged by a newcomer. Sea Isle City will be holding unopposed elections as well…