The Borough of Avalon will be featured on a nationwide television program. The Sprout channel from PBS will be in Avalon on Friday to tape some segments for their morning television show, where they will be interacting with the lifeguards there. The show goes after really young children and the segments will be educational. Borough…
More than a dozen members of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department received water rescue training from the National Water Safety Congress on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010. The field training exercise took place on Avalon’s 37th Street beach during the afternoon hours. Avalon Fire Chief Ed Dean along with 15 members of the fire department received…
More than a dozen members of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department received water rescue training from the National Water Safety Congress on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010. The field training exercise took place on Avalon’s 37th Street beach during the afternoon hours. Avalon Fire Chief Ed Dean along with 15 members of the fire department received…
The Wildwoods have received another major honor this past week for the second year in a row as the Wildwoods Boardwalk was named among Sherman’s Travel’s “Top 10 American Boardwalks” for 2010. The two-and-a-half mile long, beach-front boardwalk was recognized and awarded this honor for many reasons including being one of the kid-friendliest boardwalks…
State officials are letting municipalities and school districts know, funding increases are unlikely. State treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff said in an interview that Gov. Chris Christie has yet to truly tackle the $11 billion budget hole for the next fiscal year, but that aid to local schools and towns will likely not increase. Local mayor’s are…
A mistake by an Atlantic City Councilman means a planned furlough day will be a paid day off. City Council President William Marsh admits he made a mistake in the paperwork that will make one of 10 furlough days a paid day off for Legislative employees. The move was made to help balance the city’s…
A Vineland man died when the tree he was taking down came down on top of him. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Dominick Cisconti, of Mays Landing, was killed Wednesday afternoon. The report says he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A report out of Houston says the Philadelphia Phillies have landed themselves another big time pitcher. A trade has been agreed to in principle to trade Roy Oswalt to the Phillies, pending Oswalt waiving his no-trade clause, according to Fox 26. Oswalt is 6-12 this season, with a 3.42 ERA in 20 starts for the Astros.…
A gaming summit is set to be held on Aug. 1. The summit will be used to review the findings that the commission set up by Gov. Chris Christie released. Christie announced a number of those issues during his two press conferences recently, which included a state-takeover of the casino district in Atlantic City. State…
A last second deal is being worked on to save police jobs in Vineland. The News of Cumberland County reports a meeting has been set up on Monday between Mayor Robert Romano and the Police Benevolent Association Local 266. The goal is save 21 police jobs. Layoff notices were sent over earlier this week, but…