Longport News

Spectators can view the show from the business section of the boardwalk. A barge is being utilized to provide a more spectacular program.

Longport Longport will permit barbecuing on the beach Saturday, July Fourth. Open fires are prohibited but grills are allowed.

FUNday at Playland Playland will host Community Quest Inc.'s FUNday benefit on Wednesday, June 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. The event goes to help provide innovative housing and employment services to low-income individuals and families in South Jersey.

On June 26 members of the Wildwood Police Department, New Jersey State Police, Coast Guard, Wildwood and North Wildwood Fire Departments responded to Schellenger Avenue and the beach to assist with the report of a male victim stranded in open water and being carried away from the shoreline.

The city will top off its Fourth of July celebration with a fireworks display at 9 p.m. shot from a barge off the Ninth Street Beach.

Looking for things to do this weekend at the shore? We've got you covered. Bring along the old man, it is Father's Day you know.

Mothers Club community yard sale The Ventnor Heights Mothers Club is holding a community yard sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at VFW Post 3361, 601 North Dorset Ave.

LONGPORT Safety first is the motto and some very special artists found a way to get the message across quite well.

LONGPORT Summer may be a week away on the calendar, but starting this weekend beaches here will be guarded 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Labor Day.

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LONGPORT The Longport Scholarship Fund has chosen the recipients of its annual college scholarships.

Longport to celebrate 111 years as a borough The Longport Town Party is a tradition that residents look forward to each summer and one that the borough mayor and commissioners wanted to be sure was a part of this summer's events.

I can't believe it's already Memorial Day weekend, but if you get out to fish, it's no doubt gonna be one to remember! The Cape May area striped bassing is the best we've seen in years, with large-and-in-charge linesiders biting all over the Cape May point and resident beachfront.

Uncle Howdy had a big old boat. It was made of wood and was white with blue trim.

Following are the top prices recorded with the counties Feb. 18-25. Atlantic County Absecon 825 Marlborough Ave.

LONGPORT Police Chief Scott Porter said communication is the key to everything functioning properly in any department, and he wants his top officers to be effective communicators.

MARGATE It was a community effort as hundreds joined forces and took to the beaches Saturday in Downbeach to commemorate Earth Day, Clean Ocean Action Day, and be a part of Max's Mission to clean up the beach.

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Today some areas of Margate are mainly sushi bars and condos, but at one time, the stretch along the bay was the place to go to have a great time.