Beaches get a spring cleaning

Written by STAFF Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:00 am

Steve and Maria Mento of Ventnor collect trash Saturday in Ventnor.
The 28th annual Spring Beach Sweeps sponsored by Clean Ocean Action was held Saturday, April 27 throughout the state. In Atlantic County, volunteers showed up in Atlantic City, Brigantine, Egg Harbor Township, Galloway, Longport and Margate.

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13th annual Wayland run set for May 26

Written by SHAUN SMITH Wednesday, May 01, 2013 02:00 pm

A memorial to Ventnor firefighter Kenneth Wayland rests on a fire truck at the 2012 Wayland Memorial Run.

VENTNOR – The annual run to honor firefighter Kenneth Wayland and benefit local students will mark its 13th year Sunday, May 26.

The Wayland Memorial Run incorporates 10k and 5k runs and a fun walk to benefit the Wayland Memorial Scholarship Fund, sponsored annually by Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association Local 38 in association with the Ventnor City Board of Recreation.

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Downbeach Police Blotter – Released May 1, 2013

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:52 pm Written by STAFF Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:50 pm

Police blotter information is supplied by local and other law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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Police stop car burglary suspects in the act

Written by STAFF Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:49 pm

VENTNOR – Two 17-year-olds from Atlantic City were apprehended shortly after police interrupted a vehicle burglary in progress here just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, according to reports.

Sgt. Joseph Fussner was on patrol when he saw two people burglarizing a vehicle in the unit block of South Baton Rouge Avenue, police said. They fled the scene and were apprehended by officers of the Atlantic City Police Department at Raleigh and Ventnor avenues.

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Firefighters return to Station 1

Written by SHAUN SMITH Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:46 pm

Margate City Fire Department Station 1.

MARGATE – After nearly two years, firefighters are back in Station 1 on Ventnor Avenue.

The Margate City Fire Department reopened Station 1 on the corner of Ventnor and Washington avenues Friday, April 26. In August 2011, the circa-1912 building that sits next to City Hall was deemed uninhabitable, and nearly $2 million in renovations were undertaken.

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Hard luck inspires cool creation at Margate Dairy Bar

Written by SHAUN SMITH Tuesday, April 30, 2013 04:08 pm

The temporary home of the Margate Dairy Bar sits in front of the iconic structure that has stood at Ventnor and Madison avenues since 1952

MARGATE – Remember “Field of Dreams?” Margate Dairy Bar owner Chris Clayton is betting that “If he builds it, they will come.”

For 61 years, the iconic building with teal accents and pink picnic tables has stood at the corner of Ventnor and Madison avenues. Just before Hurricane Sandy made landfall, Clayton, of Egg Harbor Township, was renovating the building back to its 50s flair. After sustaining heavy flood damage, a temporary home sits just out front while the iconic ice cream shop undergoes a hefty renovation.

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Tikes on trikes raise money for St. Jude’s

Written by SHAUN SMITH Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:15 am

From left are Mason Kaplan, 4, of Ocean City, Gabi Jones, 4, of Egg Harbor Township, Sean Scanlon, 5, of Margate, Davis Weinstein, 5, of Egg Harbor Township, Michael D’Urso, 4, of Margate and Johnny Hughes, 5, of Northfield.

The students in the Early Childhood Education program at the Katz JCC in Margate got to ride around the courtyard for a good cause last week.

The 5th annual St. Jude’s Trike-a-Thon was held Friday, April 26 for children who had an opportunity to ride around the courtyard of the JCC and visit a workshop station, bike wash and get air in their tires.

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It’s a shell game

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 01:38 pm Written by SHAUN SMITH Tuesday, April 30, 2013 09:00 am

Volunteers recover and reposition barrier to stay ahead of the turtles on Margate causeway

Lisa Doherty of Margate has established the turtle fencing on the Margate Causeway five years ago and continues its maintenance today.

MARGATE – Why can’t the turtles cross the road between here and Northfield? Because volunteers are determined to save them.

On Saturday, April 27, more than a dozen volunteers were busy replacing the black corrugated tubing that serves as a barrier to keep turtles from crossing the Margate causeway.

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