The Avalon Chamber of Commerce officially cut the ribbon on the 2009 tourism season during a ceremonial event at the chamber building on Monday, May 18th. Pictured left to right are Chamber President Ed Galante, Chamber member Carl Johnson, and Avalon Council President Dave Ellenberg.
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Cape May County’s annual “Senior Jamboree” was held Thursday, May 7th at the Avalon Community Center. The theme of this year’s event was “Evening in Paris”. Seniors were treated to music, a luncheon, and various presentations. Hundreds of seniors attended this year’s event, which was free and open to any senior in Cape May County aged 60 and over. Students from Wildwood Catholic High School were among the servers for the Senior Jamboree.
Avalon-Bingo-players
Avalon Home and Land Owners Association
The Avalon Home and Land Owners Association held its annual “Community Connections” event on Saturday, April 11th at Avalon’s Community Hall, 30th and the Beach. Hundreds of Avalon residents and homeowners attended the event to learn more about local community groups, programs, and to listen to “Hot Topics” discussions.
Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi presided over one promotion, and one new addition, involving the Avalon Police Department during the council meeting of Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Pictured left is Mayor Pagliughi congratulating Ben Gery on his new position as Detective Sergeant with the Avalon Police Department. Pictured right is new Patrolman Sean McNair, with Avalon Police Chief David Dean. Chief Dean is pinning the new police badge for McNair following a swearing-in ceremony conducted by Mayor Pagliughi. The Borough of Avalon congratulates Det. Sgt. Gery and Patrolman McNair for their achievements.
Cooking with Fred Sylvester
Avalon resident Fred Sylvester hosted the cooking class at the Avalon Senior Center on Monday, March 16th, 2009. 30 seniors attended the class, and learned to make everything from fresh Caesar salad to crab cakes. Avalon seniors would like to thank Fred for hosting a very popular cooking session!
Brand-new-section-of-Avalon-boardwalk
The Avalon Department of Public Works continues a boardwalk repair project through this winter. A new wooden deck is being placed on the boardwalk from 28thStreet to the south side of the Avalon Community Hall. Support pilings for the boardwalk will remain in place. Treated, pine wood is being used for the new deck on this section of the Avalon boardwalk. The rest of the boardwalk will remain open during this reconstruction project. The boardwalk project will be completed in advance of the summer tourism season. Pictured is a section of the new boardwalk just north of the Avalon Community Hall.
Tech student brushes a bottle for fingerprints
Detective Ben Gery explains how police find fingerprints
Officer Matt Sykes shows a student a computerized fingerprint system
On Thursday, February 19th, the Avalon Police Department welcomed 20 students from a criminal justice class at the Cape May County Technical High School to learn first hand about local police work. The students were able to learn about fingerprinting techniques, detective work, breathalyzer tests, and other tasks conducted by the Avalon Police Department. They toured the brand new, state of the art Avalon Public Safety building, and also saw the latest equipment inside the Avalon Police vehicles.
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Avalon Public Works crews are re-decking the boardwalk this winter. Pictured is the boardwalk from 29th street, facing north. The boardwalk from 28th Street to south of Community Hall is being replaced in time for the season.
13th Street Tower: The Avalon water tower at 13th Street is in its final stages of a major rehabilitation project. Pictured is the water tower, which has undergone interior and exterior work to extend the life of the structure and meet Avalon’s water supply needs.
10th Street Beach: Avalon will conduct another beach fill project from 9th to 18th Streets to reinforce a beach fill that occurred in June, 2008. Pictured is the 10th Street beach, facing south. This time, sand will be trucked in to replenish the beach, well in advance of the summer season.
Borough Buildings
Municipal Hall - 3100 Dune Drive
Senior Citizen Center - 3100 Dune Drive (on right, next to Municipal Hall)
Public Safety Building
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Ribbon cut for the 2009 summer season
