Avalon

Avalon native Michael Matt says he decided it was his obligation to become a Navy sailor and protect the country after the events of Sept 11, 2001. Now a Lieutenant Commander, Michael Matt is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard a ship built using steel from the World Trade Center.

Police have had their hands full with out-of-control teenagers up and down the Jersey Shore all summer long.

A big topic of conversation this summer in South Jersey has been the behavior of groups of teens gathering at night in shore towns and acting badly.
Avalon, which has always had open, accessible beaches - now closes its beaches at 9 pm and the boardwalk at 11 pm.  Police ...

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Maybe the bad guys just haven't gotten the message yet: There are camera everywhere, watching your every move.

It might be "Cooler by a Mile", but the Borough of Avalon's beaches and boardwalks will be closing each night do to "unsafe and disruptive behavior."

Damage from winter storms will be fixed on Avalon's beaches in time for Memorial Day weekend.

A plan by one-time Philadelphia Flyer Tim Kerr to substantially change one of the two businesses along Avalon's Boardwalk will be heard this evening during a meeting of the planning and zoning board.

Authorities are investigating the circumstances behind a man's body being found on the beach in Avalon Thursday morning.

A dead whale has been spotted floating along the bay waters off the Townsends Inlet Bridge.

Sea lice, the larvae of stinging jellyfish, have been reported at beaches in Stone Harbor, Avalon and Ocean City.

The waves created by Hurricane Isaias were so bad that they caused a dock to fall into the waters of the Avalon Marine Center.