ABSECON – The long-stalled AbseconGardens project will stand vacant for a little longer, at least, after City Council’s decision to delay a crucial vote on its future.

At its April 18 meeting, council tabled a vote on the second reading of an ordinance that could have paved the way for progress to continue on the Gardens.

Pleasantville will celebrate the national day of prayer with a ceremony at noon, on Thursday, May 2 in front of City Hall, 18 N. First St. Pastor Richard Younger of the Living Water Wesleyan Church, Pleasantville, will officiate. Representing Pleasantville will be Councilperson Lincoln Green, Mayor Pro Tempore.

PLEASANTVILLE – A Pleasantville man was fatally shot by police officers during a confrontation this evening (Monday, April 22) on West Park Avenue, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain said.

At approximately 4:20 p.m., the Pleasantville Police Department responded to the report of an armed male threatening to use violence outside a residence on the 800 block of West Park Avenue.

Teaching assistant Raquel Cardona (right) and preschool teacher Mrs. Katie Kunze (left) pose with their children during the Pleasantville Early Childhood Center’s Earth Day activities on Monday, April 22.

PLEASANTVILLE _ Workers from a national home improvement chain that urges its customers to do more while spending less, helped city preschool children learn more while having fun on Monday, April 22.

Workers from the Absecon Home Depot donated equipment, materials, and scores of orange Kids Workshop aprons to children at the Pleasantville Early Childhood Center in the old Decatur Avenue School.

PLEASANTVILLE _ An Atlantic City male teen has been charged with the dual, late-night murders of two Pleasantville teenagers last December, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain.