When Ship Bottom Councilwoman Mary Basile ran for her borough council seat last year, one of her platform promises was to make Ship Bottom more beautiful than it already is. Together with Code Enforcement Officer Matt Bernstein and Kline Brothers Landscaping, she’s delivering.

“I’m thrilled,” Basile said last week, a few days after the Laurel Boulevard beautification project began. “When I heard they broke ground, I was so excited.”