Lighting round: Council candidates weigh in with quick responses
Topics include boardwalk hotels, wind farms, beach curfew Editor’s note: See related main story on the Ocean City Council Candidate Forum. OCEAN CITY — Nine candidates seeking five positions on City Council weighed in on boardwalk hotels, wind farms and the beach curfew during the lightning round of a Candidates Forum on April 29 hosted […]
Somers Point couple pleads guilty to first-degree narcotics offenses
They were advertising on social media, employing a juvenile Editor’s note: The information in this story is from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. MAYS LANDING – Donna Shiffler, 40, of Somers Point, pleaded guilty April 30 before the Honorable Donna M. Taylor, J.S.C. to first-degree employing a juvenile, first-degree possession with the intent to distribute […]
Flanders hosts high tea at Ocean City Senior Center
Part of effort to make center a new, vibrant, fresh place to go OCEAN CITY – Things were a touch more elegant at the Ocean City Senior Center April 23. Seniors donned white gloves and some wore fancy hats and fascinators as they were served high tea on fine china courtesy of the Flanders Hotel. […]
Mainland Regional budget has ‘heartbreaking’ staff cuts
‘The hardest thing I’ve had to do’ – Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone LINWOOD — “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in almost 25 years,” Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone said about cutting staff to make up for a significant loss in state aid. “Unfortunately it’s heartbreaking the way you get to […]
Somers Pt. school budget eliminates 13 staff positions
Budget also features 5-cent tax rate hike SOMERS POINT — One page of the Somers Point Board of Education budget presentation stood out among the rest, starkly telling the tale of the district’s fiscal situation for 2024-25. Detailing the effects of state aid cuts and the loss of COVID funding, the page lists: 12 certified […]
Ocean City school budget: No tax increase
While other districts face lower funding, staff cuts, O.C. remains intact OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Board of Education adopted its 2024-25 budget April 25 with no change in the tax rate. Business Administrator Tim Kelley presented the spending plan, saying it is the same as presented in March and noting it was reviewed […]
Cool, cloudy Bayfest draws thousands to Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — Under cloudy skies and amid cool temperatures — but no rain — Somers Point celebrated the 35th anniversary of its popular Bayfest celebration Saturday along historic Bay Avenue. Started in 1989 to coincide with Earth Day and celebrate the city’s maritime heritage, the event brings more than 25,000 people to the city […]
Somers Point budget includes 1.47-cent tax rate hike
SOMERS POINT — “As mayor, I am absolutely thrilled with this budget. We don’t lose any city services and it takes care of this year and the vision for the next five years,” Mayor Dennis Tapp said April 25 as City Council adopted its 2024 spending plan. The $19,381,816 budget, down $779,754 from 2023, increases […]
Sea & Do: Ocean City events: Block Party weekend
Spring Block Party, merchant table sales OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s annual Spring Block Party will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, from Fifth Street to 14th Street on Asbury Avenue. There will be more than 350 crafters, food vendors, music and more. For more information, call 1-800-BeachNJ. On Saturday and Sunday, […]
Ocean City Council Candidates Forum
Nine weigh in on issues facing the resort in event sponsored by the Ocean City Sentinel VIDEO LINK: To view the forum on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/yxN9krSI4sU OCEAN CITY — Nine candidates for five City Council positions shared their views on issues raised by voters and what they would do to address them during […]