Lomax: They’re based on predicted sea level rise in 2100 Editor’s note: See related stories, Q&A with Peter Lomax and local officials urging people to comment before time is up Nov. 7. OCEAN CITY — The year is 2100, the anticipated sea level rise by then could be 5.1 feet, but the New Jersey Department […]
OCEAN CITY — Peter Lomax of Lomax Consulting answered questions from the audience during the Oct. 30 forum on the state’s proposed flood elevation standards at the Ocean City Tabernacle Oct. 30. Here is a condensed look at some of the questions and answers. (Paraphrased for brevity.) Q: There were no climate restrictions 75 years […]
OCEAN CITY — Officials made it painfully clear Oct. 30 that citizens must speak up immediately against the governor’s proposed flood elevation changes because of the deleterious effect they would have on homes and businesses on barrier islands and on the mainland. The time to do so is just about out. At a public seminar […]
Neighbors say work began with no permits from the city OCEAN CITY — Residents of the Glen Cove Lagoon area of the city are pushing back against a plan to create a commercial marina on a residential lot but the owner says he is just reviving a previously approved project. The lagoon, between 10th Street […]
SEAVILLE — A local property owner and Alabama-based developer have applied to the Upper Township Zoning Board for permission to build a Tractor Supply Co. store on Route 50. Property owner Marianna Karayiannis of Ocean View and developer Jennifer Nylander of HSC Seaville LLC hope to build a 21,930-square-foot store at an undeveloped 8.83-acre property […]
SOMERS POINT – SPQR Stage Company will produce “Freezing Antarctica” Nov. 15, 16, 22 and 23, at Studio;Space in Somers Point. The plot of “Freezing Antarctica,” written and directed by SPQR’s Artistic Director Bill Sterritt, revolves around Russian meteorologist Nikita Alexandra Romanov, who is on a desperate dash to the South Pole to save the […]
OCEAN CITY — The immaculately kept first-floor condo at 2337 Simpson Ave. is snuggled up in a two-block section of the street just east of Bay Avenue. The quiet little pocket of residential homes is also amid the more passive neighborhoods on the island, with easy access to all of the things that make Ocean […]
OCEAN CITY — The cheery, light and bright condominium at 810 Asbury Ave., Unit 305, is being offered fully furnished and equipped — just bring a bathing suit, towel and tooth brush for a fantastic shore vacation. Located in The Asbury atop Stainton’s Gallery of Shops, the 1,250-square-foot home couldn’t be more downtown, with shops […]
OCEAN CITY — “On a clear day you can see from Atlantic City to Stone Harbor,” listing agent Chris Monihan said from the oceanfront porch at 2435 Wesley Ave. “Sitting out farther than almost any other property along the beach gives this beauty some of the best beach and ocean views on the island.” The […]
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School girls soccer team continues its drive toward a championship Nov. 7 when they play host to Toms River South in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III playoffs. The Red Raiders (18-4 overall, 11-1 Cape-Atlantic League American Division) and first-year head coach Sean Matteo […]
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School has two individual South Jersey champions and two team champions after Saturday’s Group III sectional cross-country races at Dream Park in Logan Township. Maeve Smith won the girls race for the Red Raiders and Erik Preisner won the boys race to become the individual title-holders. They were at the […]
Ocean City girls cruise through first round LINWOOD — Mustang goaltender Riley Townsend was the only thing standing in the way of an upset. It was the 10th penalty kick in a shootout and her team was down a goal. A save was necessary to extend the game. Clapping her hands together in preparation, the […]
A few hours before heading over to cover Ocean City’s 9-11 ceremonies last week, I was driving behind an SUV with a couple of political bumper stickers. On any other day the stickers would have merited little more than a raised eyebrow. Whenever Sept. 11 rolls around, the day isn’t quite the same. We are […]
The exact timing was unexpected, but it was not a complete surprise that Jay Gillian would announce the closing of Wonderland Pier, the amusement park that has anchored the north end of the boardwalk business district for nearly 60 years and been part of Gillian family boardwalk amusements for nearly a century. The clock has […]
For the climate conscious among us, concerns about the coastline in this state we’re in ramp up with the arrival of tropical storm season each August. You don’t have to be a worry wart to wonder how our beloved shore towns will fare in the face of sea level rise or to view disaster films […]
Editor’s note: See related stories. At the end of September 2023, I had a full shoulder replacement. Dr. Dante Marconi, an orthopedist with Shore Physicians Group, performed the surgery at Shore Medical Center. I met him through the newspaper when I did a story about pickleball and wanted to talk to an orthopedic surgeon about […]
