Gateway Theater’s Cooper: ‘A labor of love’
Star-studded send-off will be April 3 SOMERS POINT — The curtain has fallen on the tenure of Keith Cooper as executive director of the Gateway Playhouse, the Bay Avenue theater he helped resurrect from the dead. The 62-year-old will enjoy a Broadway star-studded sendoff April 3 during a concert by husband Kelly Briggs at the […]
Mustangs wrap one of best seasons ever
Girls basketball team won SJ title, CAL title, finished as state runner-up TOMS RIVER – The Mainland Regional High School girls basketball team wrapped up its second best season ever Sunday afternoon. After being the first team in school history to win a South Jersey sectional title and the Cape-Atlantic League crown in the same […]
Southend condo set up, ready to go for terrific summer with no cares
OCEAN CITY — The first-floor condo at 3244 West Ave. provides a fantastic location for a family to spend time at the shore, set as it is amid a residential area within walking distance of everything needed for a terrific time. Ocean City is one of the most popular shore resorts on the East Coast, […]
Northfield neighbors balk at sober living facility in tight quarters
An angry mob, pitch forks sharpened and torches ablaze, crowded into City Hall last week after learning a monster would soon be settling down in their midst. The scene March 8 in Northfield was far less dramatic than the one in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” but certainly was fueled by the same base fears. Stop the […]
Ocean City school board has special meeting on girls basketball team
Parents criticize process, district for not supporting their daughters; others support coach, his methods, defend investigation OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Board of Education held a special meeting Thursday afternoon as more people weighed in about the head girls basketball coach’s alleged mistreatment of his players, but after hearing a half-hour of public comments […]
Spacious Gardens home just a clam shell’s throw from sun, sand and surf
OCEAN CITY — The two-story single at 257 Ocean Road checks all of the boxes on a list of wants in a dream beach house — spacious, close to the beach with an ocean view in a terrific neighborhood. The 1,746-square-foot Dutch Colonial offers a large living room, adjacent dining room, eat-in kitchen and bathroom […]
20 years later, Ocean City High School will finally be paid off
Huge debt service payments for school gone from next year’s budget OCEAN CITY – Ocean City High School will finally be paid off this school year. Twenty years ago, in 2002, the district took out a bond to pay for the construction of a school on Atlantic Avenue to be built across the street from […]
Commenters weigh in on Ocean Wind 1
Hearing on use of resort’s land for transmission lines turns into forum on project A public hearing Monday evening on Ocean Wind 1’s proposed use of less than an acre of Ocean City land for its power transmission cables turned into a referendum on the planned wind turbine farm off the coast. Representatives of Ocean […]
Mother raises safety concerns at Dawes Ave. school
SOMERS POINT — Theresa Dougherty brought her concerns about what she calls a dangerous situation for students to City Council’s attention Feb. 10, asking for help before someone gets hurt. Dougherty, president of the Dawes Avenue School PTO, said traffic at the intersection of Pierson and Atlantic avenues during student pickup and drop-off makes it […]
Rotondi files petitions for Ocean City Council
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s Second Ward Councilman Tom Rotondi submitted his petitions to the City Clerk Monday to seek an at-large council seat. With his family by his side, Rotondi submitted more than 125 petitions from supporters for his bid. “I’m proud of the work we, as council, have been able to do in […]