Senior rental housing project in Somers Point
Proposal comes with caveats SOMERS POINT — The city has a chance to see a vacant lot on a prominent corner turned into a four-story, 60-unit age-restricted rental housing complex — but must act now or miss out. That’s what property owner Sean Scarborough and the potential developer’s attorney Joe Del Duca told City Council […]
Ocean Wind 1, Stockton University, partner on marine wildlife program
GALLOWAY – New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm project, Ocean Wind 1, has announced an expanded partnership with Stockton University that supports the project’s monitoring and mitigation efforts related to the North Atlantic right whale and other marine wildlife. Developed by Ørsted and PSEG, Ocean Wind 1 will be located off the coast of southern […]
Ocean City’s Island Beach Gear: The accidental business
OCEAN CITY — Beverley Gill didn’t intend to sell beach chairs, umbrellas, carts and accessories for the past 16 years, it just kind of happened. Gill said she and her husband, Thomas, and son, Patrick, operated TackleDirect from a building they owned on Pleasure Avenue that was under threat of being taken by the state […]
Yvonne J. Smith
Yvonne J. Smith, age 93, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on May 20, 2022. She was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Ocean City, NJ. She will be remembered and truly missed by all of her loving family members.
Nikolaus R. Kampf, 57
Nikolaus R. Kampf, 57, of Somers Point NJ, passed away on May 24, 2022. Born in Abington, PA on January 12, 1965, he lived in Horsham PA and graduated from Hatboro Horsham High School in 1983. Niki worked in the services industry in eastern Pennsylvania for thirty years, working for Fricker Corporation, the Homestead Restaurant, […]
Bauduy Robert Grier, Jr., 61
Bauduy Robert Grier, Jr., (Beau) passed quietly from this life, at his home in Pacific Beach, CA on April 11, at the age of 61 surrounded by his sisters, Jane Layman and Stephanie Williams, and his best friend Mark Stanich. Beau is best remembered for his smile. He had one for everyone. Fitness was a […]
Council supports Playland, wants boardwalk ramp out
Administration: Ramp can come down in two hours if needed; city worked to accommodate business OCEAN CITY — After several Ocean City Council members asked the city to take down the newly reinstalled ramp at 10th Street to give Playland’s Castaway Cove more access to rebuild, Business Administrator George Savastano said they were blowing the […]
West Cape dispensary targets 4/20
It will be almost a year before Cape May County cannabis business opens; nearest site is in EHT WEST CAPE MAY — While 11 marijuana retail stores are operating elsewhere in the state, it may take until next spring for one local cannabis retailer to open for business in the borough. Dave Christian, of Shorehouse […]
Opponents: BPU mischaracterized city stance on Ocean Wind
OCEAN CITY — Opponents of Danish wind-power company Ørsted using Green Acres land on the island to install power cables took issue with how the state Board of Public Utilities characterized the city’s stance on the project. Former councilman Michael DeVlieger and others, including Suzanne Hornick of saveourcoastlinenj.com, said they believed the president of the […]
Slow down, be aware
When the summer tourist season arrives like a vengeance, it is time to slow down and to be aware. That’s a message for both locals and visitors alike. Memorial Day weekend was a preview of summer as the parking spaces filled up, the downtown and boardwalk were packed and bikes and pedestrians seemed to appear […]