Mustangs pick up right where they left off
Mainland sprints out of gate against Minutemen, scores twice in first 3 minutes OCEAN CITY – Mainland Mustang football is back, looking like they picked up where they left off in last season’s South Jersey championship run. Mainland Regional High School’s football team opened the third annual Battle at the Beach tournament in a sprint. […]
Fun in the blazing sun comes with big responsibilities for ocean lifeguards
The best and worst parts of being on the beach all day CAPE MAY POINT — Being a lifeguard comes with the perks of summer but also includes some not-so-glamorous aspects. The women and men who protect the beaches in South Jersey weighed in this summer on why being a lifeguard is the best job […]
Northend corner duplex offers sweeping views of ocean just a block away
OCEAN CITY — Options abound for the modern duplex at 871-873 Brighton Place, just a block away from the beach in the Northend section of America’s Greatest Family Resort. Consisting of two units, the property is a combined 4,100 square feet with nine bedrooms, five bathrooms and two powder rooms. But perhaps the best part […]
Red Raiders take down Greyhounds 14-6
Sack attack defense stymies Pleasantville, backup QB leads Ocean City to win OCEAN CITY – As the sun was setting on the first day of the Battle at the Beach, its final matchup saw the hometown Ocean City High School Red Raiders defeat the visiting Pleasantville Greyhounds 14-6 off late-game heroics by a trio of […]
Marmora man charged with two fraud schemes
One was cryptocurrency that saw losses of over $600,000 Editor’s note: The information in this story is from a press release issues by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey. NEWARK – A former New Jersey corrections officer from Upper Township was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 23. He allegedly orchestrated two different fraud schemes, including […]
Upper Township Beach Patrol members recognized for life-saving actions
PETERSBURG — “You saved that guy’s life, and no matter what happens for the rest of your life, that gentleman owes you his life,” Capt. Joe O’Neill told lifeguard Ben Wilson. It was Wilson, a member of the Upper Township Beach Patrol, who took the vital first step in rescuing a distressed swimmer by recognizing […]
Somers Point planners reject cannabis ordinance
After engineering office finds it is consistent with master plan SOMERS POINT — Permission for cannabis businesses to operate in Somers Point has been delayed, possibly indefinitely, following a ruling Aug. 16. The Somers Point Planning Board voted 5-2 against the ordinance being consistent with the master plan, a necessary step in the process. City […]
‘Pot stores have no place here’
Groups, citizens weigh in with their opposition SOMERS POINT — Local residents and organizations have come out against the plan to allow cannabis businesses to operate in the city, saying “pot stores have no place here.” City Council voted 5-2 on July 27 to introduce ordinance 19-2023, which would allow for a cannabis retailer and […]
Cannabis buyers still turning to underground market
TRENTON — Some cannabis consumers are continuing to buy from the underground market due to a lack of dispensary locations and the high price they charge for cannabis. During a meeting Aug. 18 of the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC), Chairwoman Dianna Houenou acknowledged the largest barriers to opening a cannabis dispensary were outside the […]
Cape May County appealing judge’s decision in Ørsted land case
OCEAN CITY – Cape May County is hoping to take the fight over a land easement in Ocean City granted to Ørsted for its offshore wind farm as far as the state Supreme Court. Last week, special counsel to the county, Michael J. Donohue, announced the county is appealing Superior Court Assignment Judge Michael Blee’s […]