Ocean City continues fight over plan for wind farms
Hires attorney to challenge BPU control of right of way OCEAN CITY — The governing body has taken yet another step in its fight against proposed wind farms off the coast. City Council on Oct. 26 authorized a contract with Princeton-based attorney Bruce Afran for consultation and representation regarding a constitutional challenge to N.J.S.A. 48:3-87.1, […]
Somers Point secures $2.3 million in grants for citywide upgrades
SOMERS POINT — Somers Point has been awarded several grants that will fund various new projects to improve the quality of life in the community. “We are taking an aggressive approach to looking for, and submitting applications for, grants that help to improve our city’s infrastructure and amenities to enhance the quality of life for […]
Seaville man turns story he told his children into book
SEAVILLE — The genesis of a children’s book that helps modern parents and their young kids talk to each other was a pair of fraternal twins born more than 40 years ago in different counties — one at home on the bathroom floor and the other, a surprise, at a hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
T-shirts tell tale of local woman’s breast cancer advocacy
OCEAN CITY — “My life in advocacy is all my different shirts,” Jeanmarie Mason said, pointing toward a pile of colored tops decorated with various logos. Mason’s advocacy work for metastatic breast cancer is of paramount importance to her. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. Seven years later, she was experiencing pain in […]
Youth steal the show at OCFC Surf Fishing Tournament
OCEAN CITY — Adult anglers vied for top honors in the Ocean City Fishing Club’s 54th annual Surf Fishing Tournament last Saturday, and two youngsters won a standing ovation for their participation. Colin Comuso, 6, of Hammonton, the youngest angler and fishing in his first tournament, landed two sharks to win a Philadelphia Phillies Bryce […]
Raider football falls by 1 point to Hammonton
HAMMONTON — Lightning did not strike twice for the Ocean City High School football team. A week earlier, the Red Raiders were catapulted into the playoffs by Ryder Hay’s walk-off field goal against the Hammonton Blue Devils. Ocean City would get hit by a sense of déjà vu, as its first opponent in the playoffs […]
Mustang victory over Manalapan sets up semifinal
Now 10-0, Mainland to face Colts Neck for shot at final LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional High School football team will take on probably its toughest task of the 2023 season in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV semifinal when they play the Colts Neck High School Cougars at 6 p.m. Friday at the Mustang […]
Condo in historic home recently upgraded with eye toward modern life
OCEAN CITY — The narrow-plank original hardwood flooring, covered in some rooms by carpeting, is evidence of the historic origin of the home at 400 First St., Unit C. Beyond that, everything from kitchen to bathrooms and bedrooms has been modernized to meet the standards that savvy homebuyers are seeking in their island homes. The […]
Ocean City High School tops MRHS 2-0, advances
Lindsay, Evans score late in each half; semifinal Wednesday OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School topped cross-bay rival Mainland Regional High School 2-0 in the second round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III soccer playoffs. Playoff season brought together the heated rivals as they battled for their playoff lives. The Mustangs had beaten […]
Three for three: Smokestack goes down just like drawn up
Video courtesy of Rob Hopkins The demolition Oct. 26 followed the cooling tower in fall 2022 and boiler units in spring 2023 BEESLEYS POINT — It was another beautiful day for an implosion Thursday when Controlled Demolition Inc. brought down the smokestack at the former power plant in Upper Township. “This went fantastic; couldn’t have […]