Panel finds for Shaffer in OCBOE complaints
Ethics Commission: Ex- board member violated no policies OCEAN CITY — The New Jersey School Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint against former Ocean City Board of Education member Robin Shaffer. The complaint revolved around comments Shaffer made in an interview with the Sentinel regarding former Superintendent of Schools Matthew Friedman. Carl Tripician, a nonvoting school board […]
Bergman resigns to take a job with Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — After 13 years of serving her community on City Council, Karen Bergman resigned last week from her position as vice president to take a job overseeing another facet of the city. “It’s truly been an honor serving all of the citizens of Ocean City. I will miss my fellow city council members. […]
Upper Township Committee introduces new rules for rentals
PETERSBURG — Township Committee introduced new rules governing short-term property rentals Jan. 22 based on a report by a subcommittee tasked with examining the issue. Ordinance 1-2024 adds chapter 4-6 to the code of Upper Township. Deputy Mayor Kim Hayes, who led the subcommittee, said the amendments were created to regulate rentals after a similar […]
Marketing paying off in Somers Point, EDAC says
SOMERS POINT — Chuck Westcott, chairman of the Somers Point Economic Development Advisory Commission, provided City Council with an update on marketing efforts for 2023. According to the data provided, online marketing via Facebook reached 171,225 people in 2023, a 31.2 percent increase over 2022, and 19,157 visit, a 131.8 percent increase. The total of […]
Publisher picks a peck of pumpkin peppers
Editor’s note: David Nahan, publisher of the Ocean City Sentinel and Cape May Star and Wave, took a course at Rutgers Cooperative Extension to learn how to grow Pumpkin habaneros. This article details his success. OCEAN CITY — I was surprised to be enthralled watching pepper seeds sprout in my house late last winter. […]
Opponents decry BPU approval of offshore wind projects
BARNEGAT LIGHT — More than 50 leaders representing 10 environmental organizations and thousands of members held a meeting Jan. 27 in Barnegat Light to discuss offshore wind projects. Many in attendance expressed alarm at last week’s decision by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to award two new wind projects. According to a […]
MRHS gets ugly win at OCHS
Mustangs, Raiders combine for 49 foul shots OCEAN CITY — Free throws and a quick whistle dominated the game between the Mainland Mustangs and Ocean City Red Raiders on Jan. 28. Following an ugly 55-42 win on the road, Mainland Regional High School’s girls basketball team remains undefeated with a perfect 18-0 record this season. […]
Raider girls finish season strong with a berth in playoffs
OCEAN CITY — A strong end to the season has brought the Ocean City High School girls swim team to the playoffs. Ocean City defeated the Cedar Creek Pirates 118-52 on Jan 24. The win gave the Raiders their sixth straight victory to end the season. They won nine out of the 11 races against […]
Billboard lawsuit advances against Somers Point Zoning Board ruling
SOMERS POINT — City Council met in executive session Jan. 11 to discuss a complaint against the Zoning Board for denying an application to erect a 45-foot-tall billboard at a busy intersection. Garden State Outdoor LLC accuses the Zoning Board of wrongly denying a use variance and other relief sought to allow the digital billboard […]
Northfield-based Project Prom in need of dresses, accessories
NORTHFIELD — Project Prom, a non-profit initiative dedicated to empowering young ladies in Atlantic County, is gearing up for its annual pop-up shop event from March 9-11 at Kensington Furniture, 200 Tilton Road in Northfield. For a decade now, Project Prom has been a beacon of hope for local girls facing financial constraints by providing […]