Somers Pt. school budget eliminates 13 staff positions
Budget also features 5-cent tax rate hike SOMERS POINT — One page of the Somers Point Board of Education budget presentation stood out among the rest, starkly telling the tale of the district’s fiscal situation for 2024-25. Detailing the effects of state aid cuts and the loss of COVID funding, the page lists: 12 certified […]
Ocean City school budget: No tax increase
While other districts face lower funding, staff cuts, O.C. remains intact OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Board of Education adopted its 2024-25 budget April 25 with no change in the tax rate. Business Administrator Tim Kelley presented the spending plan, saying it is the same as presented in March and noting it was reviewed […]
Cool, cloudy Bayfest draws thousands to Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — Under cloudy skies and amid cool temperatures — but no rain — Somers Point celebrated the 35th anniversary of its popular Bayfest celebration Saturday along historic Bay Avenue. Started in 1989 to coincide with Earth Day and celebrate the city’s maritime heritage, the event brings more than 25,000 people to the city […]
Somers Point budget includes 1.47-cent tax rate hike
SOMERS POINT — “As mayor, I am absolutely thrilled with this budget. We don’t lose any city services and it takes care of this year and the vision for the next five years,” Mayor Dennis Tapp said April 25 as City Council adopted its 2024 spending plan. The $19,381,816 budget, down $779,754 from 2023, increases […]
Sea & Do: Ocean City events: Block Party weekend
Spring Block Party, merchant table sales OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s annual Spring Block Party will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, from Fifth Street to 14th Street on Asbury Avenue. There will be more than 350 crafters, food vendors, music and more. For more information, call 1-800-BeachNJ. On Saturday and Sunday, […]
Raider boys track team has big ambitions this season
OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys track team is aiming high this season. So far it has a 4-1 record that features a close loss to Egg Harbor Township. “We have big ambitions. We lost a couple of athletes to injury and one transferred to a different high school and it all kind of […]
Ocean City High School girls track: Talented from seniors to freshman class
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School girls track team, 5-0 so far this season in Cape-Atlantic League dual meets, is led by talented seniors and fueled by a talented class of freshmen. Last week, senior Sophia Curtis placed eighth in the triple jump with her distance of 39’11.5” at the Penn Relays and […]