Dominating 35-7 start for Ocean City Red Raider football
OCEAN CITY – Fueled by dominant play in the trenches, the Ocean City Red Raider football team took home an impressive win in the season opener. In the fourth annual Battle at the Beach event at Carey Stadium, the Raiders ran for nearly 300 yards en route to a 35-7 win over Cinnaminson High School […]
Mustang football extends win streak to 15 games, beating Atlantic City in 2024 season opener
OCEAN CITY – Defending New Jersey Group IV state champion Mainland Regional will entertain traditional power Hammonton for its home opener on Friday with a 1-0 record after holding back Atlantic City 30-18 at last Thursday’s Battle at the Beach season opener at Ocean City’s Carey Stadium. The Mustangs will be looking forward to shaking […]
Mainland Mustang cheerleaders 2024
OCEAN CITY – The Mainland Mustang football cheerleaders pose for a group photo before the start of their team’s season-opener Thursday, Aug. 29, against Atlantic City at Carey Stadium during the first day of the Battle at the Beach football tournament. The captains for the team are Aubrey McGowan, Kylynn McElroy and Avery Notaro. All […]
Upper Township OKs study of sewer system installation in Marmora and Beesleys Point
It’s the first small step after getting a $60,000 grant PETERSBURG — Home and business owners in Marmora and Beesleys Point may get the opportunity to hook up to a sanitary sewer system instead of using septic. Township Committee took a small first step toward that potential goal by approving a contract with its engineering […]
Amie Vaules helped found FOCUS PAC, but left organization to run for Ocean City Council
OCEAN CITY — Families of Ocean City United in Success (FOCUS), the political action committee that formed in late 2023 to endorse and support candidates for Ocean City Council and Board of Education, raised more than $18,000 in 2024 and sent $5,000 total to four council candidates it endorsed in the May 14 election. One […]
FOCUS PAC raised $18,240 from variety of donors, spent $7,654
OCEAN CITY — In the D4 report filed in October 2023 with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, the group Families of Ocean City United in Success (FOCUS) estimated it would raise $100,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024 and reported that making contributions would be “a major purpose” of the committee. In a second-quarter […]
Upper Township GOP Primary spending: $58K
County GOP boosted challengers with $25,000 UPPER TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY — The power of the county party endorsement translated in two ways for the successful challengers in the Republican Primary for Upper Township Committee. They out-raised the incumbents almost 3-1, thanks largely to a $25,000 boost from the Cape May County Regular Republican Organization, and […]
Somers Point Master Plan: Hundreds of homes expected to end up in FEMA flood zone
SOMERS POINT — City planner Jim Rutala outlined the process of re-examining the city’s Master Plan, a guide to the future that is required every 10 years for a municipality to maintain its zoning control, during a packed Planning Board meeting Aug. 22. He said the Master Plan is like a roadmap for the next […]
Public input on Somers Point Master Plan re-examination includes housing, recreation, attracting families and traffic
SOMERS POINT — “This is your town. It’s up to us to make a decision but we want your input,” Planning Board Chairman Paul Striefsky told a packed house Aug. 22. During a board meeting at which most of the City Council members were present, planner Jim Rutala outlined the process of re-examining the city’s […]