Gary DeMarzo, fired, slams Upper Township Committee
Business administrator sues Palombos, levels scathing accusations PETERSBURG — He did not go quietly. Upper Township Committee terminated the employment of Gary DeMarzo as administrator and acted to remove him from his civil service position of personnel officer Jan. 27, but not before the 57-year-old leveled scathing accusations against the members of the governing body. […]
‘Routes of Black Travel’ exhibit opens in Cape May
Highlights Green Book, restrictions, accommodations amid Jim Crow CAPE MAY — A new exhibit explores how Black travelers used the “Green Book” and other publications during the Jim Crow Era to find friendly accommodations in the United States. Its walls lined with little-known history, the “Routes of Black Travel: ‘The Green Book’ in Cape May and […]
Want to be an extra? Movie to be partially filmed in Woodbine
WOODBINE — Cape May County is getting a second chance at silver screen glory late this winter, as footage for another major movie is to be shot here. Cape May had a breakout role in the movie “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothee Chalamet as a young Bob Dylan when he burst onto the music scene […]
Mercantile licenses allowed for prohibited kennel uses in Ocean City
Change comes after discussion of puppy mills; any use would require unlikely variance OCEAN CITY — City Council approved an ordinance Jan. 23 that would allow the city to issue mercantile licenses for various kennel uses on the island, however unlikely that is because all of the uses are prohibited. After a discussion, council voted […]
Ocean City on hook for another $7.2 million for Palmer lots
This is on top of nearly $20 million for Klause properties near library OCEAN CITY — City Council is on the hook for another $7.2 million — in addition to nearly $20 million it paid the Klause family — for a group of lots along 16th Street that it condemned through eminent domain. After three […]
Ocean City preparing for NJPACT-REAL rules to be enacted
Sea-level rise regs, which could be in place in August, affect home elevations OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is anticipating that Gov. Phil Murphy’s controversial executive order to have new building regulations in place to prepare for sea-level rise at the end of the century are going forward this year. That may force many homeowners […]
Trump’s order on wind farms has indirect impact on Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — President Donald Trump’s memorandum that temporarily halts leasing and permitting for offshore wind projects affects Ocean City only indirectly and may have little effect elsewhere on the Cape May County coast. The president issued an order at the beginning of last week so his new interior secretary can review wind leasing and […]
Somers Point seeks $ for inclusive JFK Park playground
Current equipment outdated; city also wants funds to improve bike path SOMERS POINT — The city may get help from the state paying for playground equipment at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park and improvements to the bike path. On Jan. 23, engineer Greg Schneider presented a couple of proposals for City Council to consider that […]
Part of Route 9 to be closed in both directions for two months
SOMERS POINT — Route 9/New Road is scheduled to be closed and detoured in both directions for about two months as the Greate Bay Country Club Pedestrian Tunnel Replacement Project begins. Since Jan. 5, the part of Route 9/New Road northbound and southbound has been closed and detoured from Somers Point-Mays Landing Road to North […]
Route 52 single-lane closures in both directions
OCEAN CITY — The Route 52 causeway is scheduled to have single lane closures in both directions for the next several months, as a lighting rehabilitation project begins between Ocean City and Somers Point. The closure began Jan. 21 and is expected to be in place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday […]