City of Somers Point
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to P.L. 2025, c. 72, the complete text of each legal notice of the City of Somers Point, Atlantic County, including the Boards, Commissions and the like may be obtained or viewed by the public on our official Internet Website: http://www.somerspointgov.org/mainpages/legal-notices.asp TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that New Jersey Secretary of State legal notice webpage […]
TOWNSHIP OF UPPER
Transition to Online Publication of Legal and Public Notices “Please be advised that, effective March 1, 2026, the official and definitive source for all legal and public notices for the Township of Upper, including the Township Committee, Planning Board, and all other municipal boards and agencies required by law to publish public notices, will […]
Opinion: What does resort want out of of the mayoral election?
Ocean City voters will be sending in their ballots or going to the polls May 12 to choose who will lead the resort for the next four years. What do they want? Mayor Jay Gillian is seeking his fifth term. He is facing a pair of longtime city councilmen, Keith Hartzell and Pete Madden, who […]
Upper Township schools ‘scraping by’
School chief paints bleak picture of UTSD finances, talks of cuts made, prevented, and OCHS tuition PETERSBURG — “We’re scraping by at this point,” Superintendent Allison Pessolano said of the Upper Township School District during a public forum April 20. The Upper Township Board of Education introduced its $43,178,687 budget for 2026-27 on March 23, […]
Three mayoral candidates on the campaign trail
Gillian, Hartzell, Madden talk about the race, their priorities OCEAN CITY — An average of 3,789 votes have been cast in Ocean City’s past four mayoral elections, meaning the winner needed to claim about 1,895 to reach a majority. Incumbent Jay Gillian, who has won those past four contests, has topped the number each time […]
OCIS students organize supplies drive for peers in East Africa
Will benefit children in Tanzania while broadening the students’ understanding of the world beyond this island OCEAN CITY — At the Ocean City Intermediate School next week, siblings Gunner and Harper Juelg are leading a drive to collect supplies to help preschoolers in East Africa. Harper, the current Little Miss Ocean City, and Gunner are […]
Get an introduction to ‘Grendel’s Lair,’ a rock opera, this Sunday
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Longtime rocker Suzé DiPietro is inviting the public to an immersive rock opera demo this Sunday at Ludlam Brewery in Woodbine. The free event is an introduction for “Grendel’s Lair,” a dark rock opera DiPietro and Frank Gorgo built around a 22-song concept album. The character-driven rock opera is set inside a […]
Tiny diamondback terrapins are emerging and on the move on barrier islands
OCEAN CITY — Diamondback terrapins are emerging from below ground in Ocean City and other barrier islands, trying to make their way back to the bay. With bodies the size of a quarter, their journey in the spring and summer makes the odds of their survival low as they are trapped by street curbs and […]
Popular Bayfest street fair is Saturday in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Police Department, Department of Public Works and a small team of volunteers and city officials have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure the city’s biggest party runs smoothly. Bayfest, the city’s popular street fair, returns for its 37th anniversary April 25 along historic Bay Avenue. Much of […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Spring into Bargains at Holy Trinity April 25 OCEAN CITY – “Spring Into Bargains” will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 2998 Bay Ave., Ocean City. Look for clothing and accessories, jewelry, books, linens and household treasures. From 1 to 2 p.m. the church will host a […]