Ocean City mayor files for bankruptcy
Gillian, who closed Wonderland Pier amusement park last year, makes announcement on city website OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian announced Wednesday that he was filing for personal bankruptcy. “To the residents of Ocean City: I want to address a deeply personal matter with the openness and honesty that you deserve from your mayor,” Gillian […]
Last-minute Wonderland effort: Business leaders ask City Council to act
Mita says if referral vote not approved, hotel project is done OCEAN CITY — Developer Eustace Mita and representatives of all of Ocean City’s business groups made a last-minute pitch to have City Council vote Thursday evening to refer the Wonderland Pier site to the Planning Board to determine whether it’s “an area in need […]
Wonderland property back for a vote Thursday
Mita believes silent majority speaking up; venue moved to Music Pier to accommodate expected crowd OCEAN CITY — City Council expects another big crowd Thursday when members will have the opportunity to vote again on whether to refer the Wonderland Pier amusement park property to the Planning Board to determine whether it is an area […]
Upper Township hires lobbyist to get federal beach funds
PETERSBURG — Township Committee has hired a lobbying firm to advocate for federal funding to help pay for beach replenishment and other projects. Members adopted a resolution authorizing a one-year, $60,000 contract with Warwick Group Consultants LLC of Maryland for federal lobbying and advocacy services. According to a letter from Dan Ginolfi, senior public policy […]
Focus of Upper’s noise rules is late evening, early morning
Resident would like one applying 24/7 PETERSBURG — While John Canderan of the Poets Woods section of the township would like restrictions on noise “24/7,” the amendments Township Committee introduced Nov. 24 are geared toward disruptions in the early morning or late at night. The most significant change is the employment of a “plainly audible” standard […]
Email scam targets Northfield applicants
NORTHFIELD — The city of Northfield is aware of an email scam targeting individuals and businesses in which the sender falsely claims to represent the city, according to a news release issued Dec. 2. The scam involves fraudulent invoices being emailed to applicants who have applied for relief to the city’s combined Planning and Zoning […]
Operation Fireside gives USCG recruits places to go for the holidays
CAPE MAY — Basic training with the U.S. Coast Guard is tough, but more than 600 recruits were able to take a break from their rigorous basic training and spend Thanksgiving Day with 100 host families and community organizations across Cape May County as part of Operation Fireside. In week three of training, ECHO 208 […]
Shore Medical Center gets second consecutive Leapfrog’s ‘A’ safety grade
SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety for the Fall 2025 rating period.Leapfrog assigns a grade (A-F) to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Somers Point Christmas Parade SOMERS POINT – The Somers Point Historical Society is presenting the annual Christmas and Holiday Parade at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. The parade will begin at Dawes Avenue School and follow Shore Road to City Hall.Scheduled this year will be appearances by Miss New Jersey America and Miss Teen New […]
Rotary Club Thanksgiving: No one should be alone
Ocean City-Upper Township club provides sit-down dinner in Marmora MARMORA — The Rotary Club of Ocean City and Upper Township has had a simple Thanksgiving goal for the past 11 years: no one should have to be alone on the holiday. Since 2014, the club members have been sponsoring a midday Thanksgiving lunch. The Sentinel […]