Professor makes Higbee Beach living classroom
Stockton University students get a lesson in local ecosystems on Cape May Canal CAPE MAY — During fall migration, warblers, raptors and monarch butterflies traveling down the East Coast funnel through the Cape May peninsula. Last week, Jason Kelsey and students in his Coastal Ecosystems class followed a sliver of their migratory route to learn […]
Eight shore towns sue DEP over Atlantic Shores project
LONG BEACH ISLAND — Long Beach Township, Beach Haven, Ship Bottom, Surf City, Harvey Cedars, Barnegat Light, Brigantine and Ventnor City filed a lawsuit Dec. 1 asking for an independent review of whether the Atlantic Shores wind turbine project violates the state Department of Environmental Protection’s coastal regulations. According to a news release, the court […]
Murder charged in grisly slaying
Authorities: Ocean City man admitted to killing his mother OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his 74-year-old mother Friday. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Ocean City Police Chief William Campell announced the arrest of Jeffrey Surgent, 46, in the slaying. […]
Ocean City hires interim as new head of schools
Crowley will serve for just six months OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City School District continues struggling to find its next superintendent, appointing an interim Dec. 7 for another six months. The Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Terry Crowley as interim superintendent, replacing Scott McCartney. Crowley, an Ocean City resident, joins the school […]
Settlement possible in Klause suit
Ocean City Council meets behind closed doors to weigh options as clock ticks OCEAN CITY — City Council is trying to reach an agreement on the cost of the former Chevy dealership lot before time runs out Dec. 15. The city acquired the land through condemnation in May 2020 to create a stretch of open […]
Somers Point honors WWI Medal of Honor recipient
Renames street ‘Oscar Schmidt Jr. Way’ SOMERS POINT — Perhaps the most patriotic city in the United States, Somers Point again showed its support for military veterans Dec. 9, renaming a street for a World War I hero and Medal of Honor recipient. As one of his final acts as mayor, Jack Glasser climbed a […]
Ocean City hires engineering firm to design airport terminal
OCEAN CITY — While all systems are not yet a go to replace the terminal building at the municipal airport, the city has begun its preflight checklist. City Council awarded a $38,150 contract Dec. 7 to TranSystems Corp. to coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration to construct the building at the Ocean City Municipal Airport. […]
Engineer Dietrich appointed city manager in Cape May
CAPE MAY — Ocean City resident Paul Dietrich, city engineer in Cape May, has been appointed city manager to replace Mike Voll, who is scheduled to retire Dec. 31. Deitrich, who served as Upper Township’s engineer for 24 years, has served as Cape May’s engineer since June. He will continue as city engineer for a […]
Ocean City roots inspired work
Rowan University professor Shari Thompson teaches history of African Americans in film OCEAN CITY — A second-generation island local, professor Shari Thompson’s passion for social justice, racial history and film philosophy stems from her early years in Ocean City. Thompson’s grandmother was instrumental in a leadership position at Tabernacle Baptist Church until she fell too […]
Beach project gets pumping in Ocean City
South end, Strathmere, Sea Isle all awaiting sand replenishment OCEAN CITY — Sand is finally being pumped onto beaches in Ocean City’s south end after a delay in awarding the contract pushed it back by several months. Mayor Jay Gillian stated in his weekly public letter that Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. towed the […]