Upper Township moves to institute beach tag program in Strathmere
PETERSBURG — Upper Township is likely to join many other shore communities by instituting a beach tag program and charging for use of Strathmere’s beaches. Township Administrator James Van Zlike gave a presentation during Upper Township Committee’s workshop session July 13, outlining the need for offsetting township taxes already being spent on the beach. According […]
Somers Point puts controls on work-site plastic contaminants
SOMERS POINT — City Council has adopted regulations aimed at reducing the amount of dust and plastic contaminants generated at work sites. John Helbig, chairman of the Somers Point Environmental Commission and Green Team, thanked City Council for bringing the measure forward. “I did poll our Environmental Commission members on this and it was unanimously […]
Life, Interrupted
Bone-marrow transplant kept her from the ocean for nine years … until Masters Swim ‘It was a completely transformative experience and it just felt like I was home.’ – Dana Eiselen on being back in the ocean again. OCEAN CITY — Dana Eiselen didn’t enter Sunday’s T. John Carey Masters Swim with any intention of winning, […]
‘Fame, The Musical’ on stage at Music Pier this week
OCEAN CITY – This July, the spotlight shines on the next generation of performers as the Ocean City Theatre Company (OCTC) proudly presents “Fame The Musical,” featuring the talented students of OCTC’s High School Junior Company. Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. July 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Ocean City Music Pier. Based on the […]
‘More Than Touch’ exhibit is for more than the visually impaired
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Arts Center presents ‘More Than Touch, A Connection,” a groundbreaking traveling exhibition that reimagines how art is experienced. Opening July 1 at the Arts Center Gallery on the second floor of the Ocean City Community Center, the exhibition invites visitors — especially those who are blind or have low […]
Weekly entertainment series at Sandcastle Park in Ocean City precedes renovation
OCEAN CITY — The city launched a new weekly entertainment series July 8 at Sandcastle Park to “inject a shot of life into the Southend.” The Department of Community Services, led by director Daniel Kelchner, will bring a variety of family fun to the Southend neighborhood through its new 34th Street Sandcastle Park Summer Entertainment Series. […]
Somers Point Farmers Market returns to grounds of Somers Mansion
SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Farmers Market has returned to the grounds of Somers Mansion, where multiple vendors selling everything from gourmet foods to jewelry and pretzels to produce gather each week among the shade trees. The market is held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays through early September on the grounds of the […]
Strathmere rallies for new playground
STRATHMERE — More than 100 community members gathered June 27 to take part in a fundraiser for the Strathmere Playground Initiative to upgrade Play Mart Park. The Strathmere Improvement Association is hoping to raise $400,000 to replace what it calls a substandard facility. The benefit was held at the home of Jim and Kim Worthington, […]
Visit ‘Revolutionary Lives’ exhibit in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — The Patriots for Somers Mansion has joined forces with the Atlantic County Historical Society to present the RevolutionNJ traveling exhibit Revolutionary Lives: Living the American Experiment Then and Now. Levi Fox, a history professor at Immaculata University and member of the Patriots, and others set the display up July 9. He said it […]
Somers Point City Council postpones vote on parking requirements
SOMERS POINT — On July 9, City Council postponed the vote on a measure that would allow businesses to use space in city lots to fulfill parking requirements until the meeting July 23. City Council President Kirk Gerety said the Planning Board had not had an opportunity to review the ordinance and make recommendations. The […]