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 […]
Turkey Trotters embrace the holiday
Some Fast & Furriest runners like to dress the part on T-day OCEAN CITY — There were many serious runners on a chilly but sunny Thanksgiving morning among the nearly 1,300 people who finished the Fast and Furriest 5K Turkey Trot on the boardwalk to benefit the Humane Society of Ocean City. Many others were […]
Levchuk: Revisit City Council vote on Wonderland site
Asks for support to get resolution on upcoming agenda OCEAN CITY — The longer the former Wonderland Pier site sits empty, the worse things are going to be for merchants in the north end of the boardwalk and around the city, Councilman Jody Levchuk said. “I think we need to discuss putting this back to […]
Union accuses MRHS school board of stalling as talks fail
Teachers, staff without a contract since July LINWOOD — Teachers and other staff members showed up in force Nov. 17 to express to the school board their displeasure with labor negotiations, which have been ongoing for nearly a year. Scott Betson, chairman of the negotiations committee of the Mainland Regional Education Association, did not address […]
Christmas market at Somers Mansion Dec. 6
SOMERS POINT — Organizer Will Boyer said he wants there to be something for everyone under the tree during the annual Christmas Mart hosted by The Patriots for Somers Mansion from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 on the grounds of the historic home. The event features craft vendors selling holiday-themed goods and a […]