Revolutionary War grave in Upper Township gets its due
Groups honor veteran with ceremony PETERSBURG — “I was out last night putting flags out and trying to envision how this was going to go,” Paul Sutton said of the ceremony May 6 to officially mark the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Henry Young. Sutton, adjutant of Aaron Wittkamp Colwell American Legion Post 239 in […]
Ocean Wind work could begin this fall
Major BOEM decision expected this summer; NJDEP issued 4 permits last week OCEAN CITY — Ørsted’s Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project earned a group of state permits late last week. If the process remains on track and other federal, state and local permits are approved, land-based construction could start this fall with power being […]
Groups to mark Revolutionary War vet’s grave in Upper Township
PETERSBURG — “I’ll breathe better at about noon on the sixth of May,” said Paul Sutton, adjutant with Aaron Wittkamp Colwell American Legion Post 239 in Tuckahoe. Preparing for the dedication of Revolutionary War veteran Henry Young’s grave required a detailed battle plan and an army of volunteers, as well as assistance from outside forces. […]
Somers Point City Council OKs 8.36-cent rate hike
SOMERS POINT — Without comment, City Council unanimously adopted a budget with a tax rate increase nearly double that of any in the past decade, driven by rising employee health insurance costs and police and fire pension obligations.The $19,532,652 spending plan requires a tax rate increase of 8.36 cents to $1.11 per $100 of assessed […]
Somers Point school budget has 1.9-cent hike
SOMERS POINT — The Board of Education adopted the Somers Point School District’s $22,668,282 budget for 2023-24 on April 27. The spending plan includes a 2 percent tax levy increase coupled with staffing cuts, according to a presentation by Superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder and Business Administrator Mary Conroy. The local school tax rate, which had remained […]
Combined tax rate rising 4.6 cents in Linwood
LINWOOD — Property owners in Linwood will see their taxes increase this year after budgets were finalized for the city, local and regional schools and county. Combined, the tax rate is set to rise 4.6 cents per $100 of assessed value, or $46 for every $100,000. The owner of a home assessed at the average, […]
School board, committee raise taxes in Upper Township
PETERSBURG — The Upper Township Board of Education approved its $37,339,800 budget for 2023-24 on April 24 with a 2.3-cent tax rate increase, about a month after Township Committee adopted its budget with a 2.8-cent hike. According to a presentation by Business Administrator Laurie Ryan, the school tax rate would increase to $1.46 per $100 […]
Ocean City budget introduced with 1.77-cent tax rate increase
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council voted April 27 to introduce the $98.9 million municipal budget that carries a 1.77-cent tax rate increase. The budget is largely unchanged from when the Gillian Administration presented it to council in March. Spending is up nearly $8.4 million, or 9.26 percent, from the 2022 budget, but a combination […]
Seaspray condominium red-tagged, deemed unsafe
OCEAN CITY — The residents of the Seaspray condominiums at the corner of Bay Avenue and 34th Street were forced out last week when the building was red-tagged as an unsafe structure. The fate of the building — including whether it will be repaired or sold and demolished — remains up in the air. The […]
Will Martin Z. Mollusk see his shadow for 50th time?
Busy summer of activities ahead in Ocean City OCEAN CITY — It’s perhaps a bit unscientific, but renowned meteorological mollusk Martin Z. is poised to make what could be a milestone prediction May 5 when he comes out of winter hibernation to determine if summer will come a week early to America’s Greatest Family Resort […]