Low-level cell towers continue to raise concerns
Neighbors ask City Council for help, but told this application in Planning Board’s hands OCEAN CITY — Although an application to place a batch of cell phone antennae on a commercial building off 34th Street is before the Ocean City Planning Board, neighbors brought their vocal opposition to City Council’s meeting Thursday, March 9. After […]
FCC, ACS on RF waves: No evidence of harm
American Cancer Society says more research needed to understand impact OCEAN CITY – On the FCC website (fcc.gov) under the heading, “RF Safety FAQ,” there are a few dozen topics. One answers the question, “Are cellular and other radio towers located near homes or schools safe for residents and students?” The FCC answer is that […]
Seven Houses, One Big Family
A la Harry Potter, Upper Township Middle School divides to help students connect PETERSBURG — President Abraham Lincoln famously said in his Gettysburg Address, “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” referring to the dispute over slavery in the mid-1800s, when it was permitted by some states but prohibited by others. At Upper Township Middle […]
Teachers, cops, players mark NIT victories
Northfield Community School basketball game NORTHFIELD — The Northfield Police Department joined staff members March 3 in the gym at Northfield Community School to face off against the champion Thunderbirds girls and boys basketball teams. Kevin Morrison, principal of the middle school, said both teams won the Northfield Invitational Tournament Feb. 24 and the Think […]
More severe hurricances predicted for Mid-Atlantic/Northeast
BROOKYLN, N.Y. — A model from the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research and technology group dedicated to making climate risk accessible, found that more than 13.4 million properties will be exposed to hurricanes in 30 years that are not currently at such risk, as well as increased vulnerability of Mid-Atlantic states. According to the […]
Northfield man, 25, guilty of hit-and-run vehicular homicide
MAYS LANDING – On Thursday, March 9, Matthew Cademartori, 25, of Northfield, pled guilty to one count of vehicular homicide in connection with the 2021 hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in Absecon. On Jan. 8, 2022, at approximately 1:57 a.m., while operating a Ford F150 pickup traveling east on the White Horse Pike in Absecon, […]
‘Power of the Pack’
Women in Business Conference USCG captain tells tales of women leaders amid natural disasters, world affairs, virtual preschool OCEAN CITY — U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom credits the “power of the pack” with giving women “courage to do what you don’t think you can do.” Higgins-Bloom, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware […]
Ocean City tax rate may increase 3.7 percent
Mayor sends proposed 2023 budget with 1.77¢ tax hike to City Council OCEAN CITY – Revenues and spending in Mayor Jay Gillian’s proposed 2023 municipal budget are up more than 9 percent, but the local tax rate would climb just under 3.7 percent – or 1.77 cents per $100 – if approved by Ocean City […]
Schwarzenegger at Stockton: Resist hatred
GALLOWAY — Arnold Schwarzenegger has spent most of his life helping people build their strength. “Your muscles only grow from resistance. It wasn’t easy. It was uncomfortable. Your mind and character are no different than your body and muscles,” the former bodybuilder told Stockton University students and guests during his presentation centered on terminating […]
Misbehavior forces Upper Township Committee to recess meeting
Foes of wind farm would not stick to comment on amendment up for vote PETERSBURG — Township Committee was forced to take a recess during a raucous and unruly meeting Feb. 27, when multiple speakers refused to follow directions for public comment. It was a packed house, with some toting signs protesting wind farms and […]