Somers Point veterans group to put shine on War of 1812 monument
SOMERS POINT — Naval history is a big deal in Somers Point, a city whose namesake son died fighting for the fledgling U.S. Navy off the coast of Tripoli during the Barbary Wars. Efforts to repatriate the remains of Master Commandant Richard Somers, who was killed while leading a fireship attack in 1804, continue to […]
LSS Student Visionaries raise money for cancer research
Adviser Georges: ‘We have the best students …. Only Ocean City can pull this off’ OCEAN CITY — It was beyond noisy in the Ocean City Civic Center Thursday afternoon with the crack of pickleball paddles smacking balls around the indoor courts mixed with cries of triumph and disappointment as shots landed in and out […]
Authorities probe fatal shooting in Somers Point
‘No threat to the public’ SOMERS POINT — Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman Saturday morning at a Third Street home. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Somers Point Police Department are investigating the death. According to a news release from the Prosecutor’s Office, police responded to the home […]
Beesleys Point Development Group uses burn to remove invasive phragmites at ex-B.L. England site
BEESLEYS POINT — Beesleys Point Development Group, owner and designated redeveloper of the former B.L. England Generating Station site, cleared invasive species through a controlled burn Feb. 26. BPDG bought the property, which is about 350 acres, in November 2021 and is working on plans for commercial, residential and recreational development at the site of […]
Sessions on wind farms planned next week
Desiderio, Gillian to host one forum at Ocean City Tabernacle March 15 OCEAN CITY – The director of the Cape May County Board of Commissioners, Len Desiderio, and Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian will hold a public information session at 6 p.m. March 15 at the Ocean City Tabernacle. “There have been a lot of […]
Ex-OCPD sergeant pleads guilty; crime has minimum 5-year term
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Tyrone Rolls, 51, of Marmora, a former Ocean City Police Department sergeant, pleaded guilty Thursday, March 2, to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, which includes a minimum five-year prison term. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced the guilty plea, which took place in Cape May County Superior […]
Moving substation site gets OK
Upper Township Committee splits 3-2 in favor of change to aid Beesleys Point Redevelopment PETERSBURG — Township Committee voted 3-2 Feb. 27 to allow an electrical substation be built at a different spot in the Beesleys Point Redevelopment Area — nothing more, nothing less. But it’s much more complex than that because the move not […]
OCHS vs. MRHS: A fun rivalry that has lasted decades
See related story of the championship game here The Ocean City Red Raiders and Mainland Mustangs squaring off for a sectional basketball title last week is a proper occasion to reflect on the rivalry between the two schools, which dates back more than 60 years. “It’s huge, it’s gigantic,” said Mustangs head football coach Chuck […]
Read Across America
Community members share love of reading with students at Ocean City Primary School OCEAN CITY — Police officers came armed with “Mingo the Flamingo” and “We Don’t Eat Our Classmates.” Firefighters hoisted “A Sick Day for Amos McGee” and “Not a Box,” and school board members brought “The Giving Tree” and “Where the Wild Things […]
Ocean City ex-police sergeant pleads guilty
Rolls, of Marmora, faces minimum five-year term for second-degree endangering welfare of a child CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Tyrone Rolls, 51, of Marmora, a former Ocean City Police Department sergeant, pleaded guilty Thursday, March 2, to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, which includes a minimum five-year prison term. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey […]