Upper Township school tax rates to rise combined 5.1¢
PETERSBURG — Upper Township residents should brace for higher taxes again this year after Township Committee and the Board of Education reported they anticipate increasing their rates again. Township Committee introduced its budget Feb. 27. The spending plan is up $550,000 over last year and calls for a rate increase of 2.8 cents per $100 […]
Worker dies in balcony collapse
SEA ISLE CITY – A Philadelphia man working on a seventh-floor condominium balcony in Sea Isle City died Friday afternoon when the balcony above collapsed on top of him. At 2:20 p.m. Friday, the Sea Isle City Police Department received a 911 call about a balcony collapse at the Spinnaker Condominium Complex at 3500–3700 Boardwalk, according […]
Mainland secures its bathrooms
Students must use keycards to gain access LINWOOD — Mainland Regional High School has taken two steps to alleviate anxiety and animosity throughout the building. No. 1, Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone reported to the Board of Education on Feb. 21 that recently distributed student IDs have both a bar code and chip used to […]
Upper township chooses native as schools superintendent
PETERSBURG — An Upper Township native appears to be returning to her hometown to lead the school system. The district’s superintendent search committee unanimously chose Allison Pessolano, curriculum coordinator in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, and the Board of Education voted Feb. 27 to enter contract negotiations. Pessolano grew up in the township, where she […]
Somers Point considers support for county’s central dispatch study
SOMERS POINT — Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson is proposing following formation of the centralized court system in 2021 with creation of a centralized 911 dispatch system. Mayor Jack Glasser reported receiving a letter from Levinson asking for support of a feasibility study of a countywide system for fire and EMS personnel. The letter states […]
Somers Point proposes regs on short-term rentals
Public hearing scheduled March 9 SOMERS POINT — Operating a short-term rental property soon may become more expensive in Somers Point, where City Council proposed adding a tax, increasing a fee and instituting financial penalties for code violations. The three measures proposed Feb. 23 are intended to increase oversight of the properties, which are booked […]
Shore, Penn team up to heal Upper man’s heart
SOMERS POINT — When Ken “Casey” Adams turned 73 on Aug. 31, 2022, he had no plans to slow down. The carpenter often worked 12-hour days as the facilities manager of Sifting Sands Condo-Motel in Ocean City and was looking forward to his 55th reunion with his Ocean City High School class of ’67 friends […]
Linwood limits locations for addiction recovery homes
City Council revises ordinances to give city control, have some regulations LINWOOD — City Council adopted an amendment to its zoning ordinance Feb. 22 that limits where addiction recovery homes can be located. The terms “cooperative sober living residence” (CSLR) and “boarding house” were added to the ordinance, bringing them under the control of city government […]
Mita: business relationship with mayor has hurt him, not helped; Gillian: I won’t support proposal
OCEAN CITY – “The relationship with the mayor is killing me.” That’s Eustace Mita on how partnering with Mayor Jay Gillian to save the Wonderland Pier amusement park is not doing him any favors with development in the resort. According to him, it’s the opposite. “Not only hasn’t the relationship with the mayor helped me, […]
Ocean City landmark hotel proposed on beachfront
Icona’s Eustace Mita pitches concept on city-owned parcel near Carey Stadium, Civic Center OCEAN CITY — During last spring’s mayoral campaign, challenger Keith Hartzell ran on a platform that focused largely on fighting the concept of new high-rise hotels on the boardwalk. Hartzell, a longtime councilman, was referring to an idea floated by luxury hotel […]