3-cent tax rate hike proposed in Linwood budget
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK Sentinel staff LINWOOD — “This is the first budget year that the entire budget is being driven by something the state did,” Mayor Darren Matik said March 22 after City Council introduced its 2023 budget. “We started this budget process with the intention of keeping taxes flat. Unfortunately we were not […]
Ocean City school superintendent seeks new job
Less than a year into his tenure, Dr. Friedman may be appointed superintendent in Pennsylvania school district next week OCEAN CITY — Less than a year into his tenure as superintendent of the Ocean City School District, Dr. Matthew Friedman is looking for a new job. Chris Halliday, president of the Ocean City Board of […]
‘Anything Goes’
Comedy on stage this week at Mainland Regional High School LINWOOD — About three dozen cast members, another dozen behind the scenes and an orchestra are preparing to present a silly tale of love, deception and celebrity-chasing on the high seas in “Anything Goes” this week at Mainland Regional High School. The spring musical, scheduled […]
Somers Point School District plans tax increase and staff cuts
SOMERS POINT — Plummeting enrollment combined with decreasing state aid has forced the Somers Point School District to make some tough decisions while formulating its 2023-24 budget. The $23,341,235 spending plan, which is only in its preliminary stages, includes a 2 percent tax levy increase coupled with staffing cuts, according to a presentation by Superintendent […]
Upper Township school budget hikes tax; help may be on way
PETERSBURG — The continued loss of state aid once again has the Upper Township School District asking taxpayers for more money, but a bill moving through the Legislature may ease the burden. The Board of Education voted March 20 to send the 2023-24 budget to the executive county superintendent following a presentation by Business Administrator […]
Ocean City School District has budget with no tax hike
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City School District’s proposed budget for the 2023-24 carries no tax hike. District Business Administrator Timothy E. Kelley presented the $45.2 million budget at the March 16 Board of Education meeting. Although the tax levy rises nearly $500,000 over this year’s budget, Ocean City’s increasing ratable base will keep the […]
B&B Department Store ‘not going anywhere’
OCEAN CITY — B&B Department Store in downtown Ocean City isn’t going anywhere. Jeffrey Davidson said last week the staff at the Asbury Avenue business was hearing unfounded rumors that it was closing and he wanted to “nip those rumors in the bud.” Davidson, the senior vice president of B&B and son of owner Dave […]
Van Drew holds hearing on wind farm, calls it collusion of big government and industry
WILDWOOD — Billed as a “hearing on offshore wind industrialization along the East Coast,” an event March 16 at the Wildwoods Convention Center included Congress members from two states, environmental organizations and representatives of the commercial fishing industry all speaking out against wind farm projects planned off the coast. U.S. Rep. Van Drew (R-2nd) called […]
Citizens comment at Ocean City school board
Most oppose resolutions rehashing debate over the state’s health and physical education standards approved back in August OCEAN CITY – Although public comment was mixed at the March 16 Ocean City Board of Education meeting, the majority was against reviving the topic of the New Jersey Health and Physical Education Standards. Before the board voted […]