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Windjammer closes; liquor license transferred

SOMERS POINT — The Windjammer Café and Bar in Somers Point closed Nov. 7 after serving the area for more than 14 years. On Nov. 13, City Council passed a resolution approving a person-to-person transfer of the restaurant’s liquor license from SSD Diner LLC to Websters SP LLC. Owner Steve Tiniakos did not respond to […]

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Resident thanks Upper Twonship on cannabis reversal

PETERSBURG — Lifelong Upper Township resident Spencer Belz told Township Committee on Nov. 10 that he is pleased members are considering allowing cannabis sales. Township Committee voted unanimously Oct. 27 as part of the consent agenda to appoint Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt, Cappelli and Tipton LLC as special legal counsel to amend the township’s cannabis ordinance, […]

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Noise talks move to construction in Upper Township

PETERSBURG — Discussion of the noise ordinance being crafted by Township Committee moved to construction disruption Nov. 10. Solicitor John Amenhauser said Township Committee would like to set limits on when construction may be conducted, with a possible distinction for different zones. “In talking with residents and other communities, I saw in ours we had […]

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OCHS Drama Guild presents ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School Drama Guild is set to present “Peter and the Starcatcher” on stage Nov. 20-22 at the Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing Arts Center. Performances are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. each evening. Director Ellen Byrne said the play “invites you to come aboard as we meet a Boy, […]

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Ocean City voters re-elect Barnes to school board, but oust two other incumbents

Newcomers Dwyer, Cawley-Black win seats OCEAN CITY — Voters opted for the positive, non-partisan campaign message and re-elected incumbent Ocean City Board of Education President Kevin Barnes and chose his two running mates on the Empower All Students ticket in the Nov. 4 election. The ticket that focused on its political endorsements, including one by […]

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School board election in Upper Township too close to call

PETERSBURG — Two of the three winners of the Upper Township school board election were undecided as of Election Day last week, with just 316 votes separating first and sixth place with 16,108 cast. Board of Education incumbent Chris Lentz garnered the most votes with 2,786, followed by longtime board president Michele Barbieri with 2,738, […]

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In Somers Point, Democrat Slaughter beats GOP incumbent Owens

SOMERS POINT — U.S. Air Force veteran Morgan Slaughter appears to have won a seat on City Council, topping Ward 2 incumbent Mike Owen 910-866, according to Election Day results. Absentee and provisional ballots have yet to be tallied and could change the outcome or lead to a recount. The Atlantic County Board of Elections […]

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Simonsen, McClellan re-elected to Assembly; Barr, Bulakowski re-elected to Cape May County Commission

Voters returned First District Assemblymen Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen to office in the Nov. 4 election. They fended off a challenge from Democrats Carolyn Rush and Carol Sabo, the mayor of West Cape May. Unofficial results showed Simonsen, of Lower Township, earning 40,870 votes and McClellan, of Ocean City, 40,587. Rush received 32,725 votes […]

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Barnes: Ocean City school board will have to contend with falling enrollment

OCEAN CITY — One issue the Ocean City Board of Education will be grappling with in the next term and beyond is the ongoing decline of the student population in the district. The district has been able to prop itself up in recent years through the School Choice program at the high school that brings […]

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Upper Township: Nappen, Casaccio re-elected, look ahead

UPPER TOWNSHIP – Deputy Mayor Victor Nappen and Committeeman Tyler Casaccio won re-election to Township Committee unopposed. Nappen won his first seat unopposed in 2022, taking over for John Coggins, who chose not to seek re-election. He was named deputy mayor in the beginning of 2025, when Curtis Corson was chosen as mayor, Zack Palombo, Sam […]