Consumers: Cannabis prices are too high
Dispensaries selling cannabis at $450 per ounce; CRC hopes costs drop TRENTON — With cannabis selling at $450 per ounce at dispensaries, the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) is hopeful the price will drop as more facilities open in New Jersey. During a CRC meeting Oct. 27, Executive Director Jeff Brown said medical cannabis enrollment […]
Split evident at Ocean Wind public hearing
Focus is on support, opposition of project more than diversion of Ocean City land OCEAN CITY – The virtual public hearing Monday evening was supposed to focus on Green Acres land the Ocean Wind 1 project wants to use to run its transmission cables through Ocean City to connect to the power grid at the […]
Are you eating enough seafood?
Rutgers presentation at O.C. Library touts nutritional value, health benefits, sustainable industry employing thousands OCEAN CITY — Seafood is abundant, a terrific source of lean protein and a sustainable industry that employs tens of thousands and feeds many more. What’s the catch? Americans consume far below the recommended dietary amounts and are missing out on […]
On mainland, most incumbents re-elected
Northfield voters support cannabis retailers and deliveries 55% to 45% Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in the online at ocnjsentinel.com on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Incumbents won nearly every election in Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield while voters approved a nonbinding referendum supporting retail marijuana sales and rejected another seeking $2.6 million in […]
Upper Township: State should help fund skyrocketing health benefits costs
PETERSBURG — Faced with a 21 percent increase in the cost of employee health care, Upper Township is urging Gov. Phil Murphy to use COVID relief funds to help municipalities statewide offset the expense. Township Committee adopted a resolution Nov. 14 requesting help with the increased premium of the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program. […]
Honoring our veterans
Ocean City’s Veterans Day reminder of the sacrifice of military families OCEAN CITY — Think not only of the nation’s veterans and service members, but also of the families who support them. That message was voiced by different speakers on a rainy Friday morning inside the Ocean City Tabernacle auditorium, where servicemembers from different generations […]
On Mainland voters back incumbents, support retail marijuana, reject park upgrades
Elections in Somers Point, Linwood, Northfield Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Incumbents won nearly every election in Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield while voters approved a nonbinding referendum supporting retail marijuana sales and rejected another seeking $2.6 million in park upgrades Nov. 8. SOMERS POINT Six people sought three seats on Somers Point […]
Four newcomers elected to Ocean City school board, ousting incumbents
Upper Township returns two incumbents and their running mate Four newcomers were elected to the Ocean City Board of Education Tuesday and two incumbents and their running mate were chosen by voters in the Upper Township school board race, according to unofficial results. In Ocean City, Catherine Panico, Kevin Barnes and Liz Nicoletti won three-year […]
Ocean City continues fight against Ocean Wind 1
Attorney hired over project’s transmission lines; Zoom public hearing Monday OCEAN CITY — City Council has hired Cooper Levenson to represent Ocean City in an appeal of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) decision in the Ocean Wind 1 petition for right of way approvals for transmission lines across the island. At the […]