Three seats up for election in Somers Point
Three incumbents, three challengers vying for City Council positions SOMERS POINT — The struggle for control of City Council continues this year in the city by the bay, with three incumbents seeking re-election and three challengers attempting to unseat them in the election Nov. 8. Turnover on the governing body has become commonplace over the […]
Upper Twp. holds Patriot Day Service to honor, remember
SEAVILLE – It was overcast and cool and breezy as Upper Township set aside time Sunday morning for a quiet but poignant ceremony to honor and remember the victims of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In the Patriot Day Service at Sgt. William R. Godfrey Memorial Park at Osprey Point, master of ceremonies James […]
‘Queer kids belong here’
Ocean City High School grad starts petition seeking affirmation of acceptance for LGBTQ community; more than 2,250 have signed Editor’s note: The petition is online at change.org/p/lgbtq-students-belong-at-ochs OCEAN CITY — “Queer students, queer teachers and queer parents deserve a statement of their support for us. We want someone, the superintendent or principal of one of […]
Ocean City rally attacks state health standards
More than 100 gather in park to to support school board slate and hear speeches, including from conservative Christian leader OCEAN CITY – More than 100 people gathered across from City Hall at 5 p.m. Thursday for a combination protest, political rally and Christian revival meeting. The hour-long rally at Mark Soifer Park centered around […]
Childhood cancer survivor makes lemonade out of lemons
Told she may never walk unaided, now on H.S. crew team OCEAN CITY — Trish Adkins and her family got involved with the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation 14 years ago when her daughter, Lily, was diagnosed with an ependymoma — a cancerous tumor in her brain. And 14 years later, Lily, Trish and other members […]
Cape Regional ends maternity, obstetrics
Shore Medical and AtlantiCare ready to pick up patients in need of those services CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Expectant mothers will have to leave Cape May County for maternity/obstetric care starting next week. Cape Regional Medical Center has announced that effective Sept. 10, it no longer will provide the services due to a lack […]
Voltaco’s closing after 69 years
OCEAN CITY — A longtime Ocean City favorite, Voltaco’s Italian Foods will close for good early next month after serving customers since 1954. The owners — Joe Taccarino Sr., wife Vicki, son Jeff Sr. and grandson Jeffrey Jr. — announced the impending closing Sept. 2 on their Facebook page. “As every season winds down, we always […]
Garreffi sworn in as chief of Sea Isle Police Dept.
SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City has a new police chief. At noon Sept. 1, Mayor Leonard Desiderio administered the oath of office to Capt. Anthony Garreffi Jr. and officially promoted him to chief of the Sea Isle City Police Department. The swearing-in ceremony took place at City Hall, where Garreffi’s relatives, members of […]
Farewell, summer
Good season comes to an enjoyable end OCEAN CITY — With all of the activities and beautiful fall weather, Ocean City and other parts of the Jersey shore will be bustling for months to come, but the official summer season came to an end last weekend. Merchants were taking stock of business and families were […]
An Alex’s Lemonade Stand … made of sand
OCEAN CITY — There have been thousands of Alex’s Lemonade Stands across the country and around the world to raise money for pediatric cancer research since 2000, when the very first was founded by 4-year-old Alex Scott. There may never have been one like this. On Friday morning, a crew of family and friends built […]