Pancoast, Nappen win GOP primary in Upper Township
UPPER TOWNSHIP – Incumbent Mark Pancoast and political newcomer Victor Nappen, his running mate, won the Republican Primary for two spots on the ballot for Upper Township Committee in the November election. Pancoast, who was elected to a one-year term in November 2021, received 1,031 votes and Nappen got 1,065. Anthony Inserra, a former member […]
Happy 75th, Marmora Volunteer Fire Department
Firefighters thank community for support with festival marking diamond anniversary MARMORA — The Marmora Volunteer Fire Company celebrated its 75th anniversary with a festival Saturday, June 11, to thank the community for all of the years of support. “We invited the public because the community has supported us for 75 years,” Chief Jay Newman said. […]
No surprise: County good on tourism, but ….
Report: Lack of affordable housing, transportation, education for seasonal workers CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — A study commissioned by Cape May County shows it is strong on tourism but weak on providing affordable housing, transportation and jobs with an educational component for seasonal workers. County Economic Development Program Coordinator Joe Molineaux said during a presentation […]
$24 million in legal cannabis sold in first month
TRENTON — The first month of recreational cannabis sales in New Jersey got off the ground, taking in $24 million from 12 licensed dispensaries representing 212,000 transactions. The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) approved the first 11 conditional licenses for recreational cannabis retail locations May 24. CRC Executive Director Jeff Brown said there was opportunity […]
Senior rental housing project in Somers Point
Proposal comes with caveats SOMERS POINT — The city has a chance to see a vacant lot on a prominent corner turned into a four-story, 60-unit age-restricted rental housing complex — but must act now or miss out. That’s what property owner Sean Scarborough and the potential developer’s attorney Joe Del Duca told City Council […]
Ocean Wind 1, Stockton University, partner on marine wildlife program
GALLOWAY – New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm project, Ocean Wind 1, has announced an expanded partnership with Stockton University that supports the project’s monitoring and mitigation efforts related to the North Atlantic right whale and other marine wildlife. Developed by Ørsted and PSEG, Ocean Wind 1 will be located off the coast of southern […]
Ocean City’s Island Beach Gear: The accidental business
OCEAN CITY — Beverley Gill didn’t intend to sell beach chairs, umbrellas, carts and accessories for the past 16 years, it just kind of happened. Gill said she and her husband, Thomas, and son, Patrick, operated TackleDirect from a building they owned on Pleasure Avenue that was under threat of being taken by the state […]
Council supports Playland, wants boardwalk ramp out
Administration: Ramp can come down in two hours if needed; city worked to accommodate business OCEAN CITY — After several Ocean City Council members asked the city to take down the newly reinstalled ramp at 10th Street to give Playland’s Castaway Cove more access to rebuild, Business Administrator George Savastano said they were blowing the […]
West Cape dispensary targets 4/20
It will be almost a year before Cape May County cannabis business opens; nearest site is in EHT WEST CAPE MAY — While 11 marijuana retail stores are operating elsewhere in the state, it may take until next spring for one local cannabis retailer to open for business in the borough. Dave Christian, of Shorehouse […]
Opponents: BPU mischaracterized city stance on Ocean Wind
OCEAN CITY — Opponents of Danish wind-power company Ørsted using Green Acres land on the island to install power cables took issue with how the state Board of Public Utilities characterized the city’s stance on the project. Former councilman Michael DeVlieger and others, including Suzanne Hornick of saveourcoastlinenj.com, said they believed the president of the […]