Atlantic County Dems pick Alexander to face Van Drew
SOMERS POINT — The Atlantic County Democratic Committee has chosen career law enforcement officer Tim Alexander to face U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew in the November election for the Second Congressional District. The 47th annual Atlantic County Democratic Convention was March 20 at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point. Also endorsed were Habib Rehman for an […]
Somers Point targets bayfront area to upgrade
SOMERS POINT — City Council is targeting its Bayfront Historic District for upgrades and enhancements through the state Neighborhood Preservation Program. Run by the Department of Community Affairs, the program provides direct financial and technical assistance to municipalities based on strategic revitalization plans. City engineer Greg Schneider outlined the plan Feb. 24. It was created […]
Night In Venice set for July 23
OCEAN CITY – Night in Venice will return to Ocean City for the 67th time at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 23. Registration is now open to all boat and bayfront home owners who want to participate in this year’s celebration. The optional theme will be “Mummers: Struttin’ on the Bay,” a tribute to the colorful […]
No tax increase expected for Somers Point schools
SOMERS POINT — The local school tax rate is expected to remain the same under a budget Superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder and Business Administrator Julie Gallagher presented to the Board of Education on March 17. The tax rate for the 2022-23 school year would remain at 98.4 cents per $100 of assessed value. If adopted as […]
Destination cannabis?
Panel discussion: Add some pot to your tourism-related businesses GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — If you are in a tourism-related business, you may want to add cannabis to the equation such as yoga and cannabis or event pot and painting. The Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and the Cannabis and Hemp Research Institute at Stockton University […]
Gillian opens campaign HQ in downtown Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – The Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Jay A. Gillian has opened campaign headquarters in the heart of Ocean City’s downtown. Located at 854 Asbury Ave., the headquarters is staffed by a large group of campaign volunteers working to re-elect Mayor Gillian in the local municipal election scheduled for May 10. Gillian is being […]
Port-O-Call Hotel completes room renovations with modern aesthetics
OCEAN CITY – Following the completion of its recent renovations, the Port-O-Call Hotel now boasts the newest hotel rooms in Ocean City. Embracing modern design aesthetics, the new look balances a unique blend of contemporary sophistication with time-honored elegance, according to a spokesperson for the hotel. Distinguished and inviting, the new room interiors feature gentle […]
Ocean City High School Drama Guild presents comedy: ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
OCEAN CITY — Travel back to the Roaring ’20s as the Ocean City High School Drama Guild presents “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a five-time Tony Award-winning musical set in 1928 amid the Jazz Age. Director Rob LeMaire called the production a comedic look at the musicals of the early 1920s “done through the imagination of a […]
Katie Barlow wants to be a different type of role model
Former Red Raider swimming for Ursinus – while triple majoring – to compete in Miss NJ Teen USA OCEAN CITY – Katie Barlow, a student athlete who is triple majoring in political science, international relations and applied economics at Ursinus College – with a minor in Arabic – hopes to be a different type of […]
Somers Point moving forward with redevelopment
SOMERS POINT — Three major redevelopment projects and other, smaller ones are in the works around Somers Point, promising to further fuel its economic boom. City Council went into executive session Thursday, Feb. 24, to discuss the projects and get an update from redevelopment attorney Jim Franklin. Franklin said a redevelopment agreement allows the city […]