Read Across America
Community members share love of reading with students at Ocean City Primary School OCEAN CITY — Police officers came armed with “Mingo the Flamingo” and “We Don’t Eat Our Classmates.” Firefighters hoisted “A Sick Day for Amos McGee” and “Not a Box,” and school board members brought “The Giving Tree” and “Where the Wild Things […]
Ocean City ex-police sergeant pleads guilty
Rolls, of Marmora, faces minimum five-year term for second-degree endangering welfare of a child CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Tyrone Rolls, 51, of Marmora, a former Ocean City Police Department sergeant, pleaded guilty Thursday, March 2, to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, which includes a minimum five-year prison term. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey […]
Upper Township school tax rates to rise combined 5.1¢
PETERSBURG — Upper Township residents should brace for higher taxes again this year after Township Committee and the Board of Education reported they anticipate increasing their rates again. Township Committee introduced its budget Feb. 27. The spending plan is up $550,000 over last year and calls for a rate increase of 2.8 cents per $100 […]
Worker dies in balcony collapse
SEA ISLE CITY – A Philadelphia man working on a seventh-floor condominium balcony in Sea Isle City died Friday afternoon when the balcony above collapsed on top of him. At 2:20 p.m. Friday, the Sea Isle City Police Department received a 911 call about a balcony collapse at the Spinnaker Condominium Complex at 3500–3700 Boardwalk, according […]
Mainland secures its bathrooms
Students must use keycards to gain access LINWOOD — Mainland Regional High School has taken two steps to alleviate anxiety and animosity throughout the building. No. 1, Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone reported to the Board of Education on Feb. 21 that recently distributed student IDs have both a bar code and chip used to […]
Upper township chooses native as schools superintendent
PETERSBURG — An Upper Township native appears to be returning to her hometown to lead the school system. The district’s superintendent search committee unanimously chose Allison Pessolano, curriculum coordinator in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, and the Board of Education voted Feb. 27 to enter contract negotiations. Pessolano grew up in the township, where she […]
Somers Point considers support for county’s central dispatch study
SOMERS POINT — Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson is proposing following formation of the centralized court system in 2021 with creation of a centralized 911 dispatch system. Mayor Jack Glasser reported receiving a letter from Levinson asking for support of a feasibility study of a countywide system for fire and EMS personnel. The letter states […]
Somers Point proposes regs on short-term rentals
Public hearing scheduled March 9 SOMERS POINT — Operating a short-term rental property soon may become more expensive in Somers Point, where City Council proposed adding a tax, increasing a fee and instituting financial penalties for code violations. The three measures proposed Feb. 23 are intended to increase oversight of the properties, which are booked […]
Shore, Penn team up to heal Upper man’s heart
SOMERS POINT — When Ken “Casey” Adams turned 73 on Aug. 31, 2022, he had no plans to slow down. The carpenter often worked 12-hour days as the facilities manager of Sifting Sands Condo-Motel in Ocean City and was looking forward to his 55th reunion with his Ocean City High School class of ’67 friends […]
Linwood limits locations for addiction recovery homes
City Council revises ordinances to give city control, have some regulations LINWOOD — City Council adopted an amendment to its zoning ordinance Feb. 22 that limits where addiction recovery homes can be located. The terms “cooperative sober living residence” (CSLR) and “boarding house” were added to the ordinance, bringing them under the control of city government […]