Timeline: Ocean Wind has worked on rights of way for two years
Company says Ocean City has rebuffed its attempts, putting project timeline in jeopardy Madeline Urbish, who works for Ørsted as head of government affairs and policy for New Jersey, testified the company asked the state Board of Public Utilities for permission to run transmission lines across Ocean City because the local government has rebuffed repeated […]
New Jersey School mask mandate to end March 7
TRENTON – Noting the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that masks and facial coverings will no longer be mandated for students, staff, or visitors in schools and childcare centers effective March 7. “I must thank the overwhelming majority of students, parents, administrators, educators, and support staffers who have worn […]
Northfield planners OK age-restricted apartments
NORTHFIELD — The Northfield Planning Board gave its approval to a charitable nonprofit for construction of a 77-unit age-restricted rental apartment complex along Wabash Avenue between Mill and Tilton roads. Glen McDonald, executive director of Homes for All Inc., and attorney Stephen Nehmad proposed the project informally to the board in May 2021 and returned […]
Children Academy is going up after Northfield Plaza comes down
NORTHFIELD — American Demolition reduced the former Northfield Plaza building to a pile of rubble in December to make way for Children Academy Childcare & Learning Center. “We’re getting there, we’re very excited,” said Liz Palmer, who runs similar centers in Egg Harbor and Galloway townships with her husband, Olufemi. Work has moved quickly; the […]
Somers Point broadens candidate pool for police officers to save taxpayer dollars
SOMERS POINT — Somers Point broadened its pool of police officer candidates, exempting qualified entry-level law enforcement applicants from Civil Service requirements. Councilman Howard Dill said the move in no way removes the city from the Civil Service system. “It’s only for entry-level people trying to get on the department,” Dill said. “It gives the chief […]
Ocean City balloon décor firm Partyology strives to be Earth-friendly
OCEAN CITY — Amid her busiest time of year, a local business owner is trying to educate the public about the proper handling of balloon décor and steps being taken to minimize or eliminate the harm they pose to the environment. Perhaps the biggest balloon night of the year is New Year’s Eve, with the […]
‘Power of digital’ key to newspaper company’s expansion
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Sentinel, Upper Township Sentinel and The Sentinel of Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield, through its parent company, Sample News Group (SNG), announced the hiring of Roy Daugherty as vice president for Digital Development. Daugherty will help usher the company’s community newspapers into a new era of multi-media publishing. “Our […]
Procession honors ‘soul’ of Somers Point Fire Co. No. 1
Firefighters mourn death of Eric W. Jones, ‘the mayor’ of Somers Point and Ocean City who didn’t let a little thing like losing a leg slow him down SOMERS POINT – Losing a leg to cancer as a boy didn’t stop Eric W. Jones from fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a firefighter. It didn’t […]
Prosecutor: Adams must resign from Somers Point Council
Past conviction when he was Northfield police chief means it is not legal for Adams to serve on Somers Point City Council, Shill says See related story. SOMERS POINT — Councilman Ken Adams must resign from Somers Point City Council, according to acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill, who said, “it is not legal for […]
Somers Point is forgiving about appointee’s past
New council member a former police chief who was convicted of theft SOMERS POINT — In a unanimous vote Thursday, Jan. 28, City Council appointed former law enforcement officer Ken Adams to replace Ward I Councilwoman Stacy Ferreri, who resigned last month one year into her tenure. Adams, 60, is the former chief of the Northfield […]