Expansion ‘completes the canvas’
SOMERS POINT — Future artists in the six major disciplines at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts will be able to showcase their talents in a state-of-the-art auditorium. The school received a recommendation from the Planning Board on Jan. 19 and hopes to have the project complete by fall 2023. “This really completes the canvas. […]
Upper Township Committee: Expand administrator’s job, add assistant
UPPER TOWNSHIP – Upper Township Committee is considering adding a new position – assistant administrator – but that didn’t receive unanimous approval. At Monday night’s committee meeting, municipal attorney Daniel Young suggested expanding the role of the township administrator, a position held by Scott Morgan. Morgan also is the emergency management coordinator for the township. […]
Ocean City man dies after being hit by car on Asbury Avenue
Officials still investigating; victim was not in crosswalk when hit by SUV’s sideview mirror Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that the accident is still being investigated. OCEAN CITY – A motor vehicle accident on Asbury Avenue last Thursday, Jan. 13, has left a pedestrian dead. City public information officer Doug Bergen said […]
Flood threatens litigation over Palmer cleanup
He wants to remediate site to save cost, but city hires private firm OCEAN CITY – In spite of a plea from the owner of the Palmer Center – juxtaposed with a threat by his legal counsel of litigation and added expense – Ocean City Council went ahead with a resolution dealing with the cleanup […]
CELEBRATING MLK
Three citizens honored for service as community gathers to honor the spirit and legacy of Dr. King OCEAN CITY — Three city residents who embody the spirit and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were honored during a ceremony Monday, Jan. 17, at the Ocean City Music Pier. The Rev. Drena Garrett […]
Northfield man charged with leaving the scene of fatal accident Saturday
MAYS LANDING — A Northfield man has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident after an investigation alleges he struck and killed a pedestrian early Saturday morning in Absecon, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. A cooperative investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Crash Investigations Unit and the Absecon Police […]
Albright joins Linwood council
LINWOOD — Four members of the seven-member Linwood City Council were sworn-in during the body’s reorganization meeting Jan. 3 — but only one is new. Blair Albright fills the seat of Ward II Councilman Todd Gordon, who decided not to seek re-election last year after serving since January 2012. She ran unopposed for the three-year […]
Gillian to announce re-election bid Sunday
OCEAN CITY – Mayor Jay Gillian will officially announce his run for re-election at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, in front of the carousel at Wonderland Pier on the Ocean City Boardwalk. Gillian has served for three terms and is seeking his fourth in the May election. Longtime at-large City Councilman Keith Hartzell announced in […]
COVID cases still very high, but transmission slows
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Although the number of active COVID-19 cases remains very high in Cape May County, the rate of transmission has slowed and officials believe that should lead to new cases declining in the near future. County officials continue to ask residents to get vaccinated, get the booster shot if eligible and to […]
Riding off into the sunset: Beacon Bicycles ‘going out on top’
NORTHFIELD — “My wife and I are going to ride more and ride on adventures and local rides and everything else,” Mitch Rovins, owner of Beacon Bicycles, said Thursday at the shop on Tilton Road in Northfield. Rovins, 65, has put in a lot of hours while operating the bicycle shop for the past 45 […]