A Jersey Girl fights cancer
Ocean City’s Jennifer Pfander became advocate for mammograms after almost skipping the one that detected her breast cancer during COVID OCEAN CITY — Ocean City resident Jennifer Pfander blew off her mammogram appointment at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, then thought better of it a few months later because she didn’t want to irritate […]
Black History in Ocean City: Recalling the Fifth St. beach
William Griffin’s uncle, John Motley’s father, were guards in 1920s, ’30s OCEAN CITY – Ocean City natives John Motley and William Griffin loved going to the Fifth Street beach as kids. What Motley didn’t realize until later in life was that his dad was a guard at that beach. He found a photograph of his […]
Officials: Change law that handcuffs police
Local, county, state leaders seeking more control over juvenile suspects SEA ISLE CITY — First District legislators intend to sponsor a bill that would free police officers’ hands to deal with disruptive, drunk or drugged youth. County and municipal leaders, law enforcement officers and other stakeholders gathered Friday, Feb. 11, in Sea Isle City for […]
Public comment split on Ocean City shared services
Questions about candidacy elicit strong response from councilman who stepped down OCEAN CITY – With only a brief agenda, Thursday evening’s Ocean City Council meeting was dominated by public comment, a good portion surrounding council’s actions at a previous meeting and council candidacies in the May 10 election. Council and the administration got a mixed […]
Deauville’s owner buys Yesterday’s in Marmora
Restaurant staying open, to be renovated MARMORA — Yesterday’s restaurant and bar on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Marmora section of Upper Township has changed ownership. Following 46 years of stewardship, Jeff McIntyre and his family have sold the property to Tim Fox, owner of the Deauville Inn in nearby Strathmere. According to a news release from […]
Somers Point accepts nominations to fill vacated seat on City Council
SOMERS POINT — City Council accepted the resignation of Councilman Ken Adams without comment Feb. 10 and now is looking toward his replacement. Adams resigned Feb. 3 just a week after being sworn in after it was discovered that he was barred from serving due to his felony conviction in 2004 for theft and misconduct while […]
Ocean City Council supports new position of police chaplain
Mayor reads proclamation for Black History Month, cites national, local achievements OCEAN CITY – At Thursday’s meeting, Ocean City Council unanimously approved, on first reading, a resolution to create the volunteer position of police chaplain. City solicitor Dorothy McCrosson said Police Chief Jay Prettyman made the request for the position. The volunteer will serve without […]
Citizens debate merits of wind turbine project
Council, mayor meet in executive session OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council and Mayor Jay Gillian met in executive session during last week’s meeting to discuss plans to run power transmission lines across the resort as part of the the Ocean Wind 1 project. There was no discussion among council members at the meeting, but […]
Linwood redevelopment plan targets Bloom property on Rt. 9
Plans changed after market for commercial rentals dried up LINWOOD — A 23-unit age-targeted townhouse complex is being planned for the Bloom property in Linwood. Like a missing tooth, the vacant site is between two medical office buildings on the northwest side of Route 9, across from the end of Seaview Avenue, and lacks curbs […]
Two-day play festival in Somers Point has new plays by local, regional writers
SOMERS POINT – SPQR Stage Company will host the fourth-annual “New Works Weekend,” a two-day showcase of new plays written by local and regional playwrights, on Feb. 19 and 20. Seven 10-minute original plays will be staged, some for the very first time, at Somers Point’s Studio;Space. SPQR Artistic Director Bill Sterritt developed the idea […]