Ocean City’s annual Christmas Parade marches down Asbury Avenue
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s annual Christmas Parade drew a big crowd of families to Asbury Avenue Friday evening. Before Santa rode by in a horse-drawn carriage, spectators were treated to pageant winners including Miss New Jersey Belle Nicholas and Miss New Jersey Teen Delaney Higgins, dancers dancing, drummers drumming, and mummers mumming.
Mita’s hotel thrown a lifeline
After marathon meeting, Ocean City Council reverses course from August, sends Wonderland to planners Editor’s note: This is an updated version of the story that appeared online Friday at ocnjsentinel.com OCEAN CITY — After three hours of public comment Thursday night, City Council members spent another hour providing excruciatingly detailed rationales before they voted 4-3 […]
Ocean City Council throws lifeline to hotel project, boardwalk merchants
4-3 vote reverses 6-1 decision in August; Wonderland parcel will be sent to Planning Board for review OCEAN CITY – After three hours of public comment Thursday night, City Council members spent another hour providing excruciatingly detailed rationales before they voted 4-3 to refer the Wonderland Pier parcel to the Planning Board to determine if […]
Ocean City mayor files for bankruptcy
Gillian, who closed Wonderland Pier amusement park last year, makes announcement on city website OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian announced Wednesday that he was filing for personal bankruptcy. “To the residents of Ocean City: I want to address a deeply personal matter with the openness and honesty that you deserve from your mayor,” Gillian […]
Last-minute Wonderland effort: Business leaders ask City Council to act
Mita says if referral vote not approved, hotel project is done OCEAN CITY — Developer Eustace Mita and representatives of all of Ocean City’s business groups made a last-minute pitch to have City Council vote Thursday evening to refer the Wonderland Pier site to the Planning Board to determine whether it’s “an area in need […]
Wonderland property back for a vote Thursday
Mita believes silent majority speaking up; venue moved to Music Pier to accommodate expected crowd OCEAN CITY — City Council expects another big crowd Thursday when members will have the opportunity to vote again on whether to refer the Wonderland Pier amusement park property to the Planning Board to determine whether it is an area […]
Upper Township hires lobbyist to get federal beach funds
PETERSBURG — Township Committee has hired a lobbying firm to advocate for federal funding to help pay for beach replenishment and other projects. Members adopted a resolution authorizing a one-year, $60,000 contract with Warwick Group Consultants LLC of Maryland for federal lobbying and advocacy services. According to a letter from Dan Ginolfi, senior public policy […]
Focus of Upper’s noise rules is late evening, early morning
Resident would like one applying 24/7 PETERSBURG — While John Canderan of the Poets Woods section of the township would like restrictions on noise “24/7,” the amendments Township Committee introduced Nov. 24 are geared toward disruptions in the early morning or late at night. The most significant change is the employment of a “plainly audible” standard […]
Email scam targets Northfield applicants
NORTHFIELD — The city of Northfield is aware of an email scam targeting individuals and businesses in which the sender falsely claims to represent the city, according to a news release issued Dec. 2. The scam involves fraudulent invoices being emailed to applicants who have applied for relief to the city’s combined Planning and Zoning […]
Operation Fireside gives USCG recruits places to go for the holidays
CAPE MAY — Basic training with the U.S. Coast Guard is tough, but more than 600 recruits were able to take a break from their rigorous basic training and spend Thanksgiving Day with 100 host families and community organizations across Cape May County as part of Operation Fireside. In week three of training, ECHO 208 […]