Upper Township students mark Black History Month
‘We are teaching our kids to accept everyone. Our motto is that all are welcome no matter the color of our skin, our differences, our backgrounds.’ – Teacher Rita Lythgoe UPPER TOWNSHIP — Students in the Upper Township School District have been learning about the accomplishments of African Americans and their contributions to the creation […]
A guy’s guide to Valentine’s gifts
Time’s running out, fellas, so here are shopping tips Relax, guys, Valentine’s Day is still five days away. What? This is the first you’re hearing of it? They really should hold the annual day that celebrates sweethearts later in the year so men have more time to prepare. There still would be 365 days between […]
B&B to change owners
OCEAN CITY – The B&B Department Store on Asbury Avenue is going out of business and – after a renovation – going right back into business. Helen Bertole, the owner of the B&B South store, a mainstay of Ocean City’s downtown since the 1980s, is closing her businesses by the end of February and selling the […]
Ocean Wind asks BPU for rights of way in Ocean City
Company: Resort was blocking wind farm from moving project forward Related Stories:Timeline: Ørsted has worked on rights of way for two yearsHearing is March 7 on Ørsted’s request for Ocean City land OCEAN CITY – Last week, Ocean Wind, a joint venture of Ørsted and PSEG, formally petitioned the state Board of Public Utilities to […]
Hearing is March 7 on Ocean Wind’s request for Ocean City land
OCEAN CITY – Representatives of Ocean Wind will hold a virtual public hearing starting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7, to accept public comment on the proposed diversion of about 0.838 acres of Ocean City-owned parkland as part of its plan to run transmission cables across the island. Ocean Wind 1 is planning up to […]
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 […]