Student asks school board to start garden club at U.T. Middle School
PETERSBURG — A budding botanist has planted a seed in the mind of the school board with his proposal to grow a gardening club from the ground up. Chase Scalfaro, a sixth-grader at Upper Township Intermediate School who enjoyed participating in a gardening club at the primary and elementary schools, suggested the idea to the […]
Mita’s hope for decision in 30 days doesn’t appear likely
Crowley, Winslow say they will wait for boardwalk report in late April, May OCEAN CITY — Eustace Mita, still smarting from the Planning Board’s split vote over Wonderland Pier, hopes the issue will be back before council within 30 days, but it may not end up there until late spring. Talking to the Sentinel on […]
Witnesses for Mita lay out why boardwalk site meets two criteria for rehab designation
OCEAN CITY — Eustace Mita’s attorney and four witnesses spent nearly an hour testifying before the Ocean City Planning Board on Jan. 7, trying to justify that his boardwalk property qualified as “an area in need of rehabilitation.” It is a step Mita needs to move forward with his proposal to build a 252-room hotel […]
Planners explain why they voted for, against rehab designation
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Planning Board members who split 4-4 Wednesday night took opposite positions on whether the Wonderland Pier property qualified as “an area in need of rehabilitation.” Each member outlined their positions — some at length, others in brief — after almost three hours of testimony and public comment. At the […]
‘ICE Out for Good’ rally in front of Ocean City Music Pier
OCEAN CITY — The shooting death of U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent in Minneapolis sparked protests in communities across the nation over the weekend. That included some 175 people gathered Sunday afternoon on the boardwalk in front of the Ocean City Music Pier. “People are just so sad and upset at […]
Ocean City Planning Board splits 4-4, doesn’t approve rehab designation for Wonderland property
Mita said he’ll have decision in five days after conferring with his attorney, but won’t if he’s forced to wait months, he’ll sell property OCEAN CITY – In a marathon meeting Wednesday evening, the Ocean City Planning Board failed to advance the Wonderland Pier property as “an area in need of rehabilitation.” There was nearly an […]
Septuagenarians died of apparent murder-suicide in Wildwood Crest
WILDWOOD CREST — The death of a couple found in their Wildwood Crest home was the result of an apparent murder-suicide, according to authorities. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Crest Police Chief Robert Lloyd reported that borough police officers discovered the bodies Jan. 7 at a home on the 300 block […]
GOP’s Bashaw, Rosenello to run for county commissioner
Will Morey leaving board at end of year, Melanie Collette not seeking re-election CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The Cape May County Republican Organization (CapeGOP) announced a shift in its leadership slate for the 2026 election cycle. Following the Jan. 7 deadline for letters of intent, Chairman Michael Donohue informed party leadership that Patrick Rosenello […]
Upper Township moves to permit sale of cannabis
Zone would be east of Garden State Parkway PETERSBURG — An estimated $20,000 a month was enough to overcome moral objections to the sale of cannabis in Upper Township. “The only reason I’m entertaining this is for the revenue side of it,” Mayor Curtis Corson said Jan. 12, noting he was a hard no six months […]