Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Free car washes for veterans OCEAN CITY – Car Caress is offering free car washes for veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Car Caress has locations at 1635 Haven Ave., Ocean City and 100 Stagecoach Road, Marmora. S.P. Fire Auxiliary Penny Party Nov. 9 SOMERS POINT – Somers Point Fire Co. #1 Auxiliary will have […]
Flood elevation rules could hit in 2025
Lomax: They’re based on predicted sea level rise in 2100 Editor’s note: See related stories, Q&A with Peter Lomax and local officials urging people to comment before time is up Nov. 7. OCEAN CITY — The year is 2100, the anticipated sea level rise by then could be 5.1 feet, but the New Jersey Department […]
Tara Leigh Vanderslice Saylor
At 2:19 on November 3, 2024 the skies above Ocean City were a little darker. As a bright light of one of Ocean City original families slipped into the ocean’s breeze. Tara Leigh Vanderslice Saylor who passed away was surrounded by her family in her beloved Ocean City, New Jersey. Tara, a graduate of Ocean […]
Margaret Ann (Peggy) Osborne
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Osborne (née Fischer) passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Despite the challenges of dementia in her final years, her bright spirit and loving nature remained unchanged. A resident of Maple Glen, PA; Ocean City, NJ; and Venice, FL, she lived a life defined by faith, family, […]
DEP: Tests for mercury in Upper Township ‘adulterated’
Incident referred for civil, regulatory action as well as criminal investigation PETERSBURG — “I want to share some information that may be alarming to you all,” DEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette told a packed house during the Upper Township Committee meeting Oct. 28. “The DEP’s initial findings have revealed that some of the initial samples of […]
Congressional Debate
Van Drew, Salerno spar over issues: abortion, immigration, energy costs GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Abortion, inflation, immigration, offshore wind and climate change were among the topics as U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew and challenger Joe Salerno shared the stage Oct. 24 at Stockton University for a debate ahead of the Second Congressional District election Nov. 5. […]
Ocean City firefighters help one of their own
Blaze Saturday on West Avenue displaces five residents OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Fire Department had to help one of their own Saturday morning when a firefighter was briefly stuck near flames and amid swirling smoke on a second-floor deck after the valve on a propane tank failed during a fire at a West Avenue […]
Marketing campaign for Somers Point continues to grow
SOMERS POINT — Chuck Westcott of the Economic Development Advisory Commission said the city’s marketing campaign continues to grow. Westcott spoke before City Council on Oct. 24, detailing the efforts and outcomes of the third quarter of 2024. “Our focus this year has been primarily on two things — marketing and our participation in the […]
Ocean City’s Alice Woods new executive director at Gateway Playhouse
SOMERS POINT — Gateway Playhouse has announced Alice Woods, a certified fund raising executive, has been hired as its new executive director, effective immediately. Woods takes over the role from Keith Cooper, who recently retired. Woods, an Ocean City resident, has spent more than 20 years in nonprofit management within the health care, higher education and […]
Free presentation Oct. 30 at Tabernacle on flood elevation rules
OCEAN CITY — Due to overwhelming demand, a free presentation on proposed new statewide flood elevation requirements will be moved to the Ocean City Tabernacle. The event is scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Tabernacle, 550 Wesley Ave. Because the proposed regulations potentially could affect all Ocean City residents, the public […]