Sea&Do: Ocean City events listing
Ticket sale April 12 for Author’s Tea OCEAN CITY – The Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library present the annual Author’s High Tea at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Garden Room at the Flanders Hotel, Ocean City. Guest speaker will be local author Jane Rubino. Ticket sales will be 6 to […]
Total solar eclipse is April 8
CAPE MAY – Cat Stevens sang about being followed by a moon shadow. We’ll be under one when a total solar eclipse occurs in North America on the afternoon of April 8. While we are not in the path of totality here, we will still see about 85 percent of the effects of the total […]
Veterans Services Office opens in Court House
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – A county with a sizable population of veterans now has a Veterans Service Office. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held March 26 at its location at the National Guard Armory in the Crest Haven Complex. The event was attended by county officials, VFW and American Legion commanders and Lower Township […]
In Ocean City, proposed NJDEP rule likely won’t have substantial impact
Most regulations on protecting endangered species already in force OCEAN CITY — The proposed Shore Protection Rule for endangered species that Ocean City Council voted to oppose March 14 would not appear to have as substantial an impact on the resort’s beaches or public safety as local officials fear. Most of what is in the […]
MRHS budget cuts positions, raises taxes
District hit with another big drop in state aid LINWOOD — Like many southern New Jersey school districts, Mainland Regional High School is suffering under perennial cuts to state aid under the Student Funding Reform Act of 2018 and this year must raise taxes and cut its staff to make up for it. School Business […]
Palombos file petitions in Upper Township primary
They are challenging incumbent mayor, deputy mayor Sam Palombo and cousin Zach Palombo filed their nominating petitions last week with the Upper Township clerk to run in the June Republican primary for Upper Township Committee. They are challenging incumbent Mayor Jay Newman and Deputy Mayor Kim Hayes. At left are Sam Palombo and his wife, […]
Upper Township Business Association Shredding Day set for Saturday, April 13
MARMORA – The annual Shredding Truck Earth Day Event, sponsored by the Upper Township Business Association (UTBA), will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, at Foglio’s Flooring Center, 344 S. Shore Road, Marmora. This is the 10th year for this free event for businesses and residents in the Township of Upper and is […]
Somers Point appeals for help on N.J. school funding formula
District faces another drop in state funding ennial cuts to state aid have many southern New Jersey school districts looking under couch cushions to try to keep operating at an acceptable level, and Somers Point certainly is one of them. State aid has fallen dramatically under the Student Funding Reform Act of 2018. The district […]
Ocean City: Seals visit to relax, rejuvenate
‘It is very critical they get to rest undisturbed.’ – Michele Pagel, Marine Mammal Stranding Center OCEAN CITY — Picture three school buses parked end to end: That’s how far you should stay away from seals resting on the beach because spooking them can harm or even cause their deaths. And if you want to take […]