Bullish on business in Ocean City
Spate of store openings, renovations show confidence in future of resort OCEAN CITY — Judging by the flurry of ribbon-cuttings for new and renovating businesses on the island, it’s obvious there are a lot of people bullish about the future of Ocean City. Since the beginning of the year, the Ocean City Regional Chamber of […]
Upper Township School District budget hikes tax rate 4¢
PETERSBURG — The Upper Township Board of Education adopted its budget April, 28, calling for a 4-cent increase to the tax rate to $1.587 per $100 of assessed value. The owner of a home assessed at the township average of $290,248 would see a school tax increase of about $116 to $4,606 for the year […]
Ocean City School District to have minimal .5¢ tax increase
OCEAN CITY — Although Ocean City officials are wrestling with a proposed municipal budget that could raise the tax rate 7.04 percent, taxpayers won’t feel much of an additional hit from the local Board of Education. The school board approved the 2025-26 budget May 1 with no changes from when it was first presented in […]
Tax increase, 15 jobs cut in Somers Point School District
SOMERS POINT — Faced with rising health care, labor and facilities costs, coupled with dwindling state aid, the Somers Point School District cut 15 staff positions and raised the tax levy 5.49 percent. The $19.9 million budget for 2025-26, adopted May 1, calls for a tax levy of $12.1 million and a tax rate increase […]
MRHS district hacks 13 positions, raises tax rate
LINWOOD — Mainland Regional High School cut 13 positions and reassigned 11 while raising taxes to fund its 2025-26 budget. The district also took advantage of the state Tax Levy Incentive Program that allowed those spending below adequacy to increase expenditures beyond the 2 percent levy cap. The tax levy will increase 3.64 percent, or […]
Hermit crab predicts early start to summer in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Simply put, it was easier to believe Martin Z. Mollusk this year. On Friday, a warm and sunny day during which a few souls were wearing bathing suits on the beach, the little hermit crab was looking for its shadow to prognosticate the early arrival of summer in America’s Greatest Family Resort. […]
Osprey Cove residents decry 30% land rent hike
PETERSBURG — A group of Osprey Cove residents approached Township Committee on April 28 seeking rent control. Residents of the 110-unit 55+ community off Route 9 in the Seaville section of the township said they are facing a 30 percent increase in land rent, from $726 to $925, and a 30-day deadline to start paying […]
Challenging summer expected for the Strathmere beach
PETERSBURG — Township Committee is taking steps to try to shore up its coastline on both sides of the island of Strathmere. Severe erosion in the north has washed away beach paths, preventing pedestrian and vehicular traffic to that part of the island. On the bay side, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has […]
Ocean City school board shuts down new attempt to repeal policy 5756
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Board of Education President Kevin Barnes short-circuited another attempt to repeal a district policy that offers support and privacy for transgender students. The board voted down a similar move at the March 13 meeting, after numerous people spoke out in opposition to the state Department of Education directive known as policy […]