Frozen waterways pose danger to docks
Bubblers prevent piling pulling up, damaging decks, boat lifts OCEAN CITY – When the weather gets cold and stays cold like it has this winter, Sean Barnes gets out on his dock on Snug Harbor in Ocean City with a long metal pole and breaks up the ice forming around the piling. “I try to […]
Upper Township will send checks to residents who lost mailboxes to plowing
PETERSBURG — A check will be in the mail — if it can be delivered. Township Committee discussed ways to reimburse residents whose mailboxes were knocked down during plowing operations related to the snowstorm Jan. 25. Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike said Feb. 9 that there is no policy to address mailboxes damaged by the […]
Cape May mayor may challenge for congressional seat
CAPE MAY − Mayor Zack Mullock is testing the waters on whether he might challenge U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew for his seat in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District. “A month ago, I would’ve been shocked to be having this conversation, because the truth is I love being mayor of Cape May,” Mullock said in […]
‘Charlie Brown’ opens Gateway season
SOMERS POINT – Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s beloved “Peanuts” characters come to life in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” a charming, family-friendly musical packed with heart and laughter, hitting Gateway Playhouse Feb. 20 to March 1. The musical marks the first in an all-musical MainStage Season for the Gateway of Somers Point. Join Charlie […]
Fundraiser March 1 for Ocean City firefighter who is battling cancer
SOMERS POINT — Friends, family members and other loved ones have organized a fundraiser to benefit Somers Point resident Kenny Pollock in his battle with cancer. The 18-year Ocean City firefighter was diagnosed a year ago with two rare forms of cancer — lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and primary CNS lymphoma — and is undergoing treatment at […]
Beach concert process, EDAC on Somers Point City Council agenda
SOMERS POINT — City Council is expected to address the process for presenting the annual summer beach concerts and the future of a volunteer commission when it meets Feb. 12. The beach concert series is organized by Carmen and Nancy Marotta and their team and typically features 14 concerts — 13 Friday nights and the […]
Ice disrupts bay crossings
Cape May-Lewes Ferry cancels trips, continually monitors conditions NORTH CAPE MAY — As winter weather wreaked havoc across New Jersey, the sustained frigid temperatures from the end of January through the beginning of February were ideal for the brackish waters of Delaware Bay to freeze over. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, “ocean […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
U.T. Rescue Squad rose sale Feb. 12-14 PETERSBURG – The Upper Township Rescue Squad is having a rose sale Feb. 12, 13 and 14 at the headquarters at 2028 Tuckahoe Road, Petersburg. The sale will benefit the Rescue Squad. S.J. Amphibians topic at Stockton GALLOWAY – “The Amphibians of Southern New Jersey” will be the […]
Ocean City Boardwalk Subcommittee to detail work so far
Meeting Saturday will have facts, but not any recommendations OCEAN CITY — This Saturday, the Ocean City Council Boardwalk Subcommittee will present an update on its findings. The subcommittee is studying the zoning on the entire boardwalk, including the former Wonderland Pier amusement park parcel that has been mostly quiet since the park closed in […]
Somers Point City Council wants to change commission’s mission
Gerety cites ‘severe disconnect’ between council and Economic Development Advisory Commission’s priorities SOMERS POINT — City Council is looking to change the mission of its Economic Development Advisory Commission, a 10-member volunteer body that was formed to advise City Council of future and current conditions. According to the city website, EDAC’s primary purpose is to […]