Upper Township plans 9.86% tax rate increase
Officials cite $645,000 decrease in state aid as the major culprit PETERSBURG — Another tax increase is in the works for Upper Township residents after Township Committee introduced its budget March 10 calling for a 2.9-cent rate hike – a 9.86 percent increase. The $45.6 million spending plan includes a tax levy of $6.2 million, […]
Upper Township fires DeMarzo again
This time from second job; former administrator sues PETERSBURG — Township Committee voted 4-0 on March 10 to terminate the employment of Gary DeMarzo as personnel officer, but the former administrator has filed legal action to stop his elimination from two positions. Committee terminated DeMarzo as administrator Jan. 27 and hired the law firm of […]
Marmora’s Marisa Holt is the Bar Boss
Bartender, an OCHS grad, wins $20,000 for her exotic cocktails, the Sweet Dragon an Smoky Desert MARMORA — Upper Township’s Marisa Holt is The Bar Boss. She has a $20,000 check and a pair of intricate and delicious cocktails to prove it. It may be surprising that someone who went to high school in a […]
Cape May County tax rate to drop 1.9 cents
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The county tax rate is expected to fall another 1.9 cents under the $224 million budget for fiscal year 2025. The rate would fall from 18.8 cents per $100 of assessed value to 16.9 cents, a decrease of $190 on each $100,000. The rate has fallen steadily since 2021, when […]
American Cancer Society Action Network: Tax cigarettes extra $1 per pack
TRENTON – After New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy released his proposed budget for 2025. In response, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) New Jersey Government Relations Director Quinton Law issued the following statement, highlighting how Gov. Murphy can amplify his intended impact of improving public health and addressing the deficit by increasing […]
Cancer a family battle; mother and daughter speak out
Advocate for funding for biomarker testing, early detection, casino smoking ban OCEAN CITY — Jeanmarie Mason is battling breast cancer. Her daughter is fighting cervical cancer. Her husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In spite of the challenging family experience, Mason and her daughter have been speaking out about the need for cancer screenings, legislation […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Friends Book Sale at O.C. Library OCEAN CITY – The Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library spring book sale will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 14, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15. It will be in the atrium of the library at 1735 Simpson Ave., Ocean […]
READ ACROSS AMERICA
Community members spread lesson on literacy at Ocean City Primary School: ‘It opens the world’ OCEAN CITY — Reading, Kathleen Woodring said, “opens every door, every window. It opens the world.” Promoting children’s literacy was the impetus for the Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library and its involvement in Read Across […]
Boyar’s Market in Ocean City is up for sale
Business celebrated 100th anniversary in 2024 OCEAN CITY — Just one year after celebrating its 100th in business at 1340 Asbury Ave., the iconic family-owned Boyar’s Food Market is for sale. “We recently listed for sale the real estate and business,” local real estate agent Jeff Quintin told the Sentinel on March 5. The listing […]