Study links marine mammal deaths, survey work
Save LBI report correlates time, location with traffic increase, calls for stop until issue studied LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP — A report released Nov. 2 purports to link a rash of marine mammal deaths off New Jersey and New York to offshore wind energy survey vessel work. The report was written by Bob Stern, Ph.D., president […]
Parents outraged by sexual content at Ocean City Intermediate School book fair
OCEAN CITY — Several parents complained to the Board of Education on Nov. 17 about “pornography” and “pedophilia” in a graphic novel available to fourth-graders at a recent book fair. Kevin Schaffer, a member of the “Conservative Family Values” ticket that recently lost in the school board race, expressed outrage over the incident at the […]
Campbell named chief of Ocean City Police Dept.
OCEAN CITY — Bill Campbell was sworn in as the city’s new police chief Nov. 9, replacing Jay Prettyman, who retired after a 32 years with the Ocean City Police Department. The 55-year-old grew up in Lansdowne, Pa. He and his wife have a 22-year-old son and live in Egg Harbor Township. Campbell worked on […]
Shoppers get out Earlier than the Bird
OCEAN CITY — Andrea Carew was up and out early with her three daughters — Maddie, 10, Grace, 5, and Molly, 4 — to take advantage of the sales and festive spirit Saturday along Asbury Avenue during Ocean City’s annual Earlier than the Bird Downtown Shopping Extravaganza. The Ocean View residents were decked out in […]
Shaffer concedes defeat in Ocean City Board of Education election
OCEAN CITY — Moms for Liberty-backed candidate Robin Shaffer has conceded defeat in the Ocean City Board of Education election, saying he wishes Corey Niemiec and the other winners well.Shaffer, who was leading by four votes on Election Day, said he received an unofficial update from the Cape May County Board of Elections clerk informing […]
Mainland Drama Club hopes parody ‘Puffs’ casts magic spell on audience
LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional High School Drama Club will be performing its production of “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At a Certain School of Magic and Magic” this week in the auditorium. This play is a parody spinoff the J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. “Puffs” doesn’t follow the usual story everyone knows, but […]
Women Fighting Hunger event helps neighbors in need
LINWOOD — The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) hosted its eighth annual Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon on Oct. 25 at Linwood Country Club and the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park to support its efforts to distribute healthy foods. For the second time, the event was held in two locations simultaneously — one in […]
Robin Hood and the Merrymakers bring 12th-century tale alive on stage
OCEAN CITY — The students of the Ocean City High School Drama Guild won’t be stealing from the rich to give to the poor, but they will be performing their production of “Robin Hood” on Nov. 16-18. OCHS Theater Director Robert LeMaire said it will be the 14th show he has directed for the school […]
Honoring next generation:
USNA midshipman returning to Upper Township to promote service SEAVILLE — Midshipman 1st Class Brian Furey, a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., will soon be back in southern New Jersey to promote the service through sharing his experiences. Furey has been selected for participation in Operation Information, which allows USNA midshipmen […]
Republican sweep county, state elections in Atlantic County
MAYS LANDING — Republican candidates swept races for county and state government in Atlantic County on Nov. 7, taking over the Sheriff’s Office that had been in the hands of Democrats for six years. Egg Harbor Township resident Joe O’Donoghue defeated Sheriff Eric Scheffler of Northfield 28,857 to 25,936, or 53 percent to 47 percent. […]