Somers Point secures $2.3 million in grants for citywide upgrades
SOMERS POINT — Somers Point has been awarded several grants that will fund various new projects to improve the quality of life in the community. “We are taking an aggressive approach to looking for, and submitting applications for, grants that help to improve our city’s infrastructure and amenities to enhance the quality of life for […]
Seaville man turns story he told his children into book
SEAVILLE — The genesis of a children’s book that helps modern parents and their young kids talk to each other was a pair of fraternal twins born more than 40 years ago in different counties — one at home on the bathroom floor and the other, a surprise, at a hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
T-shirts tell tale of local woman’s breast cancer advocacy
OCEAN CITY — “My life in advocacy is all my different shirts,” Jeanmarie Mason said, pointing toward a pile of colored tops decorated with various logos. Mason’s advocacy work for metastatic breast cancer is of paramount importance to her. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. Seven years later, she was experiencing pain in […]
Youth steal the show at OCFC Surf Fishing Tournament
OCEAN CITY — Adult anglers vied for top honors in the Ocean City Fishing Club’s 54th annual Surf Fishing Tournament last Saturday, and two youngsters won a standing ovation for their participation. Colin Comuso, 6, of Hammonton, the youngest angler and fishing in his first tournament, landed two sharks to win a Philadelphia Phillies Bryce […]
Three for three: Smokestack goes down just like drawn up
Video courtesy of Rob Hopkins The demolition Oct. 26 followed the cooling tower in fall 2022 and boiler units in spring 2023 BEESLEYS POINT — It was another beautiful day for an implosion Thursday when Controlled Demolition Inc. brought down the smokestack at the former power plant in Upper Township. “This went fantastic; couldn’t have […]
Jury: Ocean City owes Klause $17.8M. for his property
City took former car dealership by condemnation in May 2020 OCEAN CITY — A jury has ruled in favor of Klause Enterprises in a dispute over the value of the property bordered by 16th and 17th streets and Haven and Simpson avenues that the city had taken by eminent domain. Jerry Klause said a jury […]
Four seek seats on Somers Point City Council
SOMERS POINT — Two incumbents are facing a challenge from political newcomers in the City Council election Nov. 7. Councilman Richard DePamphilis III and AnnMarie Gibbs are seeking the seat representing Ward I, while Councilwoman Karen Bruno and Charlie Haberkorn are vying for the Ward II seat. The governing body has six members in two wards […]
Local women seek seats on Atlantic Board of Commissioners
Republican June Byrnes of Linwood and Democrat Kim O’Brien of Somers Point are among the four candidates vying for the two at-large seats on the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 7. They are running with incumbent John Risley and Habib Rehman, respectively, both of Egg Harbor Township. Atlantic County is comprised of 23 […]
Five running for three seats on Upper Township school board
PETERSBURG — The Upper Township Board of Education has three seats up for election Nov. 7 and five candidates, a mix of incumbents and newcomers, for those positions, according to the official website of the Cape May County Elections Department. Incumbent Thomas McQuillen is seeking re-election, while incumbent Philip Schaffer did not file for re-election […]
Cape May County challenges Ørsted approvals in court
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May County filed suit Oct. 17 in the Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey against multiple federal agencies and the leadership of those agencies, alleging regulators abandoned their obligations to protect the environment and East Coast marine life in favor of wind energy. The county was […]