Neighbors: We weren’t notified of development application
Hearing goes 4 hours over Somers Point Paddle Club; planners approve it SOMERS POINT — A hearing on a trio of applications before the Planning Board on Feb. 19 started almost 25 minutes late due to an issue with notification of neighbors and dragged on for nearly four hours before each was approved unanimously. At […]
Shore Medical gifts $100,000 to Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — City Council accepted a $100,000 gift and thanked Shore Medical Center for the annual contribution in lieu of real estate taxes. A resolution accepting the gift noted Shore has made annual donations to the city for general expenses and for specific projects, noting this gift would go into the general fund to […]
Judge Susan Sheppard appointed to lead Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has announced that Superior Court Judge Susan Sheppard will lead the Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage effective April 1. Sheppard succeeds Assignment Judge Michael Blee, who was appointed as acting director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. “Judge Sheppard brings a wide range of experience, as well […]
Cape May County events: A Superhero costume design, author party, beach cleanup
Superhero Costume Design at library CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May County Library presents Superhero Costume Design as a part of the FandoMania Fest, a series of fandom-related events leading up to Cape Con 2025. Presented by Melody Marshall, the program will explore the costume design behind some favorite superheroes and test participants’ skills […]
‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ opens Gateway season
SOMERS POINT – Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will kick off its 2025 Mainstage Season with the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy classic “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” The play will run one weekend only, April 4-6. Originally set in the 1930s in a small town in Ohio in the weeks leading […]
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 […]
Vow renewal at The Shores: 860 years of marriage
Couples explain what has kept them together for so many years OCEAN CITY — Do you know why some couples stay married so much longer than others? It could be divine providence or shared values. How about mutual attraction or mutual respect? Maybe it is having a good sense of humor or just knowing when […]
Real estate agent announces GOP bid for Upper Township Committee
Jamison criticizes proposed cuts to activities; Nappen, Casaccio running PETERSBURG — Real estate agent Elsie Jamison picked up an application Feb. 14 to run in the Republican Primary for Upper Township Committee. “I think I have the passion, enthusiasm, mindset and motivation to find solutions to our problems. I want to be the familiar face […]
Ocean City Historical Museum adding surfing section by this summer
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Historical Museum is adding another important aspect of Ocean City’s history that goes back further than many people may realize — surfing. The display, which will be in the back part of the museum, should be ready by summer. “People think it started in the ’70s,” said John Loeper, […]
Upper Township is losing $645,000 in state aid
Looking at cuts, seeking groups to handle events PETERSBURG — Township Committee is far from adopting its annual budget but already is looking at cuts to make up for a loss of $645,000 in state aid. During a budget workshop Feb. 10, Mayor Curtis Corson said “there is going to be an increase,” noting the […]