Somers Point holds update on Master Plan re-examination
SOMERS POINT — City planner Jim Rutala presented a brief update on the Master Plan re-examination process during a Planning Board meeting Nov. 20. The step is required every 10 years for a municipality to maintain its zoning control. Rutala said the Master Plan is like a roadmap for the next decade, guiding capital and […]
Linwood cabinet builder turns to art following accident
LINWOOD — Rick Guariglia has experienced many twists and turns on his life’s journey, but one thing that has been constant is his desire to work with his hands — from building houses to crafting cabinets and now creating art. Guariglia built his house on Forest Drive, along with multiple others locally and around the […]
Christmas Parade, train show among events coming up in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s annual Christmas Parade travels down Asbury Avenue at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. Lights, garland, wreaths and bows adorn “The Avenue” for the season, and the parade will bring a variety of bands, floats and other entries to add a little warmth to the winter. The event gives spectators time […]
Ocean City Pops welcomes holiday season
OCEAN CITY – Saturday night a packed audience in the Music Pier celebrated the season with the Ocean City Pops Orchestra and Maestro Vince Lee. Lee is not only a highly effective conductor, but he knows how to please a crowd and plan a program. From a medley of five popular tunes to the […]
Arts Center’s Junior Jazz Battle Royal is Saturday
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Arts Center presents an exciting afternoon of music at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Lecture Hall, Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave. This will be the Arts Center’s second Junior Jazz Battle Royal which features two teen jazz ensembles. The concert is free and open […]
Reception for Arts Center pottery, mosaic show is Friday
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Arts Center is hosting a reception for the annual OCAC Pottery and Mosaic Student and Teacher exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. The show, which runs through Dec. 13, features pottery and mosaic pieces created by over 30 of the Arts Center’s students and teachers. Many of […]
Upper Township first responders delivery baby on Garden State Parkway
SEAVILLE — Volunteer first responders continue to deliver on their promise of safety in Upper Township, this time taking their commitment to the extreme by helping deliver a baby on the side of the road. According to John Brittin, deputy chief of the Upper Township Division of EMS, Squad 21 and Seaville Volunteer Fire Company […]
Group: Hotel plan bad for Ocean City
Friends of OCNJ History & Culture hosts forum at Tabernacle Baptist OCEAN CITY — The Icona at Wonderland proposal would be bad for the boardwalk and bad for Ocean City. That’s what members of a group formed to fight the boardwalk high-rise hotel and another to save the iconic Wonderland Pier told those gathered Nov. […]
Public reacts to Icona at Wonderland proposal
Some support hotel project, others heavily criticize it Editor’s note: See related story on redevelopment zones. OCEAN CITY — Some longtime residents showed support for Eustace Mita’s plans to build a 252-room hotel and retail complex at the site of the former Wonderland Pier amusement park, but the developer also took heavy criticism and traded a […]
‘The Carpenter’s Son’ a song for the Christmas season
Two former altar boys highlight St. Joseph, reason for the season WILDWOOD — Father Ed Namiotka and Thomas Raniszewski, two former altar boys from Wildwood, have written a Christmas song they hope will become a standard. It puts a spotlight on St. Joseph. “The Carpenter’s Son,” with vocals by tenor Drew Seigla, is available now […]