Mayor Corson sees challenges ahead in Upper Township
Names falling state aid, Beesleys Point project and Strathmere erosion PETERSBURG — Mayor Curtis T. Corson grabbed the gavel and welcomed three new members to Township Committee on Jan. 3 having already set his sights on the future. While Corson has a long history of serving on the committee, it was what lies ahead that […]
Somers Point Beach Concert Series controversy over contract
Somers Point Council seeks proposals for popular series; critics cry foul SOMERS POINT — City Council is putting not only its popular beach concerts in jeopardy but also Somers Point’s history and legacy of supporting live music at the shore. That’s what detractors said Jan. 9 when the governing body, in a split vote, approved […]
Legislators want south Jersey focus in Trenton
Assemblymen McClellan, Simonsen up for re-election along with new governor in November TRENTON — New Jersey’s First Legislative District representatives have southern New Jersey’s well-being on their minds as 2025 gets rolling. Republicans state Sen. Michael Testa and Assemblymen Antwan McClellan and Erik Simonsen oversee District 1, which consists of all of Cape May and […]
Upper Township Zoning Board clears way for Route 9 garden center
PETERSBURG — Plans are in the works for a garden center at 442-444 Route 9 South in Marmora on a property with two homes. The Zoning Board on Jan. 9 granted an Ocean View man preliminary and final site plan approval and a use variance to allow construction of a 4,900-square-foot office/retail building, a 10,080-square-foot […]
Somers Point hires two police officers
SOMERS POINT — The city hired two new police officers to join the Somers Point Police Department pending graduation from the Atlantic County Police Academy. City Council adopted two resolutions confirming the hiring of Anthony Capasso V and Michael Desrosiers Jr. as provisional officers effective Jan. 17. Mayor Dennis Tapp said he is scheduled to […]
MLK ceremony Saturday in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 18 starting at noon at the Ocean City Tabernacle. The event brings the community together to remember the Rev. Dr. King through words, song and dance. The 2025 event had originally been scheduled […]
Sea&Do events listing
Advocacy director at AARP meeting OCEAN CITY – Join with Ocean City AARP Chapter 1062 at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, when Evelyn Liebman, AARP New Jersey’s director of advocacy will discuss recent utility rate hikes, state regulations governing utility rates, how consumers can get involved, utility bill payment assistance programs and AARP’s work to […]
Support for Adam Coste nears $100K
Ocean City native severely injured in New Orleans attack OCEAN CITY — Ocean City native Adam Coste is recovering from extensive lower-body injuries suffered in the Jan. 1 terror attack in New Orleans, in which a U.S. Army veteran drove a truck into crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 35. A GoFundMe […]
First Night draws thousands for family-friendly celebration
OCEAN CITY — The city prides itself on its family-friendly atmosphere highlighted by its ban of alcohol sales, and organizers of its biggest party of the year take that philosophy to heart. On New Year’s Eve 2024, Ocean City celebrated the 32nd anniversary of its popular First Night, which was founded in 1992 and modeled […]