Ocean City on hook for another $7.2 million for Palmer lots
This is on top of nearly $20 million for Klause properties near library OCEAN CITY — City Council is on the hook for another $7.2 million — in addition to nearly $20 million it paid the Klause family — for a group of lots along 16th Street that it condemned through eminent domain. After three […]
Ocean City preparing for NJPACT-REAL rules to be enacted
Sea-level rise regs, which could be in place in August, affect home elevations OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is anticipating that Gov. Phil Murphy’s controversial executive order to have new building regulations in place to prepare for sea-level rise at the end of the century are going forward this year. That may force many homeowners […]
Trump’s order on wind farms has indirect impact on Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — President Donald Trump’s memorandum that temporarily halts leasing and permitting for offshore wind projects affects Ocean City only indirectly and may have little effect elsewhere on the Cape May County coast. The president issued an order at the beginning of last week so his new interior secretary can review wind leasing and […]
Somers Point seeks $ for inclusive JFK Park playground
Current equipment outdated; city also wants funds to improve bike path SOMERS POINT — The city may get help from the state paying for playground equipment at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park and improvements to the bike path. On Jan. 23, engineer Greg Schneider presented a couple of proposals for City Council to consider that […]
Route 52 single-lane closures in both directions
OCEAN CITY — The Route 52 causeway is scheduled to have single lane closures in both directions for the next several months, as a lighting rehabilitation project begins between Ocean City and Somers Point. The closure began Jan. 21 and is expected to be in place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Have a Heart for Veterans OCEAN CITY — To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the folks at Wesley by the Bay are asking for the public’s support by donating items for gift bags to be given to residents of the Memorial Veterans Home in Vineland, Meadowview veterans unit in Northfield and other veterans facilities in southern New […]
Don’t expect drop in home prices, interest rates
Sturdy Savings Bank CEO’s economic forecast: Inflation slowed, but costs are not falling OCEAN CITY — Don’t expect housing prices to come down, affordability problems for young couples to ease or mortgage rates to fall significantly. Even though the rate of inflation has dropped, prices remain high and will continue to go up. And despite […]
MLK Service Awards go to Shiloh Baptist pastor, Sunshine Foundation president and in honor of Food Pantry’s Regina Ralston
OCEAN CITY — The community honored three people and their organizations Saturday during Ocean City’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the Ocean City Tabernacle. The more than hour-long program featured stirring songs by soloist Alicia Gadson, accompanied on piano by Durrell Rose; a rousing videotaped rendition of Dr. King’s 1963 “I Have A […]
Honoring Dr. King
Ocean City Intermediate School students read essays about slain civil rights leader’s impact and legacy at city’s annual celebration OCEAN CITY — Four Ocean City Intermediate School students demonstrated an impressive grasp of the importance the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had on this nation and what his legacy means today. Seventh-graders Jane Heng and […]
Surfside Casual goes green with help from USDA grant
SOMERS POINT — Furniture delivery has never been greener nor more cost-efficient. USDA Rural Development joined local officials Jan. 17 at Surfside Casual Furniture in Somers Point to announce more than $16 million in clean energy projects for small businesses and farms in rural and small-town New Jersey. “I’m here at Surfside Casual/7Mile Design to […]