Tractor Supply store proposed along Rt. 50 in Seaville, seeks variances
SEAVILLE — A local property owner and Alabama-based developer have applied to the Upper Township Zoning Board for permission to build a Tractor Supply Co. store on Route 50. Property owner Marianna Karayiannis of Ocean View and developer Jennifer Nylander of HSC Seaville LLC hope to build a 21,930-square-foot store at an undeveloped 8.83-acre property […]
‘Freezing Antarctica’ to be staged at Studio;Space
SOMERS POINT – SPQR Stage Company will produce “Freezing Antarctica” Nov. 15, 16, 22 and 23, at Studio;Space in Somers Point. The plot of “Freezing Antarctica,” written and directed by SPQR’s Artistic Director Bill Sterritt, revolves around Russian meteorologist Nikita Alexandra Romanov, who is on a desperate dash to the South Pole to save the […]
Inaugural Scarecrow Walk Nov. 9 along bike path in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — Grab some old clothes, some hay and twine and a tall stick and head down to the bike path for the inaugural Scarecrow Walk on Nov. 9. The Somers Point Police Department and We Walk Somers Point have created a new event to get the public out on the bike path for […]
Military Times ranks Stockton one of best in state for military members
GALLOWAY — Military Times recently recognized Stockton University as one of the top schools in the state and in the Mid-Atlantic for military service members and veterans. Stockton was ranked No. 3 in New Jersey and No. 17 in the Mid-Atlantic region. The university was No. 144 out of 215 public schools and No. 185 […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Free car washes for veterans OCEAN CITY – Car Caress is offering free car washes for veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Car Caress has locations at 1635 Haven Ave., Ocean City and 100 Stagecoach Road, Marmora. S.P. Fire Auxiliary Penny Party Nov. 9 SOMERS POINT – Somers Point Fire Co. #1 Auxiliary will have […]
Flood elevation rules could hit in 2025
Lomax: They’re based on predicted sea level rise in 2100 Editor’s note: See related stories, Q&A with Peter Lomax and local officials urging people to comment before time is up Nov. 7. OCEAN CITY — The year is 2100, the anticipated sea level rise by then could be 5.1 feet, but the New Jersey Department […]
Tara Leigh Vanderslice Saylor
At 2:19 on November 3, 2024 the skies above Ocean City were a little darker. As a bright light of one of Ocean City original families slipped into the ocean’s breeze. Tara Leigh Vanderslice Saylor who passed away was surrounded by her family in her beloved Ocean City, New Jersey. Tara, a graduate of Ocean […]
Margaret Ann (Peggy) Osborne
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Osborne (née Fischer) passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Despite the challenges of dementia in her final years, her bright spirit and loving nature remained unchanged. A resident of Maple Glen, PA; Ocean City, NJ; and Venice, FL, she lived a life defined by faith, family, […]
DEP: Tests for mercury in Upper Township ‘adulterated’
Incident referred for civil, regulatory action as well as criminal investigation PETERSBURG — “I want to share some information that may be alarming to you all,” DEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette told a packed house during the Upper Township Committee meeting Oct. 28. “The DEP’s initial findings have revealed that some of the initial samples of […]
Congressional Debate
Van Drew, Salerno spar over issues: abortion, immigration, energy costs GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Abortion, inflation, immigration, offshore wind and climate change were among the topics as U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew and challenger Joe Salerno shared the stage Oct. 24 at Stockton University for a debate ahead of the Second Congressional District election Nov. 5. […]