Gateway Playhouse announces 2025 Mainstage season, ticket sale
SOMERS POINT – Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point recently announced its 2025 Mainstage Season, which will include: George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s classic comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner;” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical “South Pacific;” “Party of 1 (Acts): A Weekend of One Acts;” and the Grimm’s fairy tale-inspired musical “Into the […]
Contract awarded for Shore Road work
Safe Streets to Transit grant to fund crosswalks, wheelchair ramps and push-button crossings SOMERS POINT — Walking and biking along Shore Road in Somers Point will be much safer come spring, when improvements are expected from Goll Avenue in the south to Ocean Heights Avenue in the north. City Council awarded a $951,306 contract Dec. […]
Mexiquila restaurant objects to denial of tax abatement
SOMERS POINT — That’s a lot of margaritas. Mexiquila restaurant is trying to make up more than $100,000 after the city said its application for a tax abatement was approved in error. The restaurant’s director of operations and his attorney voiced their displeasure late last month for what they say was an unfair rejection of […]
Somers Point resident David Hughes named chief executive officer and president of Shore Medical Center
SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center President David Hughes will also serve as the organization’s chief executive officer as of Dec. 1, succeeding Shore CEO Ron Johnson, who has served in that role since October 2010. David Beyel, chairman of the Shore Medical Center Board of Trustees, made the announcement Tuesday, Dec. 3. “David Hughes has […]
Redevelopment designation for Icona at Wonderland project a lengthy process
Developer Eustace Mita has not made a formal proposal to any regulation body in Ocean City OCEAN CITY – Eustace Mita’s Icona at Wonderland hotel-retail complex project faces numerous hurdles before it could become a reality. The luxury developer from Ocean City who is behind the high-end Icona Resorts and Achristavest Fine Home Buildings has […]
Upper Township gets more school project funds
Money is for Safe Routes to School Program PETERSBURG — “That’s a lot of money,” Mayor Jay Newman said of the $1.925 million in grants Upper Township added to its budget Nov. 25. The funding — $1 million from a New Jersey Department of Transportation Trust Fund Local Aid Infrastructure Fund grant and $925,000 from […]
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 […]