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February 19, 2026

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Upper Township voters have choices on Nov. 5

Five candidates for school board, three for committee UPPER TOWNSHIP — Five candidates are seeking three seats on the Upper Township Board of Education and three people are vying for two spots on Township Committee in the general election Nov. 5. School board incumbent Brian Teeney is seeking re-election but two others — longtime members […]

Somers Point mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus

SOMERS POINT – The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reminds residents to continue to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illness after a recent mosquito sample collected from the 100 block of Shore Road in Somers Point tested positive for West Nile virus. Public Health Officer Kara Janson confirmed there have been no human cases of […]

Shore Medical Center, We Walk Somers Point offer free info sessions

SOMERS POINT — Councilman Charlie Haberkorn is hoping a partnership with Shore Medical Center will give the community walking program a shot in the arm. The councilman and Mayor Dennis Tapp lead a group of residents on a 2-mile walk every Monday morning, meeting at multiple locations. Due to an increase in popularity, the program […]

Sunshine Foundation provides Disney trip to Ocean City fourth-grader

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City School District administration partnered with the Sunshine Foundation to bring rays of light to a deserving student in need and her family.   Leilani Castillo Guzman, a fourth-grade student in the district, was honored with a generous donation from the Sunshine Foundation. Leilani’s diagnosis of Turner’s Syndrome, which causes a partially […]

Sea&Do: Upcoming events

Holy Trinity Fall Festival OCEAN CITY – Holy Trinity Episcopal Church invites the public to the Fall Festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at 2998 Bay Ave. Delight in a lunch break and explore a variety of jewelry, crafts, baked goods and attic treasures. Participate in the basket raffles or quilt drawing. […]

Through smiles and tears, Gold Star mother remembers her Marine son

Run for the Fallen: Always Honored, Always Remembered OCEAN CITY — The pain of Jackie Gehret’s loss is close to the surface. When she talks about her Marine, the tears come quickly. It was little more than a year ago that two Marines in uniform showed up to tell her that her son, Cpl. William […]

Joseph Francis Cusato, 29

Joseph Francis Cusato, age 29, tragically left us on September 20, 2024. He was born in Princeton, NJ on October 7, 1994, the beloved and precious son of Kerry Furtis and Steven Cusato. Joe grew up in Upper Township where he played Little League Baseball until age 14. Joe graduated from Ocean City High School […]

Apartment residents question legality of evictions

Lawyer explains leases at Highbank Apartments offer them little recourse SOMERS POINT — Residents of a bayfront apartment complex are scrambling to find housing while working to determine whether the eviction notices they recently received are legal and enforceable. Those living in the 17-unit Highbank Apartments at 90 Broadway, which front Great Egg Harbor Bay […]

Official: Climate regs too extreme, will hurt Cape May County

Dietrich tells DEP they are too strict too soon TRENTON — Cape May City Manager Paul Dietrich told the Department of Environmental Protection that proposed climate change regulations are too strict too soon. “Our towns have understood the need to build higher and be more resilient for years, but these proposed regulations just go a […]

Ocean City’s population trend prompted church move to Upper Township

MARMORA — A dwindling year-round island population and changes in the vacation pattern of tourists contributed to the decision to move Union Chapel by the Sea to Upper Township. “We prayed about it for a few years; it was something that didn’t come easy,” Pastor Tim Bromhead said. “We loved the church and location but […]