Upper Township OKs study of sewer system installation in Marmora and Beesleys Point
It’s the first small step after getting a $60,000 grant PETERSBURG — Home and business owners in Marmora and Beesleys Point may get the opportunity to hook up to a sanitary sewer system instead of using septic. Township Committee took a small first step toward that potential goal by approving a contract with its engineering […]
Amie Vaules helped found FOCUS PAC, but left organization to run for Ocean City Council
OCEAN CITY — Families of Ocean City United in Success (FOCUS), the political action committee that formed in late 2023 to endorse and support candidates for Ocean City Council and Board of Education, raised more than $18,000 in 2024 and sent $5,000 total to four council candidates it endorsed in the May 14 election. One […]
FOCUS PAC raised $18,240 from variety of donors, spent $7,654
OCEAN CITY — In the D4 report filed in October 2023 with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, the group Families of Ocean City United in Success (FOCUS) estimated it would raise $100,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024 and reported that making contributions would be “a major purpose” of the committee. In a second-quarter […]
Upper Township GOP Primary spending: $58K
County GOP boosted challengers with $25,000 UPPER TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY — The power of the county party endorsement translated in two ways for the successful challengers in the Republican Primary for Upper Township Committee. They out-raised the incumbents almost 3-1, thanks largely to a $25,000 boost from the Cape May County Regular Republican Organization, and […]
Somers Point Master Plan: Hundreds of homes expected to end up in FEMA flood zone
SOMERS POINT — City planner Jim Rutala outlined the process of re-examining the city’s Master Plan, a guide to the future that is required every 10 years for a municipality to maintain its zoning control, during a packed Planning Board meeting Aug. 22. He said the Master Plan is like a roadmap for the next […]
Public input on Somers Point Master Plan re-examination includes housing, recreation, attracting families and traffic
SOMERS POINT — “This is your town. It’s up to us to make a decision but we want your input,” Planning Board Chairman Paul Striefsky told a packed house Aug. 22. During a board meeting at which most of the City Council members were present, planner Jim Rutala outlined the process of re-examining the city’s […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Green Thumb Garden Club meets Sept. 3 SOMERS POINT – The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to kick off the 2024-2025 club year. This meeting will be held outdoors at 118 Pleasant Ave. Somers Point. Please bring a beach chair. In case of rain it will be at the […]
School board elections: 2 Upper Township, 1 Ocean City and 1 Sea Isle City incumbent not seeking re-election
Two members of the Upper Township Board of Education and one member of the Ocean City Board of Education are not seeking re-election this November. In Sea Isle City, incumbent Patricia Halfpenny is not running for another term as a representative to the Ocean City school board. Brigid Woolery is the only candidate for that […]
Somers Point Arts Commission Art in the Park Sept. 14 in JFK Park
SOMERS POINT — One of the Somers Point Arts Commission’s marquee events and its longest continuously running activity has moved to September this year. The eighth annual Art in the Park is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park on Broadway overlooking Great Egg Harbor Bay. The day-long event […]