Upper boy, 9, killed in Vineland car crash
Editor’s note: See obituary. OCEAN VIEW — The community is grieving following the death Sept. 12 of a 9-year-old Upper Township boy in a crash outside the youth football complex in Vineland. According to published reports, the boy, Easton William Beisler, was a passenger in his mother’s SUV that collided with a motorcycle at about […]
Proposal: 24 $1M+ townhouses on bay in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — A developer is hoping to demolish 17 rental units in four buildings to make way for 24 townhouses fronting Great Egg Harbor Bay. Attorney Keith Davis, representing the prospective purchasers of 90 Broadway, addressed City Council on Sept. 12 proposing a redevelopment agreement that would create amendable zoning for the project. The […]
Fool Moon Theatre presents ‘The Miracle Workers’
The Fool Moon Theatre Co. is presenting “The Miracle Worker” weekends Sept. 20-29 at Margate Community Church. The Tony Award-winning play explores the course of two women overcoming overwhelming challenges and blossoming into powerful lives. The story is about teacher Annie Sullivan and her student, Helen Keller. Above, director Andrea Zakheim-Poetsch works with Lydia Snyder, […]
Kristin Chenoweth, Atlantic City Ballet help close out Ocean City Pops season
OCEAN CITY – Maestro Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops Orchestra completed their 95th season as the resident orchestra of Ocean City’s Music Pier over the weekend. Sunday night, a sold-out crowd heard Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award-winning actress and singer. The night before, the Pops welcomed dancers from the Atlantic City Ballet. The concerts […]
Somers Point GOP appoints Kirk Gerety to City Council
SOMERS POINT — Neither the voters nor City Council got to choose the newest addition to the seven-member governing body. Instead, the Somers Point Republican Club’s County Committee did so. Club President Jack Shields, who also serves on the Planning Board and Mainland Regional High School Board of Education, ignored requests for comment about the […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events around the area
Storm preparedness topic at AARP OCEAN CITY – Join Ocean City AARP Chapter 1062 at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Ocean City Free Public Library for a panel to discuss storm preparedness. Panelists are Liberty Kocis, Cape May County health educator, risk communicator, medical reserve communicator; Frank Donato, Office of Emergency Management for Ocean […]
Grace Lutheran concert benefits animal organizations
SOMERS POINT — Grace Lutheran Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series of events that began with a kickoff luncheon in February and will continue with a free concert this fall. Part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Grace Lutheran was formed in 1924 and built the original church on Shore […]
Ocean City Surf Fishing Tournament Sept. 21
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fishing Club expects more than 100 anglers to line city beaches in its 55th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament, which will be held Saturday, September 21, a month earlier than in the past. Ed Parkinson, OCFC member who runs the tournament, hopes the earlier date will mean warmer weather for […]
Ocean City Council president free falls from 10,500 feet at Airport Festival
OCEAN CITY — City Council President Pete Madden had a short but unusual perspective of the resort he represents early Saturday afternoon, free falling toward it from 10,500 feet in the air. He did a tandem parachute jump with Team Fastrax during the annual Airport Festival. The free fall lasted about 45 seconds and then the […]
Atlantic City High School principal indicted
ATLANTIC CITY – Atlantic City High School Principal Constance Days-Chapman was indicted by an Atlantic County Grand Jury Wednesday, Sept. 11, on multiple counts related to allegations of failing to notify authorities about parental abuse of a student. The child reportedly is the daughter of Atlantic City Superintendent of Schools La’Quetta Small and Atlantic City […]