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 […]
Somers Point Beach Concert Series trying to raise more funds after busy season
SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Beach Concert Series is trying to raise additional revenue following what promoter Carmen Marotta called “the greatest summer ever.” City Council discussed the issue of funding the series during closed session at its meeting Aug. 8. Shortly after, a letter requesting “supplemental contributions” was sent to sponsors of the […]
Run for the Fallen is this Thursday with 16 stops in Ocean City
By DOUG OTTO OCEAN CITY – The 16th Annual New Jersey Run For The Fallen will take Thursday, Sept. 26, in Cape May County. Ocean City’s Morvay-Miley-Cruice American Legion Post 524 has been an integral part of this event since its inception in 2009. The New Jersey Run for the Fallen is an organization of military […]