Groups fighting Atlantic Shores wind farms
After battling Ocean Wind, they’re suing NJDEP TRENTON — Although plans were shelved in the fall for two wind farm projects off the coast of Atlantic and Cape May counties, other projects up the coast of southern New Jersey continue to move forward. Now, three New Jersey shore groups have filed suit challenging the New […]
Ocean City Spring Block Party
OCEAN CITY – The cold temperatures Saturday didn’t deter thousands of people from flocking to Asbury Avenue for the annual Spring Block Party. Hundreds of vendors selling food and crafts were hawking their wares and community groups were raising funds and giving out information. Nicholas Neville and Brianna Mack of Agape Gourmet showed off a […]
Cape May County residents can get paid on-the-job-training
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Division of Workforce Development On-the-Job (OJT) training program provides county residents the opportunity to be paid while learning a new trade or skill that leads to full-time employment. Eligible residents must be: 18 years of age or older, unemployed, laid-off, or under employed. The OJT program matches […]
Ocean City area events: Sea&Do
Plant, vegetable sale at St. Peter’s OCEAN CITY – The annual Plant and Vegetable Sale will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11, at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Eighth Street and Central Avenue, Ocean City. It will feature hanging baskets, flats and everything else to make a porch and garden beautiful. Grace Lutheran […]
Lighting round: Council candidates weigh in with quick responses
Topics include boardwalk hotels, wind farms, beach curfew Editor’s note: See related main story on the Ocean City Council Candidate Forum. OCEAN CITY — Nine candidates seeking five positions on City Council weighed in on boardwalk hotels, wind farms and the beach curfew during the lightning round of a Candidates Forum on April 29 hosted […]
Somers Point couple pleads guilty to first-degree narcotics offenses
They were advertising on social media, employing a juvenile Editor’s note: The information in this story is from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. MAYS LANDING – Donna Shiffler, 40, of Somers Point, pleaded guilty April 30 before the Honorable Donna M. Taylor, J.S.C. to first-degree employing a juvenile, first-degree possession with the intent to distribute […]
Flanders hosts high tea at Ocean City Senior Center
Part of effort to make center a new, vibrant, fresh place to go OCEAN CITY – Things were a touch more elegant at the Ocean City Senior Center April 23. Seniors donned white gloves and some wore fancy hats and fascinators as they were served high tea on fine china courtesy of the Flanders Hotel. […]
Mainland Regional budget has ‘heartbreaking’ staff cuts
‘The hardest thing I’ve had to do’ – Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone LINWOOD — “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in almost 25 years,” Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone said about cutting staff to make up for a significant loss in state aid. “Unfortunately it’s heartbreaking the way you get to […]
Somers Pt. school budget eliminates 13 staff positions
Budget also features 5-cent tax rate hike SOMERS POINT — One page of the Somers Point Board of Education budget presentation stood out among the rest, starkly telling the tale of the district’s fiscal situation for 2024-25. Detailing the effects of state aid cuts and the loss of COVID funding, the page lists: 12 certified […]
Ocean City school budget: No tax increase
While other districts face lower funding, staff cuts, O.C. remains intact OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Board of Education adopted its 2024-25 budget April 25 with no change in the tax rate. Business Administrator Tim Kelley presented the spending plan, saying it is the same as presented in March and noting it was reviewed […]