Big Wally’s furniture store closing; owners are retiring
SOMERS POINT — Big Wally’s Discount Furniture will be selling its last sofa soon. The owners announced Nov. 20 that they would be retiring and selling the building at 514 New Road. “After a lifetime in the furniture business, and 33 wonderful years serving this community, my wife and I are announcing our retirement,” Wally […]
Hometown brewery releases stout honoring Richard Somers
Somers Point Historical Society appreciates brewery support, historical angle SOMERS POINT — Somers Point Brewing Co. has introduced a new limited-edition craft beer to honor U.S. Navy hero and Somers Point’s own Master Commandant Richard Somers. According to the brewery, 11-Minute Fuse, described as a bourbon barrel–aged imperial stout with 10 percent ABV, embodies Somers’ […]
Christmas market at Somers Mansion Dec. 6
SOMERS POINT — Organizer Will Boyer said he wants there to be something for everyone under the tree during the annual Christmas Mart hosted by The Patriots for Somers Mansion from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 on the grounds of the historic home. The event features craft vendors selling holiday-themed goods and a […]
In Somers Point, Democrat Slaughter beats GOP incumbent Owens
SOMERS POINT — U.S. Air Force veteran Morgan Slaughter appears to have won a seat on City Council, topping Ward 2 incumbent Mike Owen 910-866, according to Election Day results. Absentee and provisional ballots have yet to be tallied and could change the outcome or lead to a recount. The Atlantic County Board of Elections […]
Somers Point voters approve referendum for school bond
$5.6 million bond won’t hike tax rate SOMERS POINT — Somers Point voters approved the school district’s plan to make $5.6 million in improvements to its buildings. Unofficial results show 2,758 votes in favor and 1,027 opposed, or about 73 percent to 27 percent of 3,785 votes cast. Final vote totals will be updated as […]
Trail of Two Cities
OCEAN CITY – The fastest, a pair of teenagers, completed the Trail of Two Cities run in under 20 minutes Saturday morning, Nov. 1. Jeffrey Taccarino Jr., 16, won in a time of 19:09.48, with Jameson Foreman, 13, right behind in 19:10.97. The slowest among the hundreds of people who took part in the annual […]
ALDI work progressing in Somers Point
Store won’t open until all work completed to upgrade intersection SOMERS POINT — Work is progressing on the future site of an ALDI Food Market at Groveland Avenue and Route 9. Developer Provco Somers Point LLC is building the 21,659-square-foot market at the site of the former Walgreens pharmacy. The Planning Board unanimously approved an […]
Trocki details 100-unit condo hotel complex plan in Somers Point
It would replace closed Beach House Bar & Grill at south end of Bay Avenue SOMERS POINT — Developer Ira Trocki returned to City Council on Oct. 23 to present a more detailed proposal for a high-end condo hotel overlooking Great Egg Harbor Bay. “I think of a monumental property in a beautiful location on […]
Projects under construction keep corner of Bay Avenue busy in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — Developer Sean Scarborough provided City Council on Oct. 23 with an update on his projects under development at the north end of the Bay Avenue business district. The three projects — the Somers Point Paddle Club, Salt House single-family homes and Salt Creek Apartments — are being built at and near the […]
Somers Point brewery planned
SOMERS POINT — Plans are in the works for construction of Bay Ave. Brewery at 435 Bay Ave., the empty lot on the corner of Maryland Avenue. Longtime summer residents of Ocean City, cousins Tom Dooner and Brian Murphy are behind the project. Both grew up in Pennsylvania but had family homes on the island. […]