Somers Point may allow outdoor music until 1 a.m.
SOMERS POINT — City Council is considering allowing certain liquor license holders to extend their outdoor music past 11 p.m. on a trial basis. Members voted May 28 to introduced ordinance 14-2026, which amends the alcoholic beverage, noise and time limit sections of city code, permitting outdoor music until 1 a.m. for businesses that are […]
Kim O’Brien defeats Fox in Somers Point Democratic Primary
SOMERS POINT — Schoolteacher Kim O’Brien defeated college professor Levi Fox to secure the Democratic nomination for the Ward I seat on City Council. O’Brien garnered 187 votes, or 61.7 percent, to Fox’s 116, or 38.28 percent, according to unofficial results from the primary election June 2. She will face Rick DePamphilis III, who has […]
School board issues call to action for Somers Point schools
SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Board of Education is calling for a “comprehensive review of our dated and ineffective school funding formula,” according to President Staci DiMattia Endicott. In a letter to district parents, the 23-year educator said state funding must take into consideration the rising costs of employee health care and energy, stating […]
Kids get comfortable in ER
Shore Medical Center hosts St. Joseph students to take fear out of hospital visits SOMERS POINT — Shore Medical Center hosted three-dozen second-graders from St. Joseph Regional School on May 29 for a field trip designed to alleviate the fear children may feel when visiting the emergency room. “For many children, hospitals and ER visits […]
Developer gives Somers Point $200,000 to block access to bay
SOMERS POINT — City Council is about to get a cash windfall and has the rare opportunity to decide where to spend it. The city is about to receive a check for $200,000 from the developer of luxury waterfront condominiums at 90 Broadway. As part of a redevelopment agreement reached with John Wolfington and Dan […]
Somers Point Council planning $15 daily fee for use of boat ramps
SOMERS POINT — City Council is moving forward with a plan to collect a $15 daily fee for use of the city’s boat ramps. Last year, the city instituted a permitting process that requires users to buy an annual license and affix a sticker to their trailer but there was no method for single-day use. […]
Historic displays coming to Somers Point for nation’s 250th anniversary
SOMERS POINT — A couple of historic displays are coming to the city as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States of America. Levi Fox, a member of the Patriots for Somers Mansion, told City Council on May 21 that the group had met the prior week […]
South Jersey Jazz Society concert June 5 features Somers Point musician
SOMERS POINT — For the fifth year, the South Jersey Jazz Society (SJJS) will “unofficially” kick off the summer concert series on the William Morrow Beach in Somers Point, this time featuring the PJ Keiter Octet on June 5. Keiter grew up near the ballfields in Somers Point and is a 2018 graduate of Mainland […]
S.P. Council approves EDAC budget with spending limits, extra oversight
SOMERS POINT — In a 6-1 vote, City Council approved a $36,800 budget May 14 for the Economic Development Advisory Committee, freeing up funds for marketing and networking. The 10-member volunteer body was formed to advise officials on economic conditions and ways to improve them. Councilman Sean McGuigan questioned the expenditures, saying the figures provided […]
Shirley Hoover
Shirley Hoover died on May 15, 2026. How much duller the Earth seems. Born August 27, 1957, she grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and later Somers Point, N.J. The last few years she lived in Galeton, PA, “God’s Country.” Blessed as a mother, wife, sister, aunt, and grandmother, she excelled at every role. She graduated […]