Apartment residents protest eviction at Somers Point City Council
SOMERS POINT — Residents of the Highbank Apartments at 90 Broadway gathered Oct. 10 during the City Council meeting to bring awareness to their plight and ask for help. At issue is an eviction notice they received dated Sept. 6 from property owner John Folz titled “Notice of Tenancy Termination.” The complex, which fronts Great […]
Political newcomer Scamoffa challenges Somers Point Council President Johnston for ward seat
SOMERS POINT — City Council President Janice Johnston is facing a challenge from political newcomer Patricia Scamoffa on Nov. 5 in Ward I. Pat Scamoffa Scamoffa is a senior citizen with varied experiences who loves living near the ocean. The career educator who has lived in southern New Jersey for many years describes herself as […]
Slaughter challenges longtime Ward II City Councilman Dill in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — It’s a battle of military veterans in Somers Point’s Ward II race for City Council, with Councilman Howard Dill and Morgan Slaughter set to face off on Nov. 5. Howard Dill Dill, who won his only contested race for City Council in 2009, topping Democratic incumbent Bobby Donnell, has run unopposed in […]
Gibbs challenging Gerety in Somers Point at-large race
SOMERS POINT — Councilman Kirk Gerety, newly appointed to the at-large seat, faces a challenge from AnnMarie Gibbs for the four-year term representing the entire city. Kirk Gerety City Council approved a resolution Sept. 12 appointing Gerety to the seated vacated by Joe McCarrie, who resigned Aug. 12. Gerety is president of the Somers Point […]
Four charged in strong-armed robbery at Somers Point Acme
SOMERS POINT — Three adults and a juvenile have been arrested in a strong-armed robbery outside the Acme supermarket in Somers Point. Police Chief Robert Somers stated in a news release that officers responded shortly before 11 a.m. Oct. 3 to the Acme market for a report of a strong armed robbery. The victim, an […]
New Jordan Road principal’s top priorities are academic success, student well-being
SOMERS POINT — When Ken Berardis walked the halls of Jordan Road School as a boy, he likely had no idea that he would return some day as its principal. The Linwood resident took the reins of the school from Ted Pugliese, who was hired as the district’s superintendent beginning July 1. Berardis, 46, joins […]
Somers Point mosquito tests positive for West Nile virus
SOMERS POINT – The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reminds residents to continue to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illness after a recent mosquito sample collected from the 100 block of Shore Road in Somers Point tested positive for West Nile virus. Public Health Officer Kara Janson confirmed there have been no human cases of […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Gateway Theatre
SOMERS POINT – Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will close its 2024 Mainstage Season with the cult classic “Little Shop of Horrors,” written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. It will run for two weekends, Sept. 27-29 and Oct. 4-6, and will be partially double cast. “Little Shop of Horrors” revolves around a meek flower […]