Somers Point schools plan staff cuts and a tax hike
SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point School District is planning a 2 percent tax increase, staffing cuts and withdrawals from its capital and maintenance reserves in its 2023-24 budget. Superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder and Business Administrator Julie Gallagher laid out the preliminary spending plan Feb. 16, explaining that state aid figures are yet to be determined. […]
Somers Point nixes its paid parking lots
SOMERS POINT — Free parking. It took some heated debate Feb. 9, but City Council voted unanimously to cancel its contract for collection of parking fees and “do away with any idea of charging for parking in municipal lots.” City Council passed an ordinance April 23, 2021, approving a contract with ParkMobile to collect fees […]
Cannabis Committee: Somers Point should allow single dispensary
City Council split, considers revenue, whether voters support one in town SOMERS POINT — City Council debated the merits of a recommendation to allow a cannabis dispensary Feb. 9, with several members indicating they are against the proposal. Following a statewide referendum in November 2020, in which voters approved the legalization of recreational use of […]
On Mainland voters back incumbents, support retail marijuana, reject park upgrades
Elections in Somers Point, Linwood, Northfield Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Incumbents won nearly every election in Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield while voters approved a nonbinding referendum supporting retail marijuana sales and rejected another seeking $2.6 million in park upgrades Nov. 8. SOMERS POINT Six people sought three seats on Somers Point […]
3 contested races for Somers Point City Council
McGuigan, Ward 1: Analyze every aspect of gov’t to be lean as possible Editor’s note: Profiles of the other Somers Point candidates will appear next week. SOMERS POINT — Longtime Ward 1 Councilman Sean McGuigan is facing a challenge from Dan Myers, who has two previous campaigns under his belt. McGuigan is seeking his sixth […]
EHT man, 20, wanted in Somers Point murder
Prosecutor’s Office searching for man allegedly responsible for shooting at Village Apartments in February MAYS LANDING – A 20-year-old Egg Harbor Township man has been charged with murder in connection with a Feb. 10 shooting in Somers Point, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. The suspect remained at large Friday morning, July 15. The […]
Senior rental housing project in Somers Point
Proposal comes with caveats SOMERS POINT — The city has a chance to see a vacant lot on a prominent corner turned into a four-story, 60-unit age-restricted rental housing complex — but must act now or miss out. That’s what property owner Sean Scarborough and the potential developer’s attorney Joe Del Duca told City Council […]
Somers Point mulls Second Amendment vote
SOMERS POINT — Gun-rights advocate Sandy Hickerson has resumed attending City Council meetings throughout the region in her attempt to convince the governing bodies to show support for the right to bear arms. The Absecon woman has been a regular in Linwood for the past couple of months and used the public comment portion of […]
City honors volunteers for years of dedication
Somers Point salutes fire company and auxiliary members at meeting SOMERS POINT — City Council honored multiple members of the city’s all-volunteer firefighting force and its auxiliary May 12. “The ladies and gentlemen that are being honored tonight for their service, from 60 years all the way down to 10 years, is a significant dedication […]
Somers Point projects advanced
Redevelopment at marina, potential Aldi market SOMERS POINT — City Council took another step forward on two redevelopment projects May 12, approving one plan and sending another to the Planning Board for consideration. Resolution 120-2022 approved the agreement with Somers Point Paddle Club LLC for redevelopment of Block 1211, Lot 2, more commonly known as […]