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Lone councilman says more should have been done to cut 1.7¢ increase SOMERS POINT — City Council adopted its $18,885,378 municipal budget April 28 in a 6-1 vote, with Councilman Joe McCarrie saying more could have been done to lessen the tax impact. The tax rate will increase 1.7 cents to $1.025 per $100, or […]

SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Board of Education adopted the district’s $22,668,282 budget for 2022-23 on April 28, calling for no increase in the tax rate of 98.4 cents per $100 of assessed value. Superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder and Business Administrator Julie Gallagher presented the budget to the Board of Education on March 17. It […]

Some neighbors not happy with restaurants continuing food, alcohol service outdoors SOMERS POINT — The city’s nationally recognized Bay Front Historic District stretches from Goll Avenue to Maryland Avenue between Shore Road and Great Egg Harbor Bay.  It contains dozens of homes, the refurbished Gateway Playhouse, several marinas, a beachfront concert venue and all of […]

SOMERS POINT — Three major redevelopment projects and other, smaller ones are in the works around Somers Point, promising to further fuel its economic boom. City Council went into executive session Thursday, Feb. 24, to discuss the projects and get an update from redevelopment attorney Jim Franklin.  Franklin said a redevelopment agreement allows the city […]

MAYS LANDING – The ACPO Major Crimes Unit and the Somers Point Police Department are cooperatively investigating the fatal shooting of a man Thursday evening, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. ACPO Major Crimes investigators responded to the Somers Point Village Thursday evening for a report of a male gunshot victim. Somers Point Police […]

Businesses large and small have opened, enhancing retail, dining, historical SOMERS POINT — “We had a lot of good stuff start in 2021,” City Council President Janice Johnston said last week while looking back at last year’s successes and forward to more to come. The commercial real estate agent said there is a lot of […]

SOMERS POINT — Future artists in the six major disciplines at Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts will be able to showcase their talents in a state-of-the-art auditorium. The school received a recommendation from the Planning Board on Jan. 19 and hopes to have the project complete by fall 2023. “This really completes the canvas. […]

Move would pave the way for luxury Paddle Club at Pleasant Avenue SOMERS POINT — City Council voted Oct. 28 to move forward with a redevelopment plan with the Somers Point Paddle Club. In June, local developer Sean Scarborough of Scarborough Properties presented his plan to build a private swim club with a bar and grille […]