Shore Road improvements mean summer disruptions
SOMERS POINT — Roadway improvements have begun on Shore Road from Goll Avenue in the south to Ocean Heights Avenue in the north, forcing partial road closures that will continue through the summer. City Council awarded a $951,306 contract Dec. 6 to Fred M. Schiavone Construction of Malaga for the Shore Road Pedestrian Improvements project. […]
Somers Point changes short-term rental regulations
Operators: This isn’t regulation, it’s elimination SOMERS POINT — City Council listened to a lot of passionate debate on both sides of the issue June 12 before voting 4-3 to extend the minimum stay at short-term rental properties from three to seven nights. Those in favor of the amendment, including its sponsor Councilman Sean McGuigan, […]
Somers Point Council’s 4-3 vote on rentals makes change effective at end of year
SOMERS POINT — Starting Dec. 31, short-term rentals will require a minimum of seven-day stays instead of the current three-day minimum. Somers Point City Council decided that in a 4-3 vote June 12. Councilman Sean McGuigan, who initiated the amendment, was joined in the majority by councilmen Mike Owen and Howard Dill and Council President Charlie […]
Kiwanis Club enlists students for community project
Somers Cemetery, with graves from 1800s, gets fresh paint, but needs more help SOMERS POINT — Members of the local Kiwanis Club had a brush with the past, so to speak, at a little-known piece of city history when they scraped and painted the fence around Somers Cemetery. The cemetery, which contains the graves of […]
Somers Point Farm Market benefits shoppers and local history
Demand for spaces and variety of vendors boost visits to Somers Mansion SOMERS POINT — As the summer goes on, the Somers Point Farm Market on the grounds of Somers Mansion is only going to get busier as a perfect location for locals and visitors heading into neighboring Ocean City. The Farm Market is scheduled […]
Our View: Somers Point should table short-term rental changes
City Council formed a subcommittee and took months to study the issue before it enacted rules in 2023 aimed at regulating the practice and protecting neighborhoods where they are being operated. Now, with summer rapidly approaching, the governing body proposed a major modification that owners of the homes say would likely put them out of […]
Coalition fights short-term rentals change in Somers Point
Somers Point has proposed extending minimum stay from three to seven nights SOMERS POINT — A number of short-term rental owners have formed a coalition in opposition to City Council’s proposal to extend the minimum length of a stay from three to seven nights. City Council voted 5-2 on May 22 to introduce Ordinance 13, […]
Shore donates $35,000 to Somers Point School District
SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center has announced a significant contribution of $35,000 to the Somers Point School District to enhance school security efforts, ensuring a safer environment for students and staff. The donation comes at a critical time for the district, which, like many others across New Jersey, is facing serious budget constraints. Superintendent […]
Somers Point to consider week minimum at short-term rentals
Vote split 5-2 on introduction; public hearing set for June 12 SOMERS POINT — In a rare act of division, City Council voted 5-2 on May 22 to introduce a measure that would lengthen the minimum stay at a short-term rental from three to seven nights. “The city of Somers Point has adopted regulations governing […]
Shore Road pothole repair near Rt. 52 delayed to June 9
Beach Concert Series may extend a week SOMERS POINT — Motorists turning onto Shore Road from the base of the Route 52 causeway are welcomed to Somers Point by a gantlet of potholes. Stretching from the intersection, past George Street and almost to the corner of Annie Avenue, the pavement is pitted, patched, poorly repaired […]