‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ opens Gateway season
SOMERS POINT – Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will kick off its 2025 Mainstage Season with the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy classic “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” The play will run one weekend only, April 4-6. Originally set in the 1930s in a small town in Ohio in the weeks leading […]
Tony Mart gets to continue managing Somers Point concert series
SOMERS POINT — The Summer Beach Concert Series will continue this year along the bayfront in Somers Point and may even be expanded to offer additional days and dates. City Council authorized Mayor Dennis Tapp on Feb. 13 to execute contracts for the series, which has been operated for more than two decades by Tony […]
Daniel Lee Merritt, 74
Daniel Lee Merritt, born on August 31, 1950, passed away suddenly and went to be with the Lord on February 1, 2025. Dan was 74 years old. Dan was born in Somers Point, New Jersey. He lived a full and adventurous life. He graduated from Mainland High School in 1969 and later attended the University […]
Somers Point billboard lawsuit is before appellate court
Negotiations are continuing on demolishing Highbank Apartments SOMERS POINT — City Council met in executive session Jan. 23, when solicitor Thomas Smith updated the governing body on litigation involving a proposed billboard at Somers Point Diner. City Council took no action. Reached after the meeting, Smith said the parties are hoping to reach a settlement […]
Windjammer having drawing Sunday to assist Ocean City native Coste
Tickets available; proceeds go to his cuperation from injuries suffered in New Orleans terror attack SOMERS POINT — The Windjammer Restaurant is auctioning off several baskets filled with goodies to support Ocean City native Adam Coste, who is recovering from extensive lower-body injuries suffered in the Jan. 1 terror attack in New Orleans. Kathy Hoover, […]
Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread hearing expected
Developer pulled them off Somers Point Planning Board agenda in January SOMERS POINT — Those whose mouths are watering in anticipation of a Chick-fil-A opening in Somers Point are going to have to wait a little longer to learn whether the scheme will eventually hatch. Brahin Properties pulled its application two days before the Planning […]
Ocean City native helped transform surgical care at Shore Medical Center
Evenson, robotics coordinator and surgical clinical supervisor, honored SOMERS POINT – For Jacqueline Evenson, surgical clinical supervisor and robotics coordinator, Shore Medical Center isn’t just a workplace; it’s been a central part of her life story. Now a resident of Egg Harbor Township, Evenson, BSN, CNOR, RNFA, is proud of Shore Medical Center and the surgical […]
Somers Point seeks $ for inclusive JFK Park playground
Current equipment outdated; city also wants funds to improve bike path SOMERS POINT — The city may get help from the state paying for playground equipment at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park and improvements to the bike path. On Jan. 23, engineer Greg Schneider presented a couple of proposals for City Council to consider that […]
Route 52 single-lane closures in both directions
OCEAN CITY — The Route 52 causeway is scheduled to have single lane closures in both directions for the next several months, as a lighting rehabilitation project begins between Ocean City and Somers Point. The closure began Jan. 21 and is expected to be in place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday […]
Surfside Casual goes green with help from USDA grant
SOMERS POINT — Furniture delivery has never been greener nor more cost-efficient. USDA Rural Development joined local officials Jan. 17 at Surfside Casual Furniture in Somers Point to announce more than $16 million in clean energy projects for small businesses and farms in rural and small-town New Jersey. “I’m here at Surfside Casual/7Mile Design to […]