Ahead of Aug. 21 City Council vote on Ocean City’s Wonderland Pier, ‘Big Mistake’ calls on council to keep its promises
Coalition urges: No high-rises, comprehensive Boardwalk review and negotiation — not capitulation The grassroots Big Mistake coalition opposing the proposed high-rise on the Ocean City Boardwalk is calling on City Council to honor its longstanding commitments against...
House members spar over potential loss of beach replenishment funding
Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone is criticizing Republican colleague Rep. Jeff Van Drew over a congressional plan to gut federal funding for beach replenishment, with Pallone saying Van Drew is not doing enough to save the funds from being cut. “This is coming from the...
Beloved local clown, Gloria Loflin, loses home in fire
On Monday, Aug. 4, Gloria Loflin, better known to generations of area families as “Jingles” the clown, saw her home and belongings destroyed in a sudden, fast-moving fire. At about 12:31 p.m., the Hamilton Township Police Department received a 911 call reporting a...
Somers Point e-bike tragedy sparks strengthening safety requirements
Following the death of a 14-year-old boy from Egg Harbor Township that resulted from a collision with a vehicle in Somers Point in July, three local politicians are calling for the strengthening of safety requirements for e-bikes. Senator Vince Polistina, Assemblyman...
Ernest Coursey, longtime Atlantic County lawmaker and public servant, dies at 62
Ernest Coursey, a respected public official who spent more than three decades serving Atlantic County and the state of New Jersey, died after a recent cancer diagnosis, officials confirmed Tuesday. He was 62. Coursey’s political life spanned local and state...
