Mays Landing native serves aboard Navy warship in Mayport
Petty Officer 1st Class Ja’naad Byrd, a native of Mays Landing, New Jersey, serves aboard USS Billings, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Mayport, Florida. Byrd graduated from Oakcrest High School in 2016. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy...
Former Wonderland Pier site’s luxury hotel proposal struck down by City Council
The former Wonderland Pier will not be transformed into a hotel. Ocean City’s City Council voted 6-1 to reject the resolution that would have begun the process of designating the property as an “Area in Need of Rehabilitation” on Thursday, Aug. 21. The vote concluded...
Rev. Collins Days Sr. chosen to fill late Commissioner Ernest Coursey’s seat
The Atlantic County Democratic Committee has selected Rev. Collins Days Sr., a longtime Atlantic City pastor and community leader, to fill the county commissioner seat left vacant by the passing of Commissioner Ernest Coursey. Days, who had already announced his...
NJBPU warns residents of scams targeting $100 bill credit program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) today issued a scam alert warning residents about fraudulent calls targeting the recently approved $100 bill credit for residential electric customers served by New Jersey’s electric investor-owned utilities: Public...
Traffic Advisory – Shore Road, Somers Point
On Monday, August 25 through Friday, August 29, a detour will be in effect in the northbound lane of Shore Road in Somers Point between New York Avenue and Maryland Avenue, 6 am – 2:30 pm, weather permitting, for work by the City of Somers Point. The southbound...
