City Council of Ocean City unanimously approved an ordinance raising the cost for permits and imposing new limits on where boardwalk musicians can play.Performers will now need a $200 permit and will be kept from the busiest areas of the Boardwalk, limited instead to two performance areas which each include several blocks.Members of the association … Read more
The Upper Township Committee is set to try again on rules governing short-term rentals, months after scrapping a previous ordinance disliked by neighbors, landlords and renters. According to the Press of Atlantic City, committee members introduced a new ordinance creating limits for short-term rentals in most areas of the township. A public hearing on the … Read more
Galloway Township Town Council voted unanimously last week to start the process of having the speed limit reduced on Old New York Road from 50 mph to 45 mph from Route 9 to Motts Creek Road. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the ordinance is scheduled for a public hearing and final vote at … Read more
The Middle Township Planning Board has granted a site-plan waiver for a proposed cannabis retail store in Swainton. According to the Cape May County Herald, Insa wants to add a Middle Township retail store to its growing list of locations in five states. The site in question was most recently a dermatology treatment center located … Read more
The Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections is recognizing Help America Vote Day on January 30, 2024. Help America Vote Day aims to raise awareness about the importance of election workers and inspire more Americans to play a role in the electoral process. Maureen Bugdon, Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections, says election workers are needed for … Read more
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds has called for the commissioning of an independent study on the issue of police staffing. The Press of Atlantic City reports the city has 297 police officers, Reynolds said during the city’s Clean and Safe meeting Friday morning, and 30 new officers on the way, which would increase that number … Read more
Phase 2 of the Atlantic Avenue “road diet” from Tennessee to Albany avenues can continue this year if the city approves new contracts as expected. According to the Press of Atlantic City, several Boardwalk casinos and AtlantiCare filed suit in December to stop the slimming down of the artery from four travel lanes to two. … Read more
Three nursing home owners with locations in Hammonton and Deptford will be suspended from NJ Medicaid after having been found to have committed fraud, the Office of the State Comptroller said Thursday. They’re accused of siphoning $83 million in nursing homes funded by New York Medicare and Medicaid to enrich themselves.
A yearlong detour is scheduled to go into effect today on Somers Point-Mays Landing Road between Steelmanville Road and English Creek Avenue for reconstruction of a bridge, Atlantic County said.The detour was originally scheduled to begin Monday but was postponed, the county said Tuesday in a news release. If you drive that area you’re advised … Read more
After more than a dozen years on Ocean City City Council, Karen Bergman plans to resign to take a job as supervisor of the local senior center.City officials and some members of the public lauded Bergman for her efforts on council after she made the announcement during a Thursday morning council meeting, at which Mayor … Read more