Somers Point News

TO ALL THE OBNOXIOUS, yakking, shoving, foul-breathed Central Park pigeon-feeders of New York City who were displaced by Sandy, the gentlefolk of Margate, Ventnor and Longport would like you to know you're welcome to stay this summer.

THE SAND IS FINE and the post-Sandy attitude is, too, on the seven-mile-long island that long ago proclaimed itself "America's Greatest Family Resort." Families in Ocean City are typically of the very traditional variety, as was intended by the foursome of Methodist ministers who established a Christian retreat there in 1879.

The efforts of South Jersey citizens attempting to retain access to a favorite fishing area despite a construction proposal by the state Transportation Department has been successful.

The Ocean City High School surfing team won the National Scholastic Surfing Association Northeast Championship for the 19th straight time on April 15 , and tonight supporters will hold a fundraiser to help the team travel to California to seek a national title in June.

The Beesleys Point Bridge is slated for demolition this summer, but pilings from the span will be used to build a walkway for anglers that have fished the area around Drag Island for years.

The column that says $10 is not too much to pay to watch politicians knock each other's block off.

Rev. Ed Namiotka of St. Joseph's Parish in Somers Point wrote these lyrics after a visit with his own mother at the Jersey Shore.

A new "Super Wawa" opens 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, at 16 MacArthur Blvd. in Somers Point.

Construction of the first-ever government wetland mitigation bank in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania is set to begin in Egg Harbor Township.

Camp Rock Thursday and Saturday matinee cast are from left, top row: Chris Chiong of Egg Harbor Township, Liam Bradley of Margate, Ethan Fischer of Linwood, Josh Ludwig of Northfield, Connor Desmond of Linwood, Mikaela Sheridan of Northfield, Victoria Mozitis of Northfield, Joe Kreisman of Somers Point and Halie Pierce of Northfield.

Everyone has a mother , and with Mother's Day a few day's away, it's hard not to appreciate the simple and heartfelt beauty of a song recently written by the Rev.

Funeral services have been held for a tow boat captain who went missing when his boat sank off the southern New Jersey coast late last month.

As Mothers Day approaches we all think about our moms. Whether you will be spend the day with her or wishing that you had the chance to do that one more time Father Ed Namiotka, pastor of St.

Solomon Weinstein, 96, of Ventnor, N.J., president of Charleston Realty in Cherry Hill from 1962 to 1983, died at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, N.J., on Friday, May 3. Born in Philadelphia, Mr.

The deck of the 34th Street Bridge connecting Ocean City to Upper Township was scheduled to be rehabilitated in the fall of 2013, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Cape May County engineer Dale Foster said the work will not begin until at least the fall of 2014.

After more than 2,000 man hours were poured into the flood-damaged VFW post, the 60-year legacy of the local veterans appears as strong as ever.

As runners and walkers lace up sneakers on Sunday, May 5 at Birch Grove Park in Northfield and at 19 other locations nationwide they will be walking with a real purpose; to draw attention to environmental illness.

Investigators will attempt to determine if the body is David McAuliffe. McAuliffe was captaining a boat went it went missing on April 23rd in the Great Egg Harbor inlet.

On Saturday, April 27, more than a dozen volunteers were busily replacing the black corrugated tubing along the Margate Causeway that works as a turtle barrier.

One day after saying he'd definitely play in this weekend's set against the Mets, Ben Revere slightly changed his tune Friday.