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News Archive

Please look for the most current news on our Home Page.

The news archive is divided into four sections: news about the Change in Government; news and research created by SICTA (and municipal documents); news from newspapers like the Press of Atlantic City, Cape May County Herald and the Ocean City Sentinel; and, Board of Education news (the BOE news archive is on a different page).

Archived Change In Government News
Unofficial election results!  Details.
Three public meetings were held (Jan., Feb., Mar.) to explain and discuss SIC's new form of government, and other important issues. 
Meeting 1:  Dr. Reock's handout     Picture
Meeting 2:  Handout       Picture
Meeting 3:  Presentation slideshow.
[You'll find pictures of the current site of the proposed Passive Park on the North End page.]
List of candidates for Mayor and Council (3/16/07 Press)
Election-related dates.  July 1, 2007, at noon: Commission Form of government is abolished, and Mayor-Council Form is established.  September 28, 2007: Deadline for creation of an Administrative Code.  For more details, see Dr. Reock's handout.
The voters spoke on November 7th and they want Sea Isle City to have a Mayor/Council Government.  Unofficial County figures show the vote as 767 to 659 in favor of a change.  The election had a heavy turnout with 1,511 ballots cast (69% of the registered voters).   

The Sea Isle City Board of Commissioners and the leadership of Sea Isle First were invited to our 10/14/06 General Meeting to discuss their opposing viewpoint regarding the Change of Government Referendum.  The Commissioners politely declined our invitation, but we did not hear from Sea Isle First.  See our invitations, the response from the Commissioners and a delivery confirmation to Sea Isle First.

The Petition Group responds to the City's move to hire a Business Administrator.  Read their press release

What are the pros & cons of the new form of government?    Read Frequently Asked Questions

What are the roles / responsibilities of the new government officials?     See Mayor/Council Chart

Why do we need this change?    View Municipal Improvement Areas

Do you want to understand the Commissioners' cost estimate?    Review $475,000 Estimate

Will you need an absentee ballot for a SIC registered voter?   See Absentee Ballot Information

For recent newspaper articles on the referendum, visit our Recent News section on the Home Page.


Archived Board of Education News:   Archived Board of Education news
Archived SICTA News & Research, Municipal Documents

At a recent Council meeting, it was announced that Jersey Central Power& Light will provide a project update on the remediation of the former Sea Isle City manufactured gas plant site, located at 39th and Central.  The mtg will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2-5pm, at the Community Lodge.  Read the summer 2007 project update. 

2008 budget discussion handout from 10/13/07 SICTA General Mtg  Do you want to see significant improvements in the town?  Do you want to see material tax increases?  Do you want to see City services provided significantly cheaper?  Please review the presentation and send us your thoughts.

September 2007 SICTA Newsletter

SIC Tourism Development Commission 2006 financial records audit

Beesleys Point Bridge -- open it! Handout1  Handout2

Commissioners responses to SICTA's 2007 budget questions   (see next item for questions)

SICTA's analysis of the 2007 SIC Municipal Budget (26 pages!)

Final SICTA survey results. See what 600 respondents had to say! Passive Park funding: letter from the South Jersey Economic Development District (3/8/07)  Visit the North End page for more details re: the proposed Passive Park.

2007 CMC Budget  [see below for other related documents]

2007 Budget Message From The Freeholder Director

January 2007 CMC Chief Financial Officer's Budget Analysis (and see this 1/19/07 Herald article).

CMC Abstract of 2006 Ratables (and SICTA analysis) [large file -- 3.5MB]

SICTA Alert 8/28/07

8/8/07 SIC Police Report -- noise and tenant responsibility report
[More noise reports on the TW/TP Page.]

SICTA Alert 7/4/07

Mission statements for business and ad hoc committees [See the above Alert from 7/4/07!]

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 6/26/07

SICTA Alert 6/15/07

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 6/12/07

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 5/21/07

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 5/15/07

SICTA Alert 5/4/07

SICTA's May newsletter

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 4/24/07

SICTA Alert 4/9/07  [Correction: B.O.E. mtgs start at 7pm!]

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 4/2/07

SICTA Alert 3/20/07

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 3/13/07

SICTA Alert 3/5/07

Planning Board 2/26/07 mtg and Master Plan Survey discussion

SICTA's February newsletter

Commissioners Mtg Agenda 2/13/07

SICTA Alert 2/12/07

SICTA Alert 2/7/07

SICTA Alert 1/16/07

1/9/07 Commissioners Mtg Agenda

12/26/06 Commissioners Mtg Agenda

SICTA Alert 11/30/06

SICTA Alert 11/8/06

SICTA Alert 11/4/06

SICTA's October newsletter

Does censorship have a place in Sea Isle City?  Read Tourism Development Commission letter received the day before the Fall Family Festival.

SICTA Alert 10/10/06

SICTA Alert 9/22/06

School budget figures updated.  See notes from SICTA's presentation to the Board of Education on 8/22/06 and the presentation to the BOE on 3/28/06 during a budget hearing.

SICTA's August newsletter (4 MB file).

Budget junkie? See: proposed 2006 SIC budget (it's 7 MB -- a very large file), SICTA's questions for City officials, and SICTA's 52 page in-depth review of the budget.

Top 10 salaries and vendor payments.  Details.

July SIC Police Report.  Details. 

Archived News From Newspapers, etc.

6/1/08 (Press) Group: Dredge sandbar off Ocean City

5/30/08 (Press) Real estate crunch / One bright side

5/30/08 (Press) State law forces Galloway to rescind buyout offer

5/29/08 (Press) Sea Isle City officer hurt in foot chase

5/28/08 (Press) Sea Isle City uncorks plan to boost businesses

5/28/08 (Press) Firm says choosing wind energy should be a breeze

5/28/08 (Press) Attempt to tie city spending to cost of living remains alive

5/26/08 (Herald) What To Do If You Find A Terrapin

5/25/08 (Press) Corzine: Retirements would reshape expensive government

5/23/08 (Press) Ocean City pitches plan to limit size of single-family homes

5/22/08 (Press) Erosion focus at hearing on Strathmere's secession bid

5/22/08 (Press) Cape May proposes offering on-street parking spaces to residents - for a price

5/22/08 (Press) Stone Harbor hoping for beach fill in fall

5/22/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Fatal Crash Marks Third This Year

5/21/08 (Press) O.C. beach project gets bigger

5/21/08 (Press) Master-plan ruling / Lessons from Vineland

5/20/08 (Press) Confidential settlements / Lift the secrecy

5/19/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Citizens Can Sign Up for E-Mail Alerts

5/18/08 (Herald) Cape May Serious about Wind Turbines

5/16/08 (Press) Refusing State Benefits / Only in New Jersey

5/16/08 (Press) Bottle Bill / Poor Timing

5/15/08 (Press) Cape towns count cost of storm

5/14/08 (Press) Storm sends many beaches out to sea

5/14/08 (Press) A tax on water / Let voters decide

5/13/08 (Press) State of emergency declared; schools, roads and bridges close in Cape May County

5/12/08 (Herald) County Declares Limited State of Emergency, Tolls Lifted on Bridges

5/12/08 (Press) Sharing health insurance / A way for towns to save?

5/10/08 (Press) More strength on the bench: New judge assigned to county

5/9/08 (Press) Sea Isle offers buyout to cut work force

5/8/08 (Press) Group forms to promote dialogue about public access, environmental protection

5/8/08 (Herald) Coastal Water Monitor Program Kicks Off May 12

5/8/08 (Herald) County's Criminal Cases to Be Shared; New Judge Starts May 12

5/7/08 (Herald) Cape May Will Test Wind Turbine Use

5/6/08 (Press) State municipal aid / Saner system needed

5/3/08 (Press) Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary opens people path

5/2/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Officials to Pitch Blueprint to AARP

5/1/08 (Press) Strathmere group makes final pitch for secession

5/1/08 (Herald) New Law Library Opening Highlights Law Day

5/1/08 (Press) Public vs. private / Another disconnect

4/29/08 (Press) Section of new Route 52 opens

4/29/08 (Press) Keeping N.J. parks open / Not this way

4/25/08 (Press) Sea Isle City to hold annual beach cleanup

4/25/08 (Press) Ocean City OKs budget that hikes taxes 10 percent

4/24/08 (Press) Property-tax rebates / Reform vs. gimmick

4/23/08 (Press) Beesleys Point Bridge repair plan faces rough road

4/23/08 (Press) Oil prices, eco worries blowing in favor of wind energy

4/23/08 (Press) Ocean City Free Public Library will charge more to non-resident patrons

4/23/08 (Herald) Wii Youth Tournament coming to Sea Isle City

4/22/08 (Press) Sea Isle's suspended police chief would retire under tentative deal

4/21/08 (Bridgeton News) Lighthouse keepers to hold meeting on Ludlam Beach light

4/20/08 (Press) Saving parks, Agriculture Department: Welcome news

4/19/08 (Press) Beaches to get fix for summer, but bigger projects needed

4/18/08 (Press) Ocean City latest to adopt 'reverse 911' phone system

4/16/08 (Herald) Tax rate down in SI after last year's reval

4/16/08 (Herald) SIC police promotions

4/15/08 (Press) Freeholders plan to borrow $2 million to pay for municipal projects

4/15/08 (Herald) Voters Will Head to Polls in School Board Elections

4/15/08 (Herald) County to Take Over Bridge Commission Bookkeeping

4/14/08 (Herald) County Health Dept. Starts Testing for West Nile Virus on April 15

4/9/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Cop Kyle McClory Indicted on Official Misconduct Charge

4/9/08 (Press) Sea Isle police officer indicted

4/9/08 (Herald) AC Electric Ratepayers to Get Credits from B.L. England Sale

4/8/08 (Press) Secession advocates in Upper cite beach

4/4/08 (Press) 21 teens charged in Sea Isle parties

4/3/08 (Press) Beesleys Point Bridge / It's the county's call

4/2/08 (Press) Sea Isle hit by power outage

3/31/08 (Press) RESIDENTIAL WIND TURBINES / Adopt model ordinance

3/30/08 (Press) Local sales, income taxes? / Give towns ways to save

3/29/08 (Press) Environmental testing planned for Cape library site in Sea Isle

3/28/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Puts Teeth in 'Animal House' Law; Landlord Objects

3/26/08 (Press) Sea Isle to install 23 surveillance cameras

3/26/08 (Press) Van Drew, state engineer look for congestion on Route 9

3/25/08 (Herald) Housing Sales Dip Hits County Budget

3/24/08 (Press) Tax boards can't afford cuts, county officials say

3/24/08 (Press) First-floor living space sparks zoning feud in Longport

3/23/08 (Press) New Jersey and universal health care / Nice idea, abysmal timing

3/22/08 (Press) Summer residents may help Stone Harbor get state aid

3/22/08 (Press) Environmentalist champions Cape's trees

3/19/08 (Press) This turkey hears the call of the wild: An off-season vacation in Sea Isle City

3/18/08 (Herald) Mayor, Council President Butt Heads over Budget

3/14/08 (Herald) Transportation Conference Sheds Light on County Projects

3/13/08 (Press) Sea Isle City Council plans to review public work force with eye to saving money

3/13/08 (Press) Corzine talks to N.J. mayors upset over budget cuts

3/13/08 (Press) Strathmere getting its fill

3/12/08 (Press) Project to eliminate parkway traffic lights won't begin until 2011

3/12/08 (Press) Deal pending to fix Beesleys Point Bridge

3/10/08 (Press) Open records law / Comply - or pay

3/9/08 (Press) Offshore wind farms / Time for N.J. to act

3/7/08 (Herald) 1962 Nor'easter Remembered - Through Eyes of a Child

3/7/08 (Press) Part-time work, full benefits / End it now

3/7/08 (Herald) DCA Math Goof Gives Sea Isle City a State Aid Boost for One Day

3/6/08 (Press) Woodbine reeling after loss of almost 70% in state aid

3/6/08 (Press) New Jersey's many small towns in bull's-eye amid cost worries

3/6/08 (Press) CRDA, Catholic-school funding / Slippery slope

3/5/08 (Press) Liability insurance for boaters / Seaworthy idea

3/5/08 (Press) 'Bubble' rec center bursts as funding dropped from bond

3/5/08 (Press) Cape May says feral cats can stay, but they will be fenced in

3/4/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Taxpayers’ Group Calls for City Thrift

3/4/08 (Press) Budget austerity / Two more cuts?

3/4/08 (Press) Large off-shore wind farm proposed 16 miles off Cape May & Atlantic counties

3/4/08 (Herald) Wind Farm Proposed off Cape May County Coast

3/1/08 (Press) Ocean City awards contract for $4M. solar energy project

2/29/08 (Herald) Sea Isle Officials Discuss City’s Capital Plan

2/28/08 (Press) West Cape May budget, future imperiled by state budget cuts

2/27/08 (Herald) Sea Isle: Sea Isle Ambulance Corps All Volunteers 2-27-08

2/27/08 (Press) 'Living beyond our means is over,' Corzine declares

2/27/08 (Press) Sea Isle can give Strathmere better protection, expert says

2/21/08 (Press) Cost of N.J. government / Revisit reforms

2/20/08 (Herald) Desiderio Gets Protection after Death Threat

2/19/08 (Press) Detours ahead as state replaces Route 49 bridge

2/19/08 (Press) County rolls ahead with $2.5M. in zoo projects

2/17/08 (Herald) VIDEO: Thousands Take a Freezing Swim at Sea Isle City’s Annual Polar Bear Plunge

[2/15/08 note: Sadly, the Press has changed their headline storage scheme, meaning that many of the Press links below no longer work.  To retrieve the article, click on the article link and then enter part of the headline into the Press' search box.]

2/15/08 (Press) Mayor files complaint against new solicitor

2/14/08 (Press) Sea Isle City chief likely to be fired, mayor says

2/14/08 (Press) Strathmere residents say police in demand

2/12/08 (Herald) Commission Awards $1.346 Million Contract for Recoat on Corson's Bridge

2/11/08 (Herald) Sea Isle City’s Polar Bear Plunge

2/9/08 (Herald) LoBiondo 'Astonished' Bush Budget Has Zero Funding for Beaches

2/8/08 (Herald) Benson Replaced as Woodbine Solicitor, Prosecutor

2/6/08 (Press) Suspects in Sea Isle beating indicted on bias charge

2/6/08 (Herald) PBS Documentary to Focus on Survival of Red Knot, Horseshoe Crab

1/30/08 (Herald) Bids Being Accepted for Ocean City Beach Replenishment

1/27/08 (Press) New Jersey's industrial past is buried all over - maybe even in your own back yard.

1/25/08 (Press) Eight public jobs clipped as landscaping privatized

1/23/08 (Press) Freeholders introduce $136M. spending plan

1/21/08 (Herald) Chili Festival—Sea Isle's "Super" Bowl

1/20/08 (Press) Corzine pitches toll plan to packed house in Cape May County

1/19/08 (Press) Cape May County budget unable to reduce tax rate this year

1/19/08 (Herald) VIDEO: Corzine Pitches Toll Hike at Middle P.A.C.

1/18/08 (Press) Sea Isle mayor unveils $17.6M. budget, calls for hiring freeze

1/18/08 (Herald) Desiderio Delivers "State of City" Address

1/18/08 (Herald) Noise Violations Will Mean Bonds for Sea Isle City Landlords

1/17/08 (Press) TVs stolen in O.C., Sea Isle

1/17/08 (Press) Few show for hearing on DEP's water-access proposal

1/15/08 (NBC 10) Thieves Steal Flat-Screen TVs From Off-Season Shore Towns

1/16/08 (Press) Sea Isle businesses allowed to have more residential units

1/15/08 (Press) N.J. American Water seeks 23 percent rate hike, 2nd in two years

1/14/08 (Press) DOT plan may boost 3 airports in region

1/12/08 (Press) New bids sought for solar-energy project in O.C.

1/9/08 (Press) State of the State Address / A painful but promising plan

1/9/08 (Press) Bike path to link Ocean City, Atlantic County

1/8/08 (Press) Corzine pitches toll increases on some of nation's busiest roads

1/8/08 (Herald) Corzine's 'State of the State' Address Details Fiscal Woes

1/7/08 (Herald) Sea Isle City TW/TP to organize neighborhood patrols

1/6/08 (Press) Working for New Jersey: An illustration of who taxpayers employ and what they do

1/5/08 (Press) New issue tops off secession debate

1/4/08 (Press) Strathmere homeowners on edge

1/4/08 (Press) Cape home values grow three percent despite nationwide crunch

1/4/08 (Press) Aggressive gulls / Humans to blame

1/2/08 (Herald) Corzine to Pitch Toll Hike Jan. 19 in Court House

1/2/08 (Herald) Freeholders to Reorganize Jan. 4

12/31/07 (Herald) Eleven County Municipalities to Share $1.3 Million in DOT Aid

12/29/07 (Herald) Sea Isle Taxpayers Question Salary Ordinance

12/28/07 (Press) Sea Isle may allow more homes atop businesses

12/28/07 (Press) Lighthouse makeover on track for 2008

12/27/07 (Press) N.J.'s public-records law / Raise hell

12/24/07 (Herald) State Commission Recommends $8.25 Minimum Wage

12/24/07 (Herald) State's November Unemployment Lower Than National Rate

12/22/07 (Press) Lower Township takeover of MUA appears probable

12/21/07 (Press) 'Polar Bear Queen' has no regrets upon retirement

12/20/07 (Herald) Lower to Forge Ahead Dissolving MUA

12/20/07 (Press) Ecotourism ... and nutria / The critter threat

12/19/07 (Press) Investigator tells Sea Isle to fire its police chief

12/19/07 (Herald) Desiderio Applauds Prosecutor’s Move to Monitor Sea Isle Police

12/18/07 (Herald) Prosecutor’s Office to Monitor Sea Isle City Police

12/18/07 (Herald) Tom McCann adds collection to Beach Patrol exhibit

12/16/07 (Press) Host towns get economic boost from people flocking to refuges

12/15/07 (Press) Warming puts local shores at risk

12/15/07 (Press) Cape May Point gets help in holding back the sea

12/12/07 (Herald) Investigator: Charges Warranted Against Chief Kennedy, Dispatcher

12/12/07 (Press) Discipline hearing set for Sea Isle City police chief

12/12/07 (Herald) DOT Preps for Winter Storms: 8 Roads on Cape Affected

12/8/07 (Press) 'Forgotten lighthouse' in Sea Isle City remembered in Nashville,Tenn.

12/7/07 (Herald) Christmas in Sea Isle City

12/7/07 (Press) Zoning change would increase residential units atop businesses

12/5/07 (Herald) Neighborhood Watch Volunteers Sought

12/5/07 (Press) Strathmere: Give us a sea wall

12/4/07 (Herald) Council Approves $105,000 To Fund Geotube Maintenance

11/30/07 (Press) Restraining orders police chief, wife filed are removed

11/28/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City to Meet About Master Plan

11/28/07 (Press) Cause of Sea Isle fire still unknown

11/28/07 (Press) In a bind? County library provides delivery to homebound

11/28/07 (Press) Beach fill biggest item of 2008 capital projects

11/27/07 (Press) Strathmere tries again to depart Upper Township

11/22/07 (Press) State law puts O.C. wi-fi plan on hold

11/22/07 (Press) Ocean City engineer leaves, but ipe controversy remains

11/21/07 (Herald) Prosecutor: Insufficient Evidence on Sea Isle Chief, Responding Officers

11/21/07 (Press) Sea Isle chief cleared of criminality related to wife's restraining order

11/21/07 (Press) Stone Harbor divided over waterfront district plans

11/20/07 (Press) Strathmere vs. Upper / Erosion of trust

11/19/07 (Press) Sea Isle condo fire under investigation

11/18/07 (Press) Officials tour Strathmere's beaches damaged in storm

11/18/07 (Herald) SLIDESHOW: Sea Isle Blaze Levels 6 Condos

11/18/07 (Press) Sea Isle City fire razes six beachfront condos

11/17/07 (Press) County freeholder meetings may soon join your TV lineup

11/17/07 (Herald) County Library Offers Homebound Service

11/15/07 (Press) Beaches to benefit from veto override

11/15/07 (Press) Erosion prompts emergency action

11/14/07 (Press) Strathmere makes second try at secession

11/14/07 (Press) Avalon sues state DEP; calls beach-fund rules 'bureaucratic extortion'

11/13/07 (Herald) Sea Isle Plans Capital Projects

11/13/07 (Press) Eliminating traffic signals / Parkway safety at stake

11/11/07 (northjersey.com) Open records law makes salaries difficult to check

11/10/07 (Press) Stone Harbor signs deal for $4.5M. library

11/9/07 (Press) Parkway plan to remove Cape signals irks residents

11/9/07 (Press) Upper looks for ways to counter erosion in Strathmere

11/9/07 (Press) Merging municipal courts / And give up power?

11/8/07 (Press) Turnpike Authority to present plan for replacing parkway traffic signals

11/8/07 (Herald) Mayor Announces Independent Investigation for Police Chief

11/8/07 (Herald) Lautenberg, Menendez Vote to Override Bush's Veto on Water Bill

11/7/07 (Herald) Sea Isle Police Chief Placed on Paid Leave

11/7/07 (Herald) LoBiondo Votes to Override Bush's Veto of Water Resources Act

11/6/07 (Press) Sea Isle City puts chief on paid leave during probe

11/6/07 (Herald) Seven Towns Report Gang Activity

11/6/07 (nj.com) Nine seek to join Main St. program

11/6/07 (Press) Towns favor merger of courts, but still want to name own judges, attorneys

11/6/07 (Tulsa World) Tulsa World: House overrides Bush veto of water resources bill

11/4/07 (Herald) County Loses; Senators Blast Bush over Water Resource Bill Veto

11/2/07 (Herald) VIDEO: Desalination Plants, Waste Water Recharge Are Topics of County Water Supply Study

11/2/07 (MSNBC.com) Bush vetoes water projects bill

11/1/07 (Herald) Coastal Trail Renewal Passes House, Awaits Senate

11/1/07 (Press) Clerk schedules hours Saturday to apply for absentee ballots

11/1/07 (Press) Officials say gangs are presence in Cape May County

11/1/07 (Herald) Main Library Branch Slated for New Zoo View?

10/31/07 (Press) Sea Isle City police chief's wife says porn was on his city cell phone

10/31/07 (CMC official press release) Garden State Parkway Interchange 10 Improvements

10/31/07 (Press) Cape May County workers off Black Friday

10/30/07 (Herald) Chief Kennedy Latest in Sea Isle Police Woes

10/30/07 (Press) Section of Ocean Drive gets new seawall

10/30/07 (Herald) VIDEO: County Candidates Speak on Issues

10/30/07 (Herald) Fewer Voters Making Major Choices Nov. 6

10/30/07 (Herald) Group Urges Passage of Ballot Question No. 3

10/27/07 (Press) Sea Isle City picks site for new library

10/27/07 (Press) Two groups vie for vote in battle for, against open-space funds

10/26/07 (Press) Sea Isle chief not permitted to have gun after restraining order

10/26/07 (Herald) Update: Chief Kennedy Still in Charge

10/26/07 (Press) Bridge fixes in Upper Twp. in the slow lane

10/25/07 (Herald) VIDEO: Sea Isle City Police Chief Focus of Emergency Session

10/25/07 (Press) Four Public Questions / Three "no," one "yes"

10/25/07 (Press) Democrats push change; GOP touts status quo

10/24/07 (Herald) Site Selected for Sea Isle Branch Library

10/24/07 (Naples News) WRDA bill reaches White House

10/24/07 (Press) Closed Beeslseys Point Bridge open to political traffic

10/24/07 (Press) Overcrowding at Cape May County jail prompts expansion study

10/24/07 (Press) Ocean Drive Bridge over Great Channel gets state grant

10/23/07 (Herald) VIDEO: Fiscal Mess Topic At First District Debate

10/23/07 (Press) Asselta, Van Drew talk about taxes, immigration

10/22/07 (Herald) League Hosts Candidates' Forum

10/19/07 (Press) State wants towns to submit monthly crime statistics

10/18/07 (Herald) State Report Shows 5 Percent Increase in County Crime

10/18/07 (Press) Ocean City asks state to replenish beach funds after feds decline

10/17/07 (Press) Cut $3 billion in state spending? This certainly will be interesting

10/15/07 (Herald) Troopers head for the beaches in Sea Isle

10/12/07 (Press) New Sea Isle City administrator to start next month

10/10/07 (Press) Children's health insurance / N.J. is no Alabama

10/9/07 (Herald) SIC Library Update

10/7/07 (Press) Cape May-Lewes Ferry / Sailing a fine line

10/5/07 (Press) Sea Isle City mayor will soon nominate new buisness administrator

10/5/07 (Herald) Sea Isle Council to Vote on Administrator

10/2/07 (Press) State gives county money to study 911 consolidation

10/2/07 (Press) Check it out County library branches out to Woodbine

9/28/07 (Press) Sea Isle City to hold town meeting

9/28/07 (Press) Too much of a good thing Army Corps to remove sand from Cape May Point beaches

9/28/07 (Press) Barrier-island traffic / Take a cart

9/27/07 (Press) Strathmere secession would be taxing for Upper

9/27/07 (Herald) Sea Isle Considers Applying for ‘Main Street’ Designation

9/26/07 (Press) In case of hurricane, scram

9/26/07 (All American Patriots) Lautenberg, Menendez Praise Passage of Water Resources Development Act

9/22/07 (Press) Cop accused in drug-test fraud suspended without pay

9/21/07 (Press) Rookie Sea Isle City police officer allegedly used his urine to help another city worker pass a drug test

9/19/07 (Press) Resident petition is official: Strathmere wants out

9/15/07 (Herald) Sea Isle Families Flock to Festival

9/15/07 (Press) Somers Point backs county Beesleys Point Bridge plan

9/14/07 (Press) Democrats fault evacuation plans

9/14/07 (Press) Court rejects spending limits set by taxpayers

9/13/07 (Press) Sea Isle narrows search for new city administrator

9/12/07 (Herald) Desiderio to Run GOP Campaign

9/11/07 (Press) One lane about to close on Route 52 causeway

9/11/07 (Press) Zoological Society wants center at county zoo for stranded seals

9/10/07 (FL Herald Tribune) President Bush to veto a bill containing beach renourishment funds

9/8/07 (Press) County offers new library buildings and an incentive

9/8/07 (Press) Woodbine gets the word  [on library branch]

9/8/07 (Herald) Dad Renews Parkway Protests for Warnings, Enforcement

9/5/07 (Herald) Laud Sea Isle City Guards for Life Saved

9/5/07 (Herald) Ban Dual Office Holding

9/1/07 (Press) Avalon asks for approval for 2 dredging projects

8/31/07 (Herald) County’s Library Offer Gets Lukewarm Sea Isle Reception

8/29/07 (Press) Homeland Security funds tripled for county

8/29/07 (Herald) Will Seven Mile Beach, Sea Isle City Turn on TVTN?

8/27/07 (Press) Residents show distrust for toll hikes

8/26/07 (Courier Post) Strathmere says it gets bum deal

8/26/07 (Press) O.C. to host hurricane forum

8/24/07 (Herald) County Eyes $550G in Homeland Security Funds

8/24/07 (Press) Stone Harbor surveys aim at shaping plan for future

8/24/07 (Herald) LoBiondo Lauded by Environmental Group

8/23/07 (Herald) County Anticipates Beesley's Point Bridge Deal

8/23/07 (Press) Cape May hikes fee to park in 2008

[added 9/16] 8/22/07 (Herald) 1821: Cat 4 hurricane hits coast

8/22/07 (Press) State asks counties to check bridge data

8/19/07 (Inquirer) On the books, an embarrassment of riches - A tax law overfunds some N.J. libraries even as others struggle

8/18/07 (Press) County reinforces no-pesticides rule where kids play

8/17/07 (Press) Security cameras planned at 3 sites in Cape town

8/15/07 (Press) County plans to borrow $17.7M. to fix bridges

8/15/07 (Press) Asselta, Donohue talk tough on illegals

8/14/07 (Herald) Impaired Driving Crackdown in Sea Isle

8/9/07 (Herald) Many State Bridges 'Structurally Deficient,' but Not 'Unsafe'

8/8/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City: 8.08.07: Looking forward to winter months in Sea Isle

8/8/07 (Herald) CG: Route 52 Bridge to Ocean City Closed Due to Heat Expansion

8/8/07 (Herald) Atlantic City Electric Cuts Voltage, Asks Patrons to Conserve

8/7/07 (Herald) Bike auction in Sea Isle City

8/5/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City Beach Rebuilding Funds Secured

8/5/07 (Press) DETERIORATING BRIDGES / No shortage of blame

8/4/07 (Press) More vessels to be added to local artificial reefs

8/3/07 (Herald) Gov. Orders D.O.T. Study of All Bridges

8/2/07 (Herald) County Audit: Main Library Branch Not 'Keeping the Books'

8/2/07 (Herald) Feds May Require Boat Operator License

8/2/07 (Herald) Cape May Point School District Won't Be Dissolved, Says Commissioner

8/1/07 (Congressional Quarterly) Veto Threat Unlikely to Deter Final Action on Water Resources Measure

7/31/07 (Herald) Local Governments Close to Fully Funding Pension Systems

7/31/07 (Herald) New Spot for Sea Isle Tots?

7/30/07 (Press) Tourism ambassadors know where it's at in Atlantic City

7/29/07 (Press) Dredge spoils could become terrapin nursery in Cape May County

7/28/07 (Press) Dems want more debates; Republicans stick with one

7/28/07 (Press) Long-distance runner completes Philadelphia to Sea Isle City trek

7/27/07 (NY Times) A Beach Town Without the Tilt-a-Whirl

7/25/07 (Press) MORE SUBWAY CARS FOR THE SEA? End dumping program

7/25/07 (Press) Local couple leads ‘Bibles and Bagels’ on Sea Isle City beach

7/24/07 (Press) Asselta, Upper can’t bridge differences on Beesleys Point

7/22/07 (nj.com) Beach of the future: A whole new way to surf, and more

7/21/07 (Press) Beesleys Point Bridge plan politically charged

7/21/07 (Press) Ocean off N.J. likely to be last stop for subway cars

7/18/07 (Herald) Sea Isle Council Holds First Regular Meeting

7/18/07 (Herald) SIC Department Heads Named

7/18/07 (Herald) County to fund new library

7/18/07 (Herald) County, Municipalities Land DCA Grants

7/17/07 (Press) Upper prepares for fight to keep Strathmere

7/16/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City Mayor Announces New Library Deal

7/15/07 (Press) Sea Isle City becomes rugby hotbed for a day

7/1/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City: 7.11.07: It's up to you

7/11/07 (Press) County plans branch libraries in Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor

7/8/07 (Press) Coast Guard auxiliary: Keep program afloat

7/7/07 (Press) Trailers on oceanfront are rare, until you get to Strathmere

7/5/07 (Press) Strathmere group holds July Fourth tax protest

7/5/07 (Herald) Work Longer to Fund Government

7/4/07 (Press) Driving at the shore - now who is the worst of all?

7/3/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City Changes Form of Government

7/3/07 (Press) New Sea Isle Council takes oath of office

6/30/07 (Press) County gets grant for public records

6/29/07 (Herald) County Awarded $1.23-Million PARIS Grant

6/29/07 (Herald) State, Local Officials Gather to Begin Work on Special Needs Registry | Cape May County Herald

6/29/07 (Press) Want sand in your shoes? Check beach guide first

6/28/07 (Press) Sea Isle commission makes geotube sand last item of business

6/28/07 (Press) LoBiondo includes mercury study in bill

6/23/07 (Press) Cape May prosecutor's staffing level on hold for report

6/22/07 (Press) HOW DID THEY VOTE?

6/22/07 (Press) Bill to end dual office holding gets OK

6/22/07 (Press) $33.5 billion budget, with no new taxes, goes to Corzine

6/21/07 (Herald) Odd Skeeter Will Be Biting

6/21/07 (Herald) State’s West Nile Virus Season Starts

6/21/07 (Press) Panel wants facts on cats' impact on piping plover

6/21/07 (Press) Sea Isle residents' lot battle near end

6/20/07 (Herald) State, Sea Isle City Settle Deed Fiasco

6/20/07 (Press) State deal grants Sea Isle title to 8 disputed homes

6/20/07 (SJ News Online) State settles Sea Isle deed issue, gets protection for dunes and wetlands - NJ.com: Gloucester Co. Times Updates

6/20/07 (Herald) County Beach Conference: Fish, Water, Funding

6/18/07 (kyw.com) Disappearing Beaches A Major Shore Concern

6/16/07 (Press) O.C. decides to use tropical hardwood on Boardwalk

6/14/07 (Press) Green groups want more greenbacks for state fund

6/13/07 (Herald) Beach tags not free July 4 in SIC

6/13/07 (Herald) Council-elect discusses SIC municipal code

6/13/07 (Herald)TI Civic Ctr needs new roof, public's help

6/13/07 (Herald) Landfill expands

6/13/07 (Press) PROPERTY-TAX REFERENDUM

6/13/07 (Herald) Wal-Mart Opens Rio Grande Store

6/13/07 (Herald) DEP considers 80 offshore windmills

6/12/07 (Press) Assembly passes ban on holding two offices

6/12/07 (Press) County considers building new library at zoo

6/11/07 (Press) AMUSEMENT-PARK TAX

6/8/07 (Press) Cape panel would run Beesleys bridge — if it reopens

6/7/07 (Press) Proposed amusement-park tax fails to amuse

6/6/07 (Herald) Hurricane Coming? It’ll Take 36 Hours to Flee

6/6/07 (Herald) SIC's Memorial Day Weekend more civilized

6/6/07 (Herald) Towns get fair share of county pie

6/6/07 (Press) Towns say they can't take over EPA water testing

6/6/07 (Press) 2007 Election results

6/5/07 (Press) Sea Isle Council-elect holds public workshop

6/3/07 (Press) DUAL-OFFICE-HOLDING BAN: Weak, but better than nothing

6/2/07 (Press) County seeking grant for study of emergency communications

5/31/07 (Press) Outgoing O.C. official urges better disaster readiness

5/29/07 (Courier Post) Beach replenishment again has blessing of Congress, not Bush

5/29/07 (Press) TOLL-ROAD DEBATE

5/28/07 (kyw.com) Segway Offers Beach Goers A New Way To Travel

5/26/07 (Press) County offers beach guide for people with disabilities

5/23/07 (Herald) Municipal, school budgets passed

5/23/07 (Herald) Police chief loses school board appeal

5/22/07 (Press) PARKWAY IMPROVEMENTS

5/18/07 (Press) Barrier islands consider sharing cable TV channel

5/17/07 (Senator Lautenberg press release) Lautenberg, Menendez Praise Senate Passage of Water Resources Development Act

5/16/07 (Herald) SIC election

5/16/07 (Herald) A Passive Park

5/16/07 (Press) Sea Isle City wants discount on flood-insurance premiums

5/15/07 (Press) Upper says Strathmere secession bid baffling

5/14/07 (Press) Strathmere citizens group votes to sever link with Upper

5/14/07 (Press) Fence goes up to cut down on turtle deaths

5/11/07 (Press) Where is N.J.'s eminent-domain reform?

5/11/07 (Press) Resident seeks hearing on beach replenish project

5/10/07 (Press) County will fight ruling to hike pay

5/9/07 (Press) Desiderio mayor of Sea Isle City's new government

5/9/07 (Press) Unofficial election results

5/9/07 (Herald) Va. Sea Drilling Hits Opposition  " ... offshore drilling less than 100 miles from Cape May County’s coastal communities."

5/8/07 (Press) Freeholders to continue funding municipal projects through bond

5/8/07 (Press) Sea Isle election may depend on provisional ballots

5/7/07 (Press) Residency key in Cape to securing voter rights

5/7/07 (Press) Watch for the new tram car, please

5/5/07 (Press) Sea Isle awards paving contract

5/4/07 (Press) LBI BEACH PROBLEM GROWS

5/3/07 (OC Sentinel) Deaney starts as SIC's interim business mgr on May 7

5/2/07 (Herald) Global warming may take 240 feet of coastline

5/2/07 (Herald) In property tax appeals, your key strength is knowledge

5/1/07 (Press) Three seek post of mayor under new government

4/30/07 (Press) BEESLEYS POINT BRIDGE

4/29/07 (Press) Shore areas can't handle evacuation, officials say

4/27/07 (Press) Turnpike Authority paves the way for parkway speed traps

4/26/07 (Press) Home is where the domicile is

4/26/07 (Gazette) Passive Park committee formed to plan park in North end

4/25/07 (Herald) Election Board’s Returned Mail Hiked ‘Red Flag’ Over Domicile

4/25/07 (Community News) North End passive concept gets a thumbs up

4/25/07 (Press) Homeowners' title troubles may be near end in Cape

4/25/07 (Press) Sea Isle settles in 47th Place land battle

4/24/07 (Press) Father, lawmaker renew calls for parkway traffic-signal warning signs

4/21/07 (Press) Stone Harbor voters to decide $6M. bond

4/19/07 (Herald) House OKs $136M for Sea Isle Beach Replenishment

4/19/07 (Press) Absentee-ballot applications misdirected

4/19/07 (Press) Federal plan would fund purchase of coastal lands

4/18/07 (Press) County review denies 38 voter registrations in Wildwood  [2 in SIC]

4/18/07 (Herald) SIC voters query council candidates

4/17/07 (Press) Bridge report pleases Upper Twp. officials

4/14/07 (Press) Sea Isle officer gets pre-trial program

4/13/07 (Press) Illuminating history; Local man heads project to refurbish Sea Isle City lighthouse

4/13/07 (Press) Avalon to truck in sand for northern beaches next week

4/12/07 (Herald) Army to Transport VX Waste to Texas

4/11/07 (Press) Cape voters are asked to show residency

4/11/07 (Press) Beesleys Point Bridge needs $20M. to reopen, lawmaker says

4/11/07 (Herald) DEP Was Wrong; MUA Stands Tall

4/10/07 (Press) 2 Democrats to challenge incumbents for freeholder

4/10/07 (Herald) Van Drew Talks With Corzine About Bridge

4/7/07 (Herald) LoBiondo Joins Bill Aimed at Smuggling Aliens by Sea

4/7/07 (Press) Trash will mean cash at Cape MUA methane plant

4/5/07 (Press) Asselta: Open Beesleys Point Bridge

4/4/07 (Press) Property tax checks coming in October

4/4/07 (Press) Sea Isle City's troubles at 47th Place

4/4/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City Easter Egg Hunt video

4/4/07 (Herald) Avalon and Stone Harbor school budget and tax news

4/4/07 (Herald) Mosquito control notice

4/3/07 (Herald) New Tax Law Targets Small School Districts

4/3/07 (Herald) Corzine Pens Property Tax Reform

4/3/07 (Press) Bye bye, Burdette: Hospital has new name

4/2/07 (Herald) Hospital’s Name to Change

3/31/07 (Press) Pile-driving ban splits Ocean City Council

3/29/07 (OC Sentinel) Municipal Election Notice

3/29/07 (OC Sentinel) Notice of Registry and Election

3/29/07 (Press) Wider parkway, no interchanges

3/29/07 (Press) Van Drew may challenge Asselta for state Senate

3/28/07 (Herald) SICTA meets SIC mayoral candidates

3/27/07 (Press) Sea Isle City budgets for added cost of new government

3/27/07 (Press) Upper Township to pay O.C. Fire Department for Strathmere service

3/27/07 (Press) Open-space plan would mark $175M. annually

3/25/07 (Press) Full-time lawmakers? Kill the idea quickly

3/23/07 (Press) Candidates egged on in Sea Isle City

3/23/07 (Herald) March 27 Voter Registration Deadline Nears

3/23/07 (Press) Avalon's Planning

3/21/07 (Herald) SIC budget, taxes up almost 8%

3/21/07 (Herald) Candidate forum set in SIC  [Note: outside moderator.]

3/21/07 (Herald) Candidates abound for SIC election

3/21/07 (Herald) Interim school supt. Monillas accepts post in Bordentown

3/21/07 (Herald) Landfill’s Methane Generates Electricity

3/21/07 (Herald) Sea Isle City's St. Patrick's Day Parade video

3/21/07 (Press) Primary slates are uncrowded field so far

3/20/07 (Press) City Hall won't hold candidates drawing for ballot position in Sea Isle

3/20/07 (Press) Cape May tries to draw students from other towns

3/20/07 (Press) Avalon planning reaps premium

3/19/07 (Herald) State Attorney General Will Visit Court House

3/19/07 (Herald) County Schedules Planning Meeting

3/17/07 (Press) Ocean City moves forward with ethics commission plan

3/16/07 (Press) List of SIC candidates for mayor and council

3/16/06 (Press) Cornucopia of candidates in Sea Isle

3/16/07 (Press) Sea Isle cop pleads not guilty to falsifying evidence

3/16/07 (Press) Federal bill to fund Sea Isle, Upper beach work heads to House vote  [See WRDA info at left.]

3/15/07 (Congressman LoBiondo press release) LoBiondo Secures Numerous Provisions Critical to South Jersey Coastal Communities & Waterways  [See WRDA info at left.]

3/15/07 (Press) Ocean City waits for word on beach-fill funds

3/15/07 (Herald) Rename Route 9 for Police Unity Tour?

3/15/07 (Herald) County Schools Supt. Monillas to Depart 

3/14/07 (Herald) Is County Taken for Granted? Transportation Conference Finds: ‘Yes’

3/14/07 (Herald) Closed Since June 2004, Bridge Elicits Variety of Responses from Officials

3/14/07 (Press) Last homeowner at 47th Place asks Sea Isle City's help to clear title

3/8/07 (Press) N.J. court affirms right to videotape meetings

3/8/07 (Press) Southern Cape towns hope to net tourists with WiFi

Polar Bear Plunge Queen 3/7/07 (Herald) Polar Bear Plunge Queen

3/7/07 (Herald) County schools get state aid increase of 3% or more

3/7/07 (Press) Beesleys Point Br