The 31 year-old New Jersey State Trooper who was struck and killed on Monday while investigating a traffic accident on Rt. 295 in Deptford, has ties to the Jersey Shore. Sean Cullen was hired as a class II officer in Sea Isle City in 2006 and worked there for two summers. In August 2014 Cullen joined…
Sea Isle City will be discussing new rules regarding parking requirements for new homes built in residential neighborhoods. City Council will discuss a future ordinance on March 15th that may change the requirements, per a recommendation by the Planning Board. The city is also doing work on four new crosswalks at 39th Street and Landis…
A major beach fill project will resume in Sea Isle City in the near future. Mayor Len Desiderio announced that Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is finishing up work in Strathmere, and will return to Sea Isle City to finish a job in that city. Desiderio says Sea Isle will receive an additional 750,000…
A fire that destroyed seven boats at a marina on Old Sea Isle Boulevard Wednesday night may have been caused by a lightning strike. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the general manager of Minmar Marine suspects lightning caused the fire, but county fire officials continue to investigate. The reports says two Ocean View…
A wind-swept fire destroyed several boats Wednesday night at Minmar Marine in Sea Isle City. Fire officials say eight boats were fully engulfed in flames during the height of the fire. The Ocean View Fire Department and others responded to the scene. Firemen got to the scene Wednesday around 11pm; a rainstorm helped prevent the…
Sea Isle City’s long beach fill project begins again next week. Mayor Len Desiderio announced in a newsletter that the beach fill project will begin again before next weekend and the United States Army Corps of Engineers has added more sand to the template. The beaches that front the city’s Promenade will be wider than…
This time it was insanity. Hundreds of brave souls braved 20 degree temperatures and wind chills below zero to participate Saturday in Sea Isle City’s 22nd annual polar bear plunge. The plunge is a widely popular event in Sea Isle, bringing expected crowds of between 30,000 to 40,000 visitors for President’s Day weekend.
It’s open again. The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Sea Isle City and Avalon re-opened Friday afternoon. County officials say a major roadway improvement project on the Avalon side of the bridge was completed on time, and the bridge opened on the cusp of Sea Isle’s popular Polar Bear Plunge weekend. No future bridge closures are…
Sea Isle City Mayor Len Desiderio plans on delivering his budget message to City Council next week. Desiderio will make the presentation during next Tuesday’s regularly scheduled Council meeting. A state of the city address will accompany the mayor’s discussion about the 2016 budget.
Two more storm assistance workshops will be held this week. On Thursday, both Sea Isle City and Wildwood will be holding the meetings to help residents impacted by Winter Storm Jonas to get the assistance they need. Representatives from the Departments of Banking and Insurance, Community Affairs, Humans Services, Environmental Protection, Economic Development Authority, and…