Another bridge entering Stone Harbor has been closed due to mechanical failure, but this closure effects only boat traffic. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the bridge over the Great Channel, between Stone Harbor and Nummy Island, will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation position until Friday, Dec. 2nd, due to a broken span motor and…
The 96th street bridge entering Stone Harbor remains closed to vehicle and foot traffic while repairs continue to a crack in one of it’s supporting girders. Cape May County officials say the repairs should be completed within the next two weeks. The crack in the steel girder was discovered on the southeast side of the…
Stone Harbor is getting a new mayor. Councilwoman Judy Davies Dunhour was elected Mayor of Stone Harbor in an uncontested election on Tuesday night. Davies Dunhour replaces longtime Mayor Suzanne Walters whom she defeated in a primary election. Councilwoman Mantura Gallagher was re-elected in Stone Harbor, and Charles Krafczek earned his first term on Council…
The re-opening of Stone Habror’s 96th Street bridge has been pushed back a couple of weeks. County Engineer Dale Foster told the Press of Atlantic City that repairs on the bridge will take longer than expected, and will add two weeks to the project. A vertical crack was found in the support of the bridge…
It will take a week, maybe more, to repair the 96th Street Bridge in Stone Harbor. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster says repairs will begin this week to a large crack on the bridge. Engineers examined the bridge over the weekend. Traffic is being detoured through Avalon to avoid the bridge.
A major traffic issue in Stone Harbor as the 96th Street Bridge has been closed indefinitely due to a large crack discovered in a main span girder. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster says all trucks in Stone Harbor will have to use Avalon Boulevard and Ocean Drive as a detour. The crack was discovered…
Several local organizations are asking volunteers to join them this Saturday on the beaches of Stone Harbor for a fall Beach Sweep. The Wetlands Institute, Clean Ocean Action, Borough of Stone Harbor, and Stone Harbor Property Owners Association will host the event this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you would like to participate…
Some bridge closures come to Stone Harbor this week. Borough officials announced that the 96th Street Bridge and the Ocean Drive Bridge both need to be closed for 15-minute intervals for various safety tests mandated by the State of New Jersey. The closures will occur on Wednesday and Thursday.
Stone Harbor will be holding a public meeting Monday morning to discuss another pole replacement project in the community. Atlantic City Electric proposes to replace some wooden distribution poles with new wooden poles on sections of Second and First avenues. The meeting will be held at the Harbor Square Movie Theater at 9:00am.
Atlantic City Electric will make a presentation during the Stone Harbor Council meeting on Tuesday. The utility plans on adding additional feeders in Avalon and Stone Harbor to provide more reliable electrical service in the community. Some new utility poles will be coming to the island for distribution; they will be about ten feet taller…