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Ocean City voters will elect the mayor and three City Council members in Tuesday’s municipal election. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Details follow on the candidates, where to vote and how long the polls are open.
City Councilman Tom Rotondi submitted his nominating petitions Monday, joining five other candidates in a crowded field vying for three at-large Council seats in Ocean City’s May 10 municipal election. He was joined by his wife, Stephanie, and their children, Tommy, 8, Celeste, 4, and Joey, 2, while turning in his petitions to City Clerk Melissa Rasner. Rotondi, 43, currently serves as the Second Ward councilman, but will now seek an at-large seat representing the entire city on the governing body. He was elected to his first term on Council in 2020. “I’m proud of the work we, as Council...
Ocean City resident Donna Moore regularly attends City Council meetings as a member of the public, often speaking to the governing body about her concerns for the environment. Touting her credentials as an environmental advocate, Moore now wants to join Council as a new member. She filed her nominating petitions Friday for the May 10 municipal election, when three at-large Council seats will be up for grabs.
New Jersey Amps Up Fight Against Beachside Towns Opposed to Offshore Wind By Josh Saul and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — Offshore wind farm developers are finding one more thing in common with the fossil fuel industry: community backlash on both sides of the Atlantic. Much like the resistance to fracking in parts of the U.S. and the U.K., oceanfront towns have fought against power lines running ashore from wind farms, even as the massive turbines themselves are mostly out of sight. In a dramatic move Thursday, New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that strips...
UpdatedWed, Apr 14, 2021 at 7:43 pm ET Reply Ørsted officials said the proposed offshore wind farm would connect to two former power plants, including the Oyster Creek plant in Lacey. (Shutterstock) SOUTH JERSEY — A proposed offshore wind farm off the coast of southern New Jersey will connect onshore to two decommissioned power plants in Ocean and Cape May counties, officials said Tuesday. Ørsted, the Danish wind energy developer, and PSEG, a New Jersey utility company, held the first of three virtual public hearings about the Ocean Wind project on Tuesday. Ocean Wind would install up to...