Mayor Jay Gillian withstood a challenge from two high-profile opponents to win his fifth term in office in Ocean City's municipal election Tuesday night. OCNJDaily reports unofficial results showed Gillian getting 1,981 votes. His closest challenger, Keith Hartzell, came in at 1,642. Finishing third was Pete Madden with 939.In the City Council race, incumbents Sean Barnes and Tony Polcini and political newcomer Jim Kelly captured the three at-large seats up for grabs. Board of Education member Jocelyn Palaganas was fourth in her failed attempt to win a seat on Council.
AC Man Draws 42 Month Sentence In Gun Case
An Atlantic City man was sentenced to 3½ years in prison for a gun charge. 42 year old Michael Wimbish pleaded guilty last month to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun.He has been jailed since Nov. 9, 2022, when he was stopped while driving in Galloway Township, and police found he had an active warrant out of Atlantic City. Wimbish was on Recovery Court at the time, after pleading into the diversion program in 2019 on a previous drug charge. A K-9 dog alerted police during the stop, and search led to a loaded handgun stuffed between the driver's seat and the center console.
Cape May County Reviews Aging Span Proposals
Cape May County officials are reviewing proposals for two of the region's oldest bridges, an early step toward addressing a long-standing infrastructure need at the Jersey Shore. NJ.com reports commissioners recently reviewed preliminary design concepts for the Corson's Inlet and Townsends Inlet bridges, part of an effort to modernize the county's aging bridge network.That effort includes a plan to fund upgrades to all five toll bridges operated by the Cape May County Bridge Commission, several of which date back to World War II and serve as key alternatives to the Garden State Parkway.
Sea Isle Beach Replenishment
According to officials, beach replenishment work in the city of Sea Isle is anticipated to begin on June 1. About 1.86 million cubic yards of sand must be dredged, pumped, and placed from two borrow areas-one off Corsons Inlet and the other roughly three miles off Sea Isle-as part of the $21.6 million project, which also involves work in the nearby Strathmere district of Upper Township. The Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the local governments collaborated on the project.
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