Stone Harbor Has A New Mayor

Posted November 18th 2024

He did it the old-fashioned way: “I must have knocked on more than 650 doors over the past two years,” said Stone Harbor’s new mayor, Tim Carney just moments after hearing results read from the two polling booths in the borough’s fire house on 96th Street.

According to Cape May County records, Carney, a Republican, garnered 251 votes while Bob Ross, an independent, recorded 220. Officials reported a higher-than-normal turnout for this election, which didn’t surprise Carney. “The citizens of Stone Harbor are looking for a change in leadership,” Carney concluded.

Two Republican incumbents on the Stone Harbor Borough Council, Bernadette “Bunny” Parzych and council president Frank Dallahan, ran unopposed. Also in Stone Harbor, Maggie Day and Liz Hodges were elected to the school board. Meanwhile, at the other end of the island, Dorothy “Lynn” Schwartz ran unopposed for Avalon’s school board.