OCEAN CITY — Beloved teacher and coach Mikenzie (Custer) Helphenstine succumbed to cancer May 4, 2022, but her “’Til You Can’t” spirit has been thriving since. On Tuesday morning, her spirit was alive in the Ocean City High School gymnasium. The district packed all of its students into the gym for 45 minutes of fun […]
Dilapidated former condos come down in party to welcome The Drift to Ocean City’s Gateway District OCEAN CITY – Harry Vanderslice and his extended family watched the demolition of the old Seaspray condominiums last week. He was nostalgic after construction equipment tore into the faded green exterior walls late that Wednesday morning, Sept. 30. As […]
Some sectors did not fare as well As the summer season came to a close, tourism and business leaders looked back to gauge the region’s success. While final numbers have yet to be calculated, initial indicators show growth in tourism throughout Cape May County in summer 2026. County Tourism Director Diane Wieland said the Department […]
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Overnight closures and detours were scheduled on Route 50 northbound and southbound beginning Oct. 7 as a maintenance roadway improvement project advances in Upper Township. Route 50 is scheduled to be closed and detoured in one direction at a time between Route 9 and Perry Road from 8 p.m. Oct. 7 until […]
GREENFIELD — You could say it’s the group’s “core” fundraiser. The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township has scheduled its 25th annual Apple Festival for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at The Gandy Farmstead, 26 Tyler Road in the Greenfield section of the township. A rain date is set for Sunday Oct. […]
OCEAN CITY — In 2019, Ocean City Police Lt. Charles Simonson approached Bill Elliott, chairman of the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign, with the idea of wrapping one of the department’s patrol cars with the campaign’s blue and gold logo and slogan, Be a HERO. Be a Designated Driver. “It will make national news,” an […]
VENTNOR — Be the first to track beach sand across the floors of the beautiful new home now under construction at 20 N. Troy Ave. in Ventnor. “Experience elevated coastal living in this stunning new construction residence, where sophisticated modern design meets the relaxed elegance of life by the beach,” listing agent Emily Marchese said. […]
OCEAN CITY — “Space, southwest-facing waterfront views, boating, spectacular sunsets, amenities and value — this is an Ocean City opportunity that is hard to match,” listing agent Burt Wilkins III said of the fantastic home at Ocean Reef condominiums. “For the boating enthusiast, it is an exceptional combination — waterfront living, beautiful views and the convenience […]
OCEAN CITY — “Location, lot size and views — this exceptional property has it all,” listing agent Patrick Halliday said of the luxury single-family home at 257 Ocean Road on the east side of the popular Gardens Section of the island. “The charming home sits on an extraordinarily rare 70-foot by 100-foot oversized lot, just […]
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School volleyball team hasn’t given up a set through the first 12 games of the season. It wasn’t for the lack of trying by the Red Raiders’ opponents. The OCHS girls beat Atlantic County Institute of Technology 2-0 Thursday, Oct.1. They fell behind early in the first set, […]
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Red Raider and Mainland Mustang boys soccer teams were scoreless for the first 76 minutes of their Sept. 30 game. In a hectic final three and a half minutes, both teams scored to push the game to overtime, which also ended scoreless. The teams walked away with a 1-1 […]
LINWOOD — The Mustangs scored three unanswered goals in the second half to complete the comeback, topping the Red Raiders 4-3 in a Cape-Atlantic League girls soccer game Sept. 30 at home. Emma Tenaglia, the team’s top scorer, notched a goal and an assist to lead Mainland Regional High School on a cool, cloudy day. […]
Ocean City lays claim to being a dry city despite the busy liquor stores at the two main entrances to the island. Conservative Upper Township acknowledges its disdain for legal cannabis sales while approving the opening of a cannabis business at the border with Ocean City. Americans decry the decaying of society for a range […]
We can’t say that we’re always on the same page as PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — but the organization may be onto something with the Miss Crustacean Hermit Crab Beauty Pageant and races. Each year as part of the silly events Ocean City promotes for residents and visitors alike, the […]
I was in a rotten mood because I missed a 3-year-old’s tea party. My granddaughter Dove’s birthday coincides with Juneteenth. Her mom had a tea party for her, inviting her cousin Rya, who is almost 3, Rya’s mom, Dove’s grandmothers (including my wife), a great-grandmother and a few select friends. I didn’t make the cut […]
Any good will Ocean City Council gained through the release of the Boardwalk Subcommittee report June 12 was lost two weeks later when it pushed ahead with a vote to declare the former Wonderland Pier property “an area in need of rehabilitation.” The timing was atrocious. Although the 5-2 decision demonstrates delaying the vote a […]
