Red Raiders win first boys New Jersey hoop title since 1964 PISCATAWAY – It was a long time in the making. John Bruno and his Ocean City High School Red Raider basketball team are state champions. The Red Raiders capped off a historic season and era of boys basketball with the biggest trophy possible. In […]
Holiday worship times at Grace Lutheran SOMERS POINT – Grace Lutheran Church has scheduled holiday services. Maundy Thursday worship service is at 7 p.m. April 2. Good Friday Worship: Wrapping of the Cross is at 7 p.m. April 3. Easter Sunday Worship is 10:15 a.m. April 5. The church is at 11 E. Dawes Ave. […]
OCEAN CITY — If approved, Ocean City’s proposed budget would raise the tax rate 2.41 percent. The budget proposed by Mayor Jay Gillian’s administration raises revenues and spending about $5 million over the current budget. It would increase the local tax rate to 58.58 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The current tax rate is […]
OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian provided a list of many of the projects that have been completed to improve the resort and the many amenities that make Ocean City “an amazing place to live” during his annual State of the City address Thursday evening. Speaking at the City Council meeting, Gillian said “the state […]
SEA ISLE CITY — Cape May County is cutting the tax rate again. The Board of Commissioners announced last week that the 2026 county budget is being trimmed compared to this year and the tax rate will be going down again. Expect Board of Commissioners Director Leonard Desiderio to detail this when he presents his […]
MARMORA — Pastor Timothy Bromhead said construction of the new Chapel by the Sea church is progressing as planned. “Things are moving along. We’re going through each phase of construction,” he said. “Everything takes time and a lot of money.” The church sold its longtime home at 55th Street and Asbury Avenue in Ocean City […]
OCEAN CITY — The three-story home at 101 W. 14th St. combines the benefits of life on the bay with those of living off the beaten path just a clam shell’s toss from all of the action. “This home is ideal for a family who truly loves life on the water,” listing agent Tim McLaughlin […]
OCEAN CITY — Set in mature, professionally landscaped gardens, the unique home at 1436 Simpson Ave. is fabulous from floor to ceiling and operated by the touch of a button. Designed to be light and bright, the home needed no lamps during a tour on a recent gloomy winter’s day. What could be seen of […]
OCEAN CITY — Just two blocks from the boardwalk, the first-floor condominium at 1721 Central Ave. is just steps away from the large beaches in the Central neighborhood of Ocean City. The island is one of the most popular shore resorts on the East Coast, featuring an oceanfront boardwalk filled with hundreds of shopping, dining […]
Red Raiders win first boys New Jersey hoop title since 1964 PISCATAWAY – It was a long time in the making. John Bruno and his Ocean City High School Red Raider basketball team are state champions. The Red Raiders capped off a historic season and era of boys basketball with the biggest trophy possible. In […]
Ocean City boys beat Delsea 51-33 in sectional basketball final, win semifinal, headed to state title game OCEAN CITY – Last season, Dean Lappin helped the Ocean City Red Raiders win the South Jersey championship while awaiting his turn in the spotlight. One season later, Lappin and the Red Raiders are back-to-back champions after he […]
He wins at 215 pounds in District 30; Red Raider, Mustang wrestlers move on to Region 8 tournament GALLOWAY – Red Raider Jacob Chapman is a District 30 wrestling champion. Wrestling in the 215-pound class at the district tournament at Absegami High School Saturday, the junior won by technical fall, 19-4, over Mainland’s Eban Kuhns […]
It’s years beyond time this nation ended the farce about fraudulent voting by non-citizens. Although the House narrowly capitulated on the SAVE America Act, we hope and expect this legislation to fail in the Senate. We would love to see a majority of senators, Democrats and Republicans alike, acknowledge that there is no real issue […]
Although it is hard to fathom there will be wholesale change in the way the city operates following the May 12 municipal election in Ocean City, it is good that residents will have choices to make when they cast their ballots. Mayor Jay Gillian announced the earliest that he would be seeking a fifth consecutive […]
Council didn’t want to appear indifferent to business fears Some in the audience at the Dec. 4 City Council meeting were surprised by the reversal of the August vote on the Wonderland Pier property that is home to a defunct amusement park. Others were shocked. We weren’t shocked. We didn’t know exactly how it was […]
Is City Council going to change its mind Thursday evening over the future of the former Wonderland Pier amusement park site? In spite of what seemed a definitive vote in August and subsequent support for a comprehensive study on that property, this is a resolution that just won’t die. Critics allege shady backroom dealing and […]
