EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — The Red Raiders scored two first-half goals against Egg Harbor Township on Thursday, Oct. 15. That was all the scoring they needed to top the Eagles and with a standout performance in goal, earn the 2-0 shutout. Just over nine minutes into the game, Ocean City sophomore Luke Terruso just missed […]
OCEAN CITY — “We were on our way home from friends, about five minutes from home. We came to an intersection. Our light was green and we started to cross over the intersection and the driver of the other car hit us T-bone and my husband was killed almost instantly,” Tina Bontya said. Just more […]
SOMERS POINT — It’s taking a little bit longer than expected but the building that soon will house Bay Ave. Brewery is nearly complete and its owners hope to be pulling drafts by the end of the year. Longtime summer residents of Ocean City, cousins Tom Dooner and Brian Murphy are behind the project at […]
Cape May mayor challenging four-term congressman GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew and Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock are set to face off during a debate Oct. 22 in the Campus Center Theatre at Stockton University. Sponsored by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University and The Press of […]
PETERSBURG — Just weeks after a beach-replenishment project wrapped up in the island community of Strathmere, a major nor’easter battered the region Sept. 25-27 during a full moon, generating astronomical high tides and strong winds that led to flooding and erosion. Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike said Oct. 13 that the township was working in […]
TRENTON — The Sherrill Administration has requested expedited emergency federal assistance to repair and restore beaches in eight Army Corps of Engineers project areas that were severely damaged during the nor’easter that hammered the state late last month. The administration specifically requests the Army Corps of Engineers to provide emergency assistance for seven Coastal Storm […]
OCEAN CITY — The fantastic home at 2029 Central Ave. in the popular Goldcoast section of America’s Greatest Family Resort as half of a custom duplex built by the J.A. Gavranich & Sons. The first-floor unit, which features five bedrooms and three full bathrooms, is a terrific headquarters for a shore vacation, located centrally and […]
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 […]
First time Red Raider girls have beaten Blue Devils in four years HAMMONTON – The Ocean City High School field hockey team is headed to the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament finals Thursday after upsetting the Hammonton High School Blue Devils 2-1 Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Red Raider players celebrated after the game more than usual because […]
ABSECON – The three-game win streak for the Ocean City Red Raiders came to an abrupt halt after a trip to Holy Spirit High School Friday evening, Oct. 16. Led by a dominant performance by freshman Abdul-Azeem Carrington, the Spartans led wire-to-wire and took down Ocean City 35-7. Carrington picked up his second 200-yard rushing […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Red Raider boys won the Cape-Atlantic League Cross Country Championship Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Egg Harbor Township, but times were not available due to timing errors at the meet. CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The Ocean City High School boys team rested a few of its top runners, but that didn’t make […]
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 […]
