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Month: October 2021

Ocean City girls win Cape May County Cross Country Championships

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Wildwood High School freshman Macie McCracken won the individual girls Cape May County Cross Country Championship title Friday afternoon, but Ocean City High School put all five runners in the top 10 to win the team title. Red Raider junior Grace McAfree (19:42.62) and freshman Chloe Care (19:44.21) were second […]

Ocean City boys win Cape May County Cross Country Championships

Red Raider boys go 1-2-3 at county CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Ocean City High School senior Owen Ritti led a 1-2-3 sweep of the first three places at Friday’s Cape May County Boys Cross Country Championships at Cape May County Park. Red Raider teammates finished eighth through 11th as well to win the team title […]

Ocean City Red Raider football 8-0, clinches division

Raiders beat Oakcrest 42-8 Saturday MAYS LANDING – With their 42-8 win at Oakcrest on Saturday, the Ocean City Red Raiders are football division champions for the first time in 20 years. “I thought our execution was really good,” head coach Kevin Smith said. “Obviously when we look at the tape there’ll be things to […]

Local races can have the biggest impact

Who will best serve on local councils, committees? We’re fascinated by how parties are so ingrained in municipal elections. We guess officials have to start their political careers somewhere. There are City Council and Township Committee seats up for election next week and the party affiliations appear to be playing an overt part in most […]

Linwood school board candidates profiled

LINWOOD — Four people are seeking three full terms and two others are seeking an unexpired term on the Linwood Board of Education in the Nov. 2 election. Steven Evinski, the current board vice president, is seeking a second term. He was elected in 2018. Christopher Schneider, who was appointed to fill a vacancy left […]

Testa, McClellan, Simonsen lead

Poll shows Republicans ahead in 1st District GALLOWAY – Incumbent Republican Mike Testa leads Democratic challenger Yolanda Garcia Balicki by 13 percentage points in the Legislative District 1 State Senate race, according to a Stockton University Poll released last week. Testa’s Republican running mates also lead in the 1st District Assembly races, but they are […]

Northfield council: Madden faces challenge from newcomer Bucci

NORTHFIELD — Councilwoman Barbara Madden, a Democrat representing Ward II, is facing a challenge this year from Republican Carolyn Bucci in the Nov. 2 election. Madden, 72, is a widowed mother who served in a supervisory role at the Vineland Developmental Center, where she met her late husband, Dr. Thomas W. Madden. In 2000, she […]

Timeless Gardens single awaits next homeowners seeking a spacious oasis

OCEAN CITY — The sense of privacy inside and outside the home at 365 E. Seabright Road is amazing, especially given that it’s just a clam shell’s throw from the beach in one of the island’s most popular neighborhoods. “This home is perfect for either year-round living or the sweet escape to the shore,” listing […]

St. Damien Parish sells off 4 unused buildings

Pastor said rectories sat vacant for 12 years; all three churches remain OCEAN CITY – Some people may have been startled to see rectory buildings demolished at St. Frances Cabrini Church on Second Street in September and the wrecking crew currently at work knocking down the rectory and parish hall at Our Lady of Good Counsel […]

Red Raider boys soccer tops Mainland 7-0

Lindsay gets hat trick, Levy-Smith scores twice; Mustangs young, rebuilding LINWOOD — On a dark, drizzly day, two teams headed in different directions took the field Oct. 12 when the 10-3 Red Raiders visited the 2-7 Mustangs in a Cape-Atlantic League boys soccer game. Ocean City, which has lost twice to St. Augustine Prep (12-2-1) […]