Somers Point to stay in Legislative District 2
SOMERS POINT — Legislative redistricting maps released last week from both major political parties keep Somers Point in District 2, much to the relief of city leaders. It may never be known whether their efforts to keep the city in District 2 paid off, but that matters little since the outcome is what was desired. “I’m […]
A Jersey Girl fights cancer
Ocean City’s Jennifer Pfander became advocate for mammograms after almost skipping the one that detected her breast cancer during COVID OCEAN CITY — Ocean City resident Jennifer Pfander blew off her mammogram appointment at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, then thought better of it a few months later because she didn’t want to irritate […]
Centrally located single an island paradise block from beach, boardwalk
OCEAN CITY — The newly rebuilt home at 1510 Wesley Ave. is ideally located for a large family and friends on the go. Real estate agent Dorothy Phillips called it “planned and perfectly executed as an enduring design on four levels for an active Ocean City lifestyle.” She said the remodel was done by Whale […]
Black History in Ocean City: Recalling the Fifth St. beach
William Griffin’s uncle, John Motley’s father, were guards in 1920s, ’30s OCEAN CITY – Ocean City natives John Motley and William Griffin loved going to the Fifth Street beach as kids. What Motley didn’t realize until later in life was that his dad was a guard at that beach. He found a photograph of his […]
OCHS swimmers end 60-year dry spell
Boys win sectional first time since 1962; coach McGrath was a man with a plan SEE RELATED STORY SEWELL — The spectators at the NJSIAA South Jersey boys swimming final Thursday between Ocean City’s Red Raiders and Moorestown’s Quakers could be forgiven for thinking the results were up in the air until the final event, […]
‘It feels amazing’: Hard work pays off for Red Raiders
SEWELL — Twenty-six morning weight-lifting sessions. More than 80 practices. Hard work every day for months. It all added up to the first sectional championship for the Ocean City High School boys swim team since 1962. On Thursday evening, the Red Raiders were crowned the 2022 South Jersey Public B champions and it made them […]
MRHS swimmers power past CHW
Mustang girls win first sectional title since 2013 season SEE RELATED STORY SEWELL — The Cherry Hill West girls swim team upset Moorestown and Clearview to make it the South Jersey Public B finals Wednesday, Feb. 16, but CHW was no match for the Mustang girls, who put in the performance of the tournament to […]
Mustang swimmers ecstatic with victory
SEWELL — Two years ago, the Mainland Mustang girls swim team made it to the South Jersey Public B finals but fell to the powerhouse Moorestown Quakers. A year ago, despite having an unbeaten regular season, there was no sectional tournament. Restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic put the kibosh on it, not giving the girls a […]
Thomas R. Oves Sr., 87
Tom Oves, beloved father, grandfather, friend, teacher and business owner, passed away on February 12, 2022. Born in Pennsylvania, the youngest of seven children on April 10, 1934, he was the son of Reuben and Mary Oves (Weber). The Oves family moved to Ocean City, NJ when Tom was a child. He attended Ocean City […]
Officials: Change law that handcuffs police
Local, county, state leaders seeking more control over juvenile suspects SEA ISLE CITY — First District legislators intend to sponsor a bill that would free police officers’ hands to deal with disruptive, drunk or drugged youth. County and municipal leaders, law enforcement officers and other stakeholders gathered Friday, Feb. 11, in Sea Isle City for […]