Congrats, OCHS Class of 2022
It’s a beautiful, sunny day as Red Raiders get their diplomas OCEAN CITY — More than 300 students gathered on the field at Carey Stadium and hundreds of parents, family members and friends gathered around its perimeter as Ocean City High School held its commencement for the Class of 2022 on Thursday. It was comfortably […]
Multilevel Goldcoast home sports upside-down design with wide-open great room
OCEAN CITY — The spacious townhome at 2520 Wesley Ave. is just a clam shell’s throw from the beach, offering multiple levels of luxury living in the city’s popular Goldcoast neighborhood. With five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a ground-floor den and wide-open great room with lofty cathedral ceilings, there are plenty of places to gather with […]
Congrats, MRHS Class of 2022
‘Never miss a chance to say you are proud of everyone … or to be grateful’ LINWOOD — On the final day of spring, 312 new graduates closed the door on one chapter of their lives and looked forward to all of the new doors that would be opening as they begin the next chapter. […]
Young crowds a worry in Ocean City
Local beach the ‘hottest nightclub’ at the shore OCEAN CITY – Citizens and Ocean City Council members raised concerns about the big crowds of teenagers congregating on the beaches in the resort and others harming their quality of life by improperly using public spaces at Second Street and Bay Avenue and on Tenth Street. The first […]
Ocean City a great place for butterflies to visit
Environmental Commission, with helping hands, creates second monarch waystation OCEAN CITY – Ocean City isn’t just a friendly place for human tourists. The city’s Environmental Commission is making the island more welcoming to winged visitors that can rest, eat and renew here along their 2,000-mile migratory journeys. Working with the Student Environmental Association from Ocean […]
Revised budget slips through in 4-3 vote
Councilmen argued against tax hike, wanted to use other funds OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council voted 4-3 Thursday evening to approve an amended 2022 budget that carries a tax hike of less than a penny per $100 of assessed valuation. Several council members said the administration should have been more forthcoming about a possible […]
Search for her roots led lifelong summer visitor to compelling story of first female Freemason in 1712
Historical fiction novel is about teenage girl almost killed for witnessing secret ceremony OCEAN CITY — A novel about a young lady almost killed for spying on a secret ceremony in 1712 makes for compelling reading 300 years later. Author Kathleen Aldworth Foster, a lifelong summer visitor to Ocean City, stumbled across the true story of […]
Questers help preserve 1874 Peck’s Beach map
OCEAN CITY — The local chapter of the Questers donated $2,000 to the Ocean City Historical Museum for the restoration of an original vellum map of Peck’s Beach from 1874. The map of Peck’s Beach, which also shows different land features, is an artifact that predated the founding of Ocean City. It was deteriorating and […]
Miss NJ candidate Victoria Mozitis aims to improve access to the arts
NORTHFIELD — Victoria Mozitis loves musical theater and thinks everyone should have an opportunity to experience it. That’s why the 21-year-old Northfield woman is working to increase access to the arts for all as her social impact initiative through the Miss America Organization: “Grow Your Smarts, Invest in the Arts.” Mozitis started her theater career […]
Just a different stage to Linwood’s Grace Mozitis, a Miss NJ candidate
LINWOOD — Music and theater have been part of Grace Mozitis’ life from an early age. She caught the acting bug locally, when she appeared in a performance of “Willy Wonka Jr.” at Northfield Community School. She was 8 years old at the time and signed up because her mother wanted her to do something […]