Let’s hear it for the red and white
Students, alumni want to keep traditional red and white gowns for commencement exercises OCEAN CITY – Students and alumni want to keep a tradition alive at Ocean City High School. They are hoping the school district will change its mind about changing the red and white graduation gowns. The traditional gowns for graduation have been […]
Labor shortage, wages affecting Upper Township Beach Patrol
PETERSBURG — The Upper Township Beach Patrol is experiencing difficulty hiring enough full-time lifeguards and has again filled out its roster with part-time workers. Township Committee appointed new members of the UTBP on Monday. Members of the 45-member patrol guard Williams, Webster, Tecumseh and Putnam avenues seven days a week through Labor Day, as well […]
Ocean City wins N.J. Favorite Beach
Ninth consecutive year resort wins statewide poll OCEAN CITY – For the ninth consecutive year, beachgoers chose Ocean City as “New Jersey’s Favorite Beach” in a statewide poll. Representatives of the N.J. Sea Grant Consortium announced the winners of the annual contest in a presentation on the Ocean City Music Pier on Friday morning. The […]
Margaret Mary Tamamian, 73
Margaret Mary Tamamian, 73, was called home to be with the Lord on July 7, 2022, surrounded by her loving children at her home in Ocean City, NJ. She was born in Millville, NJ to William and Margaret Gleeson and was the middle of five children. Margaret Mary was very involved in school activities […]
Anthony ‘Tony’ D’Ottavio, 102
On July 10, 2022, longtime Ocean City resident Anthony “Tony” D’Ottavio died peacefully at home in Troy, New York, surrounded by his children and caregivers. Tony lived for 102 years, a life marked by love and joy. He was a connoisseur of fine dining and spent a lifetime dedicated to eating right and keeping fit. […]
Henry’s Landmark Jeweler marks golden anniversary
Friends founded boardwalk business 50 years ago; special events planned this summer OCEAN CITY — In June, business partners Jeff Sherman and Sam Koperwas celebrated 50 years of selling jewelry together at Henry’s Landmark Jeweler. In fact, appropriately enough, this summer marks their Golden Anniversary. Sherman, the store’s president and chief diamond buyer, said he […]
OCHS senior Lauren Knopp new student representative to N.J. Board of Education
OCEAN CITY – Lauren Knopp, a rising senior at Ocean City High School, started as the student representative to the state Board of Education. Acting New New Jersey Commissioner of Education Angelica Allen-McMillan made the announcement last week, welcoming her. “In her role, she hopes to be a voice that students can count on and […]
Association assessing Ocean City Police Department; public input welcomed next week
OCEAN CITY – A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will arrive on Sunday, July 17, to examine all aspects of the Ocean City Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief Jay Prettyman announced last week. “Verification by the team that the Ocean […]
Vote July 21 could open way for Aldi in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — City Council is moving forward with a redevelopment agreement that would alleviate traffic and flooding issues at a busy intersection and make the property more viable for a commercial use. Provco Partners LP, owner of the property on the northwest corner of New Road and Groveland Avenue where the Walgreens drug store […]
Demolition imminent for Shore Road homes
73-space parking lot for Bayview Ct. and six duplexes to replace this group of homes with bad history SOMERS POINT — Five dilapidated eyesores on one of the busiest streets in the city are about to be demolished to make way for a parking lot and 12 housing units. The Planning Board approved a requested […]