Chris Gregory Habecker, 58
Chris Gregory (Greg) Habecker, 58, of Ocean City, NJ, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Shore Medical Center after a six month battle with colon cancer. Born November 23, 1963 in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Chris S. (Janet) Habecker and the late Shirley Gehr Habecker. Greg graduated from Penn Manor […]
Bari Platt Miller
Bari Platt Miller (Mizrahi) went home to be with the Lord on September 17, 2022. She was peaceful with her loving husband Jack by her side. Bari loved life and lived it to the fullest. She was passionate about trying new adventures and meeting and getting to know people along the way, most of which […]
Cooling tower implosion at B.L. England Thursday
BEESLEYS POINT — One of the most visible and iconic symbols of the former B.L. England Generating Station will be nothing but a pile of rubble come Thursday. Upper Township Administrator Gary Demarzo forwarded a statement from Chad Parks of the Beesleys Point Development Group advising that implosion of the defunct plant’s cooling tower is […]
Speakers at OCBOE seek ‘more acceptance of LGBTQ students’
They say sex ed curriculum in district removed controversial aspects, will lead to safer students OCEAN CITY — The script was flipped Sept. 21 at the Ocean City Board of Education meeting, as supporters of the revised state health and sex education standards dominated the public comment portion of the meeting. Parents and students — […]
Take your pick of big players, big plays
Multiple Mustangs have outstanding games to topple Hammonton 29-14 LINWOOD – It almost seems unfair to pick a storyline from Mainland Regional’s biggest win of the season to date last week, but the bottom line is that the 4-1 Mustangs will go into Friday night’s contest at Bridgeton on a roll. One could pick freshman […]
Strong start for MRHS tennis team
OCEAN CITY – The Mainland Regional girls tennis team is a perennial contender for Cape-Atlantic League and South Jersey titles. This year doesn’t look like an exception as the girls have started with a 7-0 record through Friday. Last week, the Mustangs beat Ocean City 3-2, down their first singles player, forcing a number of […]
Ocean City, Upper Township helped deal with mayhem in Wildwood
WILDWOOD — Help and support came from as far away as Ocean City and Upper Township for an investigation Saturday into a pop-up car rally that left two bystanders dead in Wildwood. Authorities said the unsanctioned event Sept. 24, identified by organizers as H2Oi, directed hundreds of people driving high-performance vehicles to an area without any […]
Public hearings on Ocean Wind
City plans to comment on Zoom Thursday, in person Monday, opposing wind farm requests OCEAN CITY – Just as Gov. Phil Murphy announced expanding offshore wind production by almost 50 percent, the city plans to speak up at public hearings affecting the resort, one on Thursday and the other on Monday, Oct. 3. On Sept. […]
StoryWalk a permanent fixture
Parents, kids can combine reading, outdoors year-round OCEAN CITY – Throughout the year, parents will be able to visit Lake Memorial Park to enjoy the outdoors while reading to their children. On Friday afternoon, Karen Mahar, director of the Ocean City Free Public Library, was surrounded by children, their parents, library employees, Friends and Volunteers […]