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December 22, 2024

Month: January 2023

Mainland girls swim team improves to 5-0

LINWOOD — The Mustang girls swim team had it hard and easy in its two meets last week. Mainland blew by Cedar Creek on Friday afternoon 111-59 to remain undefeated at 5-0, a few days after an epic battle against Egg Harbor Township. It was a contest between unbeaten teams when EHT and Mainland Regional […]

Ocean City Raider wrestlers sweep Saturday’s quad meet 

OCEAN CITY  The Red Raiders wrestling team swept its home quad meet over the weekend, going 3-0 against Williamstown, Eastern, and Gateway as the meets got progressively harder. “It was great,” head coach Dan Calhoun said. “The kids trained hard this week and to get three wins, with the way it ended, was great. It […]

Ocean City Superintendent assailed for silence on LGBTQ+

Newly elected board members lauded and criticized over similar issues OCEAN CITY — “You have no fear. You know, relax, OK, because everyone is appreciated,” Janice Webber told the LGBTQ+ community during a school board meeting last week. “It doesn’t have to be categorized into a particular category. If you are respectful and loving toward […]

Split votes end with no vice president of Ocean City Board of Education

Stalemate means county superintendent to decide leadership spot OCEAN CITY — Four votes were not enough to determine who would serve as vice president of the Ocean City Board of Education, a decision that now will be up to the executive county superintendent. Division was evident on the board after four new members were sworn […]

Conflict stops Upper Township rep from taking seat on Ocean City school board

OCEAN CITY — One of the three Upper Township Board of Education members chosen to represent the district on the Ocean City school board was replaced before taking her seat Wednesday, but possibly only temporarily. Upper Township Board of Education President Michele Barbieri said that during discussions with Ocean City School District solicitor Michael Stanton […]

Chau: Northfield moving in the right direction 

NORTHFIELD — City Council welcomed its newest member Jan. 3 as educator Renee Carfagno took her seat on the dais for the first time representing Ward 1. Carfagno’s husband, Len, held the Bible as retired judge Joseph Visalli administered the oath of office. Carfagno, 48, and her husband have four children, all products of Northfield […]

Upper Township man arrested in fatal hit-run accident

Victim was 80-year-old grandmother; suspect facing multiple charges OCEAN VIEW — State Police have arrested an Upper Township man in the fatal hit and run of 80-year-old wife, mother and grandmother Marge Straubmuller on Dec. 29. Authorities said Hugo M. Maucher, 50, was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting […]

Groups seek action over rash of dead whales

Organizations call for a stop on all offshore wind project activities ‘The premature death of so many whales and other marine mammals is an untenable situation that we believe is most likely caused by the increase in vessel traffic and the ‘sounding’ or mapping of the ocean floor by several offshore wind project developers.’–Suzanne Hornick, […]

Suzanne Allison Morgan, 53

Suzanne Allison Morgan, age 53, passed away at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on January 2nd, 2023. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Suzanne grew up in Buckingham, Pennsylvania and raised her three children in Ocean City, New Jersey.  Suzanne graduated from Widener University and worked as a Pharmaceutical Representative for Bristol Meyers Squibb. Suzanne […]

Barbara C. Borst, 94

Barbara Campbell Borst, 94, of Berwyn, Pa., passed away peacefully at Canterbury, Whitehorse Village, Newtown Square with her family close by on December 30, 2022.  She was born Sept. 30, 1928, at Scotch Hall on Fifth Street in Ocean City. She was the Valedictorian of Ocean City High School Class of 1946. Barbara graduated from […]