Search commences for superintendent
OCSD leader serves one year OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Board of Education formally began its search for a new superintendent of schools last week to replace Matthew Friedman, who served at most about half a year before deciding to search for a new job. At a special meeting Tuesday, April 18, the school […]
Charles ‘Charlie’ W. Bowman Sr., 83
Charles “Charlie” W Bowman Sr., age 83, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, and dear friend, passed away peacefully in the home he so loved on April 7, 2023, surrounded by his family. He fought hard, but ultimately succumbed to damage caused by diabetes. Born in Myerstown Pennsylvania, his family moved to Ocean […]
Dorothy Elizabeth Turner, 95
Dorothy Elizabeth Turner, 95, of Ocean City, NJ passed away on April 22, 2023 after a brief illness. Dorothy was born on December 27, 1927 to Philip J. Cardin and Selma S. (Schaffert) Cardin in Margate, NJ. After graduating from Atlantic City High School in 1945, Dorothy received degrees in nursing from The University of […]
Northfield pulls out of central Atlantic County court, joins Hammonton
NORTHFIELD — City Council voted April 18 to withdraw from the Central Municipal Court of Atlantic County and to partner with Hammonton. Councilman Brian Smith, who oversees shared services, said the benefits fell short of what the county promised financially and in other ways. “We’re not realizing the savings that we had anticipated,” he said. […]
Get Real: Maddie Brady’s mental health podcast
Ocean City native talks about her own struggles as she interviews guests on overcoming theirs OCEAN CITY — Looking at glamorous lives on social media platforms can be deceiving because what appears is carefully curated. It can make everyday people whose realities are not so spectacular reluctant to open up about their own imperfect lives. […]
Somers Point planners approve ALDI
If state gives OK, store developers also would improve intersection SOMERS POINT — City officials went shopping for improvements and picked up a huge order of infrastructure upgrades at the planned ALDI Food Market last week. The Planning Board on April 19 unanimously approved an application to build the market at the junction of Route […]
Red Raiders boys lacrosse hand Mustangs first loss
OCEAN CITY – After an even first quarter, the Red Raiders boys lacrosse team blew out its visiting rivals 19-8 Thursday, April 20, running away from Mainland in the second and third quarters. “It’s a rivalry game,” Raider Charlie Schutta said. “We’ve beat them the past five years, why not do it again? We wanted […]
Ocean City girls lacrosse tops Mainland
LINWOOD – In the battle of rivals, Delainey Sutley helped Ocean City dominate from start to finish last Thursday in a convincing 18-7 victory over Mainland in girls lacrosse play. Going into this week, Ocean City’s record sits at 4-3 on the season but they remain undefeated in Cape-Atlantic League division play at 4-0. The […]
Mustang softball beats Middle Twp.
LINWOOD – After opening the season with three straight losses, two of them by one run, it was only a matter of time before the Mainland Regional softball team notched its first victory. That came Friday when the Mustangs rallied from an early deficit to defeat Middle Township at home 4-2. In a season that […]
MRHS tennis reels off 8 straight wins
LINWOOD – The Mustang boys tennis team lost its first match of the season, a 3-2 split against Eastern, but have reeled off eight straight wins since then. Mainland Regional High School’s tennis team is the defending South Jersey Group III champion, having toppled perennial power Moorestown last spring, then lost five of its seven […]