Record-setting day for Raiders, Mustangs
Friendly rivalry produces great girls track and field performances SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW OCEAN CITY — The girls track teams from Mainland Regional and Ocean City high schools started off the season with record-setting performances last week. Coaches Mike Colombo and Tim Cook, of Mainland and Ocean City, respectively, expect a lot from their teams […]
Mustangs, Red Raider boys track match strengths
MRHS sprints, jumps enough to overcome O.C. distance, throws SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW LINWOOD – Ocean City dominated the distance races and held the edge in the throwing events. Mainland Regional controlled the sprints and the jumping events. The Mustangs closed out the opening boys track meet last week for both teams by sweeping the […]
Ocean City tennis team off to 3-0 start
Raiders battle Haddon Township through four three-set matches OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys tennis team is off to a 3-0 start this season after a big win Monday against Haddon Township (3-1) in which four of the five matches went to three sets. The Ocean City High School boys tennis team handed the […]
Somers Point dispensary would draw from Ocean City, Upper Township
Big marijuana revenue projected if approved SOMERS POINT — City Council has been passing around the idea of allowing marijuana sales for years but could never get any data on anticipated tax revenue. City resident Max Slusher, a member of the Economic Development Advisory Commission, finally delivered that data during a presentation March 23. In […]
Ousted Ocean City High School coaches suing for defamation
OCEAN CITY — The former head and assistant girls basketball coaches at Ocean City High School are suing parents and, potentially, players for defamation and causing them economic injury. Michael Cappelletti, an Ocean City Intermediate School special education teacher, and Timothy M. Kelley, a physical education teacher at Ocean City High School, were the head […]
Upper Township tables rental regs after public outcry
PETERSBURG — Township Committee put the brakes on rental housing regulations April 3 even before numerous speakers condemned the proposal as invasive, anti-landlord and unconstitutional. Mayor Jay Newman prefaced the public hearing by saying the proposal likely would be tabled, amended and reintroduced at a later date. “One of the reasons we are holding a […]
U.S. Lifeguard Association recertifies Ocean City Beach Patrol
One of only 13 N.J. beach patrols to earn the national certification OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) was recently awarded the status of “Nationally Certified Agency” by the United States Lifeguarding Association (USLA) for another three-year term. The OCBP is one of only 13 beach patrols in New Jersey to achieve […]
Gilda’s Club rededicates memorial mural
Carney passes the paintbrush to Pilli LINWOOD — More than 20 years ago, the family of Larry Alper donated a mural at Gilda’s Club in his memory after he lost his battle with colon cancer. Wife Ronnie Alper and their daughters Lisa and Stacey were present March 29 when the wall was rededicated by Cancer […]
Centenarian enjoys Ready’s Coffee Shop, car shows at the Ocean City Tabernacle
AVALON — Henry Chipman Flurer of Princess Anne, Md., turned 100 years old March 16. A celebration in his honor was held March 2 at Avalon Country Club with 65 of his closest New Jersey friends in attendance. A Korean War veteran serving with the 1092 Combat Engineers, he was stationed there from 1950-1951. American […]
Market Madness springs up in Ocean City
Merchants looking forward to season in 2023 OCEAN CITY — Like Easter lilies, signs of spring are popping up around the island, promising vibrant color and fun, sun-filled days ahead. Owners of retail businesses will be pleased to see the gray days of winter in the rear-view mirror as they motor ahead toward summer. Merchants […]