OCHS girls soccer, the defending CAL champs, aims high again this fall
OCEAN CITY – As always, Ocean City High School girls soccer coach Lisa Cuneo is setting the bar high for the season. For the first time, she will be coaching a senior class that has been with her from the start. That will keep the learning curve low. The Red Raiders are the defending Cape-Atlantic […]
Somers Point won’t be worse off for ditching legal weed
Simple argument remains the best Even though a majority of voters in Somers Point supported making recreational marijuana legal in New Jersey, and a majority of City Council supported an ordinance to allow two cannabis businesses in the community, forces working to undermine that ordinance have held the day and the foreseeable future. The lure […]
Wind farm work begins in Ocean City Sept. 12
Ørsted’s Ocean Wind 1 project commissioning pushed back to 2026 OCEAN CITY — Ørsted announced on its web site that it is pushing back the Ocean Wind 1 commissioning until 2026, but company officials say onshore work is set to start in the next few weeks in Ocean City and offshore work at some point […]
FIT argues for local superintendent of schools
Group uses OPRA requests to try to stop payment to former superintendent OCEAN CITY — Members of civic group Fairness in Taxes are advocating for a local candidate to be chosen as the next superintendent of the Ocean City School District while pushing the school board not to pay the former superintendent anything more. David […]
Vineland swimmer drowns in Strathmere
Was swimming at unguarded beach Sept. 4 STRATHMERE — A Vineland man drowned Sept. 4 while swimming at an unguarded beach near Taylor Avenue in Strathmere. According to State Police, the 43-year-old succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital. The man and another person were swimming at Taylor Avenue near the border of Upper […]
Beachcomber’s collection is ‘shovel-ready’
Gay LeCleire Taylor walks the beach collecting detritus, sends plastic toys to thrift shops, but keeps the shovels MARSHALLVILLE — Thousands of tourists discard plastic waste or leave behind cheap toys after a trip to the beach, where if left untouched they will wash into the ocean. But these forgotten toys and trash stand little […]
Good Old Days is Sept. 9 in JFK Park
Art in the Park added to the festival SOMERS POINT — The official end of summer is about three weeks away, and locals can soak up the last remaining rays of the season at the shore during the annual Good Old Days Festival, the city’s farewell to the season on Sept. 9. The bayside tradition, […]
Olive Lewis, 98
Olive Lewis, age 98, passed away at The Shores in Ocean City, NJ, on August 30, 2023. Olive graduated from West Chester College in West Chester, PA, where she studied English and Mathematics. She raised her family with her late husband, Joseph F. Lewis, Jr., in Milmont Park, PA and then in New City, NY. […]
Karen Brady, 73
Karen Brady, 73, passed away peacefully at Wesley Manor with her family by her side. Born in Philadelphia, Karen graduated from Mount Pleasant high school in Wilmington Delaware. Karen was an original dealer at Resorts casino in Atlantic City when it opened in 1978. She also worked at Bally’s casino as a cocktail server. Karen […]
Jacqueline Simpson Caroccio, 87
Jacqueline Simpson Caroccio, 87, died on August 30, 2023, after a courageous battle in the comfort of her home, surrounded by loved ones. Jackie was born on May 7, 1936, and was raised on Scattergood Street in N.E. Philadelphia by her parents, John and Florence Simpson, with her siblings, Dolores Ward (Francis), John C. (Dorothea), […]