Ocean City Councilman calls for parents to end social media wars
Levchuk says misbehavior trickling down to children OCEAN CITY — City Councilman Jody Levchuk said enough is enough already, calling for an end to social media attacks on members of the community and school district. “I’m a lot disappointed in some of the back and forth that I see going on in our community with […]
Ocean City hires law firm to challenge BPU’s right of way ruling
OCEAN CITY — City Council is continuing its fight against offshore wind farms, despite recent news that Ørsted has withdrawn from its plan to develop two facilities off Atlantic and Cape May counties. On Nov. 22, City Council awarded a professional services contract to Cooper Levenson to represent the city in its appeal of a […]
JEAN WAGNER, 94
Jean Wagner (nee Sunderland), 94, was called into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Born in Philadelphia in 1929 to her loving parents, Raymond and Helen Sunderland, she was raised in Atlantic City and later relocated to Ocean City in 1950. Following high school, she was employed […]
Somers Point, Northfield get HERO Campaign cars
SOMERS POINT — The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers and the Somers Point, Northfield and Avalon police departments kick offed a Thanksgiving Bar & Tavern initiative aimed at preventing drunken driving by unveiling newly wrapped HERO patrol vehicles for each municipality in separate ceremonies this week. HERO-wrapped Ford Explorers from the Somers Point […]
Ocean City music store featured in locally set holiday film
North Cape May resident among producers of movie, which is streaming on BET+ OCEAN CITY — A popular Ocean City music shop is featured in a holiday film, which made its debut on Thanksgiving, and influenced development of one of the main characters. Now streaming on BET+, “So Fly Christmas” was produced by Marc Johnson […]
Shoppers, carriage rides, carolers fill downtown Ocean City with good cheer
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City celebrated its small-town version of Black Friday on Nov. 24. Known as Christmas in the Downtown — “Our Miracle on Asbury Avenue” — it featured carolers and performers between Sixth and 14th streets along Asbury Avenue. Downtown stores were offering discount shopping for gifts, and many area restaurants were open. Brian and […]
Center city condo right in heart of action just a block off beach, boards
OCEAN CITY — Those who enjoy an active island lifestyle will feel right at home in the modern and stylish condominium at 910 Ocean Ave., Unit C, and they can bring a crowd since it has five bedrooms. Just around the corner from the main entrance into the city and a block from the beach […]
STATE CHAMPIONS
Mainland trounces Ramapo 56-0 in Group IV title game PISCATAWAY – Mainland Regional High School head coach Chuck Smith completed his task of turning his Mustangs into state champions with a resounding 56-0 victory over the Ramapo Raiders in the NJSIAA Group IV state championship game Sunday at Rutgers University. In a contest in which […]
Study links marine mammal deaths, survey work
Save LBI report correlates time, location with traffic increase, calls for stop until issue studied LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP — A report released Nov. 2 purports to link a rash of marine mammal deaths off New Jersey and New York to offshore wind energy survey vessel work. The report was written by Bob Stern, Ph.D., president […]
Parents outraged by sexual content at Ocean City Intermediate School book fair
OCEAN CITY — Several parents complained to the Board of Education on Nov. 17 about “pornography” and “pedophilia” in a graphic novel available to fourth-graders at a recent book fair. Kevin Schaffer, a member of the “Conservative Family Values” ticket that recently lost in the school board race, expressed outrage over the incident at the […]