Marketing efforts drive real, online traffic to Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — Marketing efforts continue to pay dividends for Somers Point, which hired a local firm in June to promote events and attract more business to the city. Charlie Haberkorn, co-chairman of the Economic Development Advisory Commission, presented a midyear report to City Council on the ongoing campaign Oct. 26. He said the EDAC’s […]
FRANK LONGO, 81
Frank Longo, 81, lifetime resident of Ocean City, N.J., passed away peacefully Oct. 31, 2023. Born in Ocean City to the late Joseph and Mary Longo. Frank served with the United States Army from 1961 until his Honorable Discharge in 1963. He was the owner of Frank’s Shoe Clinic in Ocean City for many years […]
BETTY JANE STIVALE
Betty Jane Stivale of Ocean City (formerly of Blue Bell, Pa.) died peacefully at home with her sister by her side on Oct. 28, 2023. Betty was a remarkable and intelligent woman who had a life full of travel adventures and precious family memories. After dedicating many years to the medical nursing profession, Betty retired […]
OCHS surf team wins NSSA state championship
ATLANTIC CITY — The Ocean City High School surf team won the National Scholastic Surfing Association state championship Oct. 29 at Vermont Avenue in Atlantic City, taking home the Joe Keenan High School Championship Award. Coach Nate Garza said teams compete all day long, with individuals scoring points based on placement in their heats. Each […]
Mainland keeps rolling with win over Colts Neck
Gets shot at redemption on Friday versus Millville LINWOOD — Last year, the Mainland Regional High School football team fell 40 seconds short of reaching the NJSIAA Group IV state final in a stunning last-minute loss to eventual state champion Millville in the state semifinal. On Friday night, the Mustangs earned the right to avenge […]
Fast times at high school cross country finals
Red Raider boys take fourth overall HOLMDEL — The Ocean City High School boys cross country team gave it everything they had in their final race of the season. The Red Raiders competed in the NJSIAA group championships Nov. 4, finishing in fourth place with 131 team points, just 2 points behind third. Peyton Shute […]
A tale of piping plovers
Story features new life, tough odds, predators, an unfortunate end but also hope for future OCEAN CITY — In May, Sideshow Bob and El Toro Loco created the first new piping plover nest in more than a decade on a beach in the center of Ocean City. There were high hopes for the four chicks […]
‘American Dream’ house near popular shore towns in peaceful neighborhood
SEAVILLE — The two-story traditional at 5 Chadwyn Drive in the Palermo section of Upper Township could be pictured alongside the word “home” in the dictionary. With a grassy front yard dotted by mature oak trees and a long drive with a basketball net leading up to a two-car garage, it’s “an affordable American Dream,” […]
Ocean City High School girls soccer loses 3-2 in OT
Liebrand, Rhodes level match but Raiders cannot find a winner OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School girls soccer team dropped a 3-2 overtime heartbreaker in its NJSIAA South Jersey Group III championship battle with Shawnee High School on Monday, Nov. 6. Ocean City battled back from a 2-0 hole to send the title […]
Ørsted to cease development of N.J. wind farms
City, county, state officials claim victory in long battle CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — In a Halloween treat for opponents of offshore wind farms, Danish utility firm Ørsted announced Oct. 31 that it would cease development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 projects. “Macroeconomic factors have changed dramatically over a short period of […]