Unique gifts, handmade crafts best sellers this holiday season
Area retailers offer wide variety of shore-inspired options OCEAN CITY — One-of-a-kind gifts are the rage this year as holiday shoppers are looking for something unique. They also want to buy items that remind them of the Jersey shore, and many are looking to support local businesses. Shoppers report they’re finding exactly what they’re searching […]
Ocean City High School boys rally in hoops win
Red Raiders lean on experience to top Wildwood Catholic OCEAN CITY — Basketball has finally returned to Ocean City. The Red Raiders boys basketball team opened its 2023 season Dec. 14 at home with a 66-61 victory over the Wildwood Catholic Crusaders. After the Crusaders erased a double-digit deficit in the second half, the Raiders […]
Professor makes Higbee Beach living classroom
Stockton University students get a lesson in local ecosystems on Cape May Canal CAPE MAY — During fall migration, warblers, raptors and monarch butterflies traveling down the East Coast funnel through the Cape May peninsula. Last week, Jason Kelsey and students in his Coastal Ecosystems class followed a sliver of their migratory route to learn […]
Eight shore towns sue DEP over Atlantic Shores project
LONG BEACH ISLAND — Long Beach Township, Beach Haven, Ship Bottom, Surf City, Harvey Cedars, Barnegat Light, Brigantine and Ventnor City filed a lawsuit Dec. 1 asking for an independent review of whether the Atlantic Shores wind turbine project violates the state Department of Environmental Protection’s coastal regulations. According to a news release, the court […]
Multilevel design makes best use of narrow lot in Goldcoast neighborhood
OCEAN CITY — The fantastic new single at 2737 Haven Ave. is the middle of three multilevel homes under construction in this prime spot overlooking the Stainton Wildlife Refuge in the popular Goldcoast section of the island. Built right on the bike path with sweeping views of the wetlands and breathtaking sunsets, the modern shore […]
Beachfront duplex offers sweeping views of ocean, excellent income options
OCEAN CITY — Buy a beachfront oasis in Ocean City and have others pay for it — that’s the opportunity offered on the home at 3232-34 Wesley Ave. on the island’s popular Goldcoast. With nine total bedrooms, it is an excellent vacation headquarters for a large family (or two) and friends. The home’s lucky next […]
Murder charged in grisly slaying
Authorities: Ocean City man admitted to killing his mother OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his 74-year-old mother Friday. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Ocean City Police Chief William Campell announced the arrest of Jeffrey Surgent, 46, in the slaying. […]
Ocean City hires interim as new head of schools
Crowley will serve for just six months OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City School District continues struggling to find its next superintendent, appointing an interim Dec. 7 for another six months. The Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Terry Crowley as interim superintendent, replacing Scott McCartney. Crowley, an Ocean City resident, joins the school […]
Settlement possible in Klause suit
Ocean City Council meets behind closed doors to weigh options as clock ticks OCEAN CITY — City Council is trying to reach an agreement on the cost of the former Chevy dealership lot before time runs out Dec. 15. The city acquired the land through condemnation in May 2020 to create a stretch of open […]
Somers Point honors WWI Medal of Honor recipient
Renames street ‘Oscar Schmidt Jr. Way’ SOMERS POINT — Perhaps the most patriotic city in the United States, Somers Point again showed its support for military veterans Dec. 9, renaming a street for a World War I hero and Medal of Honor recipient. As one of his final acts as mayor, Jack Glasser climbed a […]