Mustang swimmers repeat as SJ champs
Top OCHS in semifinal, Shawnee in final; faced Moorestown in state tournament DEPTFORD — The Mainland Regional High School boys swim team are South Jersey champions again. The Mustangs defeated Shawnee High School 95-75 in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group B finals Feb. 14 to capture their second consecutive sectional championship. Last season, the Mustangs […]
CAROL ANNE BENZON DANDRADE, 74
Carol Anne Benzon Dandrade, 74, resident of Lewes, DE, died January 23, 2024, surrounded by her family. Carol, daughter of Lewis and Eleanor Benzon, was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Malverne, Long Island, NY and Ocean City, NJ. Wife of her loving husband of 54 years, Robert John Dandrade, and mother of four […]
Ten candidates interested in Ocean City Council seats
OCEAN CITY — All four incumbents and six others – including two former councilmen – have taken out nominating papers for the May 14 City Council election.The four ward seats and the remaining term of Karen Bergman’s at-large seat are up for grabs in the spring election.Terry Crowley Jr., who was chosen as the new […]
Seasoned school leader heading superintendent search in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Board of Education has hired veteran schools superintendent Chris Kobik to oversee the district and help find what members hope is a long-term replacement. In October, the board accepted the resignation of former superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder, who served the remainder of 2023. After more than five years in Somers […]
Winter Warrior Festival to bring community together
Boardwalk run, obstacle courses, shopping, food vendors all part of inaugural event OCEAN CITY — Weekend warriors will have an opportunity to knock some of the winter rust off during a new event on the boardwalk, beaches and playing fields of America’s Greatest Family Resort. Hoping to offer something exciting to do during the coldest […]
Cannabis consumption lounges on horizon in N.J.
TRENTON — In Colorado, they call them cannabis consumption lounges and New Jersey may soon permit areas where likeminded persons can partake of marijuana in a group setting with features such as big-screen TVs, music and free rolling papers. The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) approved rules for cannabis consumption areas Jan. 17 that would […]
Homelessness rooted in lack of affordability
Affordable options nearly nonexistent throughout county ‘A challenge right now is that when you have no overnight homeless shelter, no affordable housing, no adequate transitional housing, people who would be experiencing poverty somewhere else are in crisis here. There is no safety net to fall back on.’–Tyler Keene, director, The Branches Cape May County, with […]
JAMES GRIMES
James “Jim” Grimes, passed away of sudden cardiac arrest on Monday, February 5, 2024, at his home in Ocean City, NJ. Born Christmas Eve, December 24, 1960, the seventh of nine children of Mary and Joseph Grimes, Jim grew up in Philadelphia and Jenkintown, PA and spent his Summers with family enjoying the beach and […]
FRANK D. ALLEN, 95
Frank D. Allen, 95, of Ocean City NJ, passed away peacefully on January 27 shortly after celebrating his 95th birthday. Frank was born in Ocean City, NJ to Walter and Elmira (Voss) Allen on January 21, 1929. After graduating from Ocean City High School, Frank was employed by Brownlee’s furniture in Ocean City. From 1951-1952, […]
Plurality rules in New Jersey
Ranked-choice voting would ensure majority support OCEAN CITY — Should a candidate have to secure a majority (more than half) of votes to win an election in New Jersey? That’s the question advocates of rank-choice voting are asking as they push back against line voting, which they say favors particular candidates over others and can […]