Ocean City Night in Venice grand marshal is ESPN’s Marty Smith
OCEAN CITY – ESPN reporter and host Marty Smith will be grand marshal of the 2024 Night in Venice boat parade on July 20 in Ocean City. Smith, who owns a home in Ocean City, will be joined by family members for the 69th anniversary of the festive summer event. Smith is one of the most […]
Somers Point man allegedly had unregistered machine guns
Editor’s note: This information came in a press release from U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of new Jersey. CAMDEN – Michael John James, 30, of Somers Point, was charged Wednesday, May 15, with possessing unregistered machine guns and other items, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. James is charged by complaint with one count of possessing […]
Ocean City, Mainland tennis lead in Power Points
OCEAN CITY — It was proved once again that every contest between rival Ocean City and Mainland teams is a fight, and this fight had ramifications for the playoffs. With the cutoff for the South Jersey Group III sectional tournament closing in, the Mainland Regional boys tennis team was able to replace Ocean City atop […]
Raider baseball will ride strong pitching into third meeting with Mustangs
OCEAN CITY – The Cape-Atlantic League Tournament is under way and the baseball team at Ocean City High School is riding a hot streak and will take that into Wednesday’s third meeting with top seed Mainland Regional. The Red Raiders have won four of their last five games behind strong performances on the pitching mound. […]
Mainland baseball routs Hammonton 17-2 as it heads into postseason
LINWOOD – It was supposed to be a close game against a fellow outstanding South Jersey Group III team that Mainland Regional would likely see again in the post season. It wasn’t. The Mustangs’ 17-2 victory over the Hammonton Blue Devils (16-6) was just one game in Mainland’s long season, but they hope it will […]
Ocean City Eagle Scout project means to encourage more children to read
Journey comes full circle for Alex Costello OCEAN CITY — It was a full-circle moment for Ocean City’s Alex Costello on Thursday afternoon as he returned to a place he first loved as a child. A crowd gathered at Lake Memorial Park to watch the dedication of Alex’s Eagle Scout project — a tiny, brightly […]
Somers Point Council OKs Eagle Scout project
It will help firefighters locate hydrants blocked by cars SOMERS POINT — Sometimes a matter of seconds can mean the difference between life and death during an emergency, and Matthew Barnabei hopes his proposed project will be the helping hand that leads to positive outcomes. Barnabei, a 15-year-old student at Mainland Regional High School and […]
Massive Trump rally in Wildwood
Fans and supporters came to hear former President Donald J. Trump at a beach rally in Wildwood Saturday evening that also featured U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the congressman for this southern New Jersey district. The crowd was between 80,000 and 100,000 according to Lisa Fagan, spokesperson for the city of Wildwood, who gave those […]
Editor’s Desk: Working in a place with real corruption
And a community that didn’t mind The day I arrived to manage a small daily newspaper in Naugatuck, Conn., as a young man in the 1980s, the receptionist said I had a collect call from the mayor, William Rado. She asked if I wanted to accept the charges. “Why is the mayor calling collect?” I […]
Upper Township school board forced to make drastic cuts
Include nine teaching positions, after-school clubs and sports, courtesy busing PETERSBURG — The continued loss of state aid along with a hefty tuition adjustment have forced the Upper Township Board of Education to make deeps cuts across the board. According to Superintendent Allison Pessolano, the district cut nine teaching staff positions and its security officers, […]