Ocean City area events: Sea & Do
Sea Isle Garden Club Flower Sale SEA ISLE CITY – The members of Sea Isle City’s Garden Club will host their annual Flower Sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, rain or shine. The Flower Sale will take place at Dealy Field, 6108 Central Ave., where the public can […]
Ocean City unofficial results: Barnes wins at-large council seat
Hartzell, Winslow have solid leads; Third Ward a tossup OCEAN CITY — According to unofficial results Tuesday night, Sean Barnes appears the clear winner of the at-large race for City Council, beating former councilman Michael DeVlieger with a lead that stands at 1,778 to 1,261. In the Fourth Ward, incumbent David Winslow is well ahead […]
Mainland Regional boys volleyball, in first season, on cusp of playoffs
LINWOOD — Coach Torie Rich and a group of Mainland Regional High School boys inaugurated a new varsity volleyball team this spring and have posted a respectable 8-8 record through the end of last week that put them in second place in the National Division. Give them a little time, though, Rich said, and they’ll […]
‘Jersey gal’ from Sea Isle on ‘Love Undercover’
SEA ISLE CITY — When local viewers tune into the Peacock reality dating series “Love Undercover,” they may see a familiar face. Jacklyn Romano, 26, a Sea Isle City native and 2016 Ocean City High School graduate, is one of the 20 women on the streaming service show. The premise has the women meeting and […]
Come for fantastic view stay for luxury, privacy at posh bay-front single
SOMERS POINT — Overlooking the wetlands, Great Egg Harbor Bay and the island of Ocean City across the water, the terrific home at 215 Bay Ave. offers all of the advantages of a shore vacation home with none of the hassles of island life. Just minutes from two of three bridges into America’s Greatest Family […]
Mayor Jay Gillian: Put up or shut up
Says he’s not going to take criticism without responding; council candidate posts documents on Facebook, criticizes mayor Editor’s note: This story has been updated after City Council candidate Cecilia Gallelli-Keyes posted documents and comments about Mayor Jay Gillian on her Facebook page. OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian isn’t going to take it anymore. He […]
Villas woman charged this week in 2023 death of her child
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – A Villas woman was charged Thursday, May 9, with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child surrounding the 2023 death of her six-month-old son. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Kevin Lewis of the Lower Township Police Department announced the arrest of Michelle Stanton, 29, of […]
Operation ‘Blank Space’ in Ocean City nets arrest of four men with allegations of child sexual exploitation
Those charged were from Somers Point, Woodbine, Pitman and Vorhees OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department and multiple other agencies carried out a two-day operation in the resort to fight child sexual exploitation that resulted in the arrest of four men, including one from Somers Point. OCPD Chief William Campbell and Cape May […]
Ocean City’s hermit crab says summer’s coming early
Martin Z. Mollusk makes his prediction OCEAN CITY — There were no disco balls nor any falsetto singing, but it did feel like the ’70s last week in America’s Greatest Family Resort. Under brooding skies and amid breezy winds and below-average temperatures, Ocean City celebrated Martin Z. Mollusk Day on May 3, when the celebrity […]
Ocean City’s Raider softball atop division
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School’s Red Raider softball team is a perfect 10-0 in the National Division and 14-5 overall, putting the girls neck and neck with Triton atop the South Jersey Group III power points as sectionals loom. The Raiders came off a big week and some tough but exciting games over […]