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December 22, 2024

Month: July 2024

Mitchell nails two pin wins in Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League

By TONY CHERBY BUENA VISTA — Sixteen intrepid souls ventured forth in, on and around the turf and sand at Buena Vista Country Club on the hottest day of the year so far in play last week in the Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League. At the end of the day, everyone made it back, […]

Bag ban worked; now ban neonicotinoids

Where have all the bag trees gone? Next time you’re on a walk through the neighborhood, look up. You probably won’t see flimsy bags with looped handles fluttering against the blue of the midsummer sky the way you used to.  Gov. Murphy’s 2020 law banning stores from giving shoppers free plastic bags – the kind […]

Piping plover chick surprised everyone

To the Editor: This piping plover chick surprised all, discovered at around 9 days old, with both parents, on a section of beach that would never have been anticipated to be a piping plover nesting area, boardwalk on one side, crowded sand beach on the other.  NJ Fish & Wildlife quickly took actions to protect […]

Jack Morey of Morey’s Piers dies

WILDWOOD – The creative force behind Morey’s Piers has died, the company announced Monday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Jack Morey, our beloved second generation partner, and for the past three decades, the creative force behind Morey’s Piers.  Jack wasn’t particularly fond of titles, but was the company’s executive vice […]

Cooper University Health Care’s Norcross talks expansion in Cape May, Atlantic counties

CAMDEN – Two weeks after Cooper University Health Care acquired Cape Regional Health System, Cooper Chairman George E. Norcross III announced last week his long-term vision for a significant expansion in Cape May and Atlantic counties.  The announcement comes just days after U.S. News & World Report announced that Cooper University Hospital in Camden has […]

Somers Point strikes redevelopment agreement on hotel conversion

SOMERS POINT — City Council voted unanimously July 11 to adopt on ordinance creating a redevelopment agreement with AVIA NJ Mays Landing to allow for the conversion of the Sonesta ES Suites, a 120-room extended-stay hotel, into 120 long-term rental apartments with an affordable component. On June 13, council authorized an executive session seeking advice […]

Vaules drops challenge in Ocean City Council election

Levchuk furious, wanted day in court after ‘attack’ on his family OCEAN CITY — Although Amie Vaules announced Monday that she was dropping her challenge of the May 14 election results for the Ocean City Council Third Ward seat, the decision did not sit well with winner Jody Levchuk, who remains furious about the investigation […]

Teen who collapsed on Ocean City Boardwalk returns to thank Fire Department, AtlantiCare

OCEAN CITY – Maddux Childs doesn’t remember much of his last trip to Ocean City in August 2023, but he returned Thursday, July 18, to thank first responders for saving his life. He was 18 years old last year and visiting Ocean City with his family from Gilbertsville, Pa., as he does every summer. Running […]

Ocean City Women’s Lifeguard Invitational: Avalon Beach Patrol wins, OCBP second, LPBP third

OCEAN CITY – The Avalon Beach Patrol continued its winning ways Tuesday evening, taking the title at the 2024 Ocean City Beach Patrol Women’s Invitational. That follows a win at the Longport Women’s Invitational and the Cape May County Lifeguard Championships. The OCBP, which won two of the five events, finished second with 13 points […]

Ocean City Pops: A week of Elvis and Broadway 

OCEAN CITY – Sunday night, Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops hosted Frankie Moreno for a program of Elvis music.  Not an impersonator, instead Moreno injected his own personality and energy into music associated with Elvis.    He brought along his own pianist, who is also his arranger, Matt Podd, two backup singers, a drummer, […]