Upper Township Zoning Board OKs amended plan for Marmora Church
MARMORA — A church may not be a home but it is a house of God, and Chapel by the Sea received final approval to build one partially in a residential zone Sept. 5. The Upper Township Zoning Board approved an amended preliminary and final site plan for construction of a chapel with classrooms. The […]
Doo-wop night with Duprees at the Ocean City Pops
Dueling pianos with Vince Lee and Eric Svejcar OCEAN CITY – Saturday night — appropriate for a repertoire of songs from the 1960s — the Ocean City Pops Orchestra hosted the trio that has carried on the Duprees name and doo-wop style. And the packed audience loved it. The group’s traveling music director brought the small […]
Good Old Days in Somers Point
The Good Old Days Festival on Sept. 7 at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park in Somers Point drew big crowds to enjoy food, music and activities.
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Storm preparedness topic at AARP OCEAN CITY – Join Ocean City AARP Chapter 1062 at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Ocean City Free Public Library for a panel to discuss storm preparedness. Panelists are Liberty Kocis, Cape May County health educator, risk communicator, medical reserve communicator; Frank Donato, Office of Emergency Management for Ocean […]
New coach, same expectations for Ocean City girls soccer
Last year, the Raider girls finished with a 21-2 record but lost 3-2 in overtime in the South Jersey Group III finals. In 2022, the girls were 15-0-4 but lost in a shootout during the sectional semifinals. And in 2021, the Raiders were 21-1-1 and lost in a shootout to Mainland Regional in the semifinals. […]
Jim Soukup’s ace on 15th leads day for Ocean City Thursday Senior Golfers
By PETE DAVIS EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The big story for play on Sept. 5 was day one of the championship playoffs in the Ocean City Thursday Senior Golf League. Eight players were facing off from both Flights A and B to battle for the trophy. Jim Soukup stole the show as he dropped his […]
Ocean City Tuesday Golf: Carter takes Low Net, Fewest Putts, clinches a Best of 2024
By TONY CHERBY BUENA – Andy Reid told me I should start with an injury report on the Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League. Hawthorne’s out with a messed-up shoulder. It got old much faster than the rest of him. And Borucki’s back rebelled at the thought of bending over a putt, so he was […]
2-0 Mustang football team gets ready to face Millville
LINWOOD – John Franchini and Jake Blum said they used to hate playing against each other in junior football when Franchini played for Linwood and Blum for Northfield. Now teammates at Mainland Regional, the juniors said that hatred has turned into love after Franchini at quarterback found wide receiver Blum for three long-range touchdowns in […]
Raider football locks down Eastern 23-0
OCEAN CITY – Another dominant performance on defense by the Red Raider football team gave Ocean City a 2-0 start to the season. Senior J.P. Forster hauled in two interceptions as the Raiders shut out Eastern Regional High School 23-0 Friday, Sept 6. Ocean City picked off Eastern three times and only gave up six […]
Ocean City tennis team slips past Mainland 3-2
Rivalry just as strong with two teams with mostly new players OCEAN CITY — Even when it’s a season with mostly new players on both teams, the Raiders and Mustangs find a way to keep their rivalry matches tight. On Sept. 4, Ocean City High School’s girls tennis team came away with a narrow 3-2 […]