Santa Claus trades sleigh for red Mazda Miata convertible
VILLAS — Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus — driving down the parkway in his red Mazda Miata convertible. Wait a minute, what happened to his sleigh? And is it really Santa in his red suit waving at cars? He must be Santa Claus because the license tag on the red Mazda reads […]
Ocean City boys basketball beats Wildwood Catholic 45-40
NORTH WILDWOOD – The new-look Ocean City High School boys basketball team started off the season 2-0 after a back-and-forth battle against Wildwood Catholic Academy, two days after nipping St. Augustine Prep. The Raiders followed that up with a 48-41 win over Holy Spirit Sunday evening. Against Wildwood Catholic, the Red Raiders reclaimed the lead […]
Marie Huber, 82
Marie (nee Donovan) Huber, 82, of Dorothy passed away December 20, 2024. Born in Atlantic City, she grew up in Ventnor and was a 1960 graduate of ACHS. After marriage, she moved to Ocean City, where she worked for The Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger and later for Drs. Kelman, Rosky, and Kaplan until retiring in 2003. […]
Raider girls open hoop season with a victory over Lower Cape May Regional
OCEAN CITY — The 2024-25 girls high school basketball season tipped-off last week with a battle between two up-and-coming teams in Lower Cape May Regional and Ocean City high schools. Ocean City’s Red Raiders jumped out to an early 12-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back as they took down the Caper […]
DQ in final relay lets Mainland girls swim team top Ocean City 86-84
LINWOOD — The third-place finish in the final event of the meet was just enough for the Mainland Mustang girls swim team to get past Ocean City 86-84, handing the Red Raiders their first loss of the season. To add to Ocean City’s disappointment, the differential was the result of a disqualification. “It was a […]
Ocean City boys prevail over Mainland 89-81 with depth as a deciding factor
LINWOOD — The Ocean City Red Raiders swim team beat their rival Mainland Mustangs 89-81 Dec. 17 as the boys teams traded victories in the various events. In the events the Raiders did not win, they were able to pile up points with second- and third-place finishes. “We were very excited. We swam very well. […]
Ocean City’s Carnival By The Sea
With Wonderland Pier closed, ideas to attract people range from rotating carnivals to music shows, movie nights and a council dunk tank OCEAN CITY — With the Wonderland Pier amusement park closed, the group Friends of OCNJ History & Culture has been cultivating ideas to attract visitors to that end of the boardwalk. Proposals range from […]
Cape May County officials: Don’t interfere or down drones
Governor asks for support from federal government, ability for other agencies to deal with drones CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May County officials want answers about reported drone sightings over the county, but don’t want members of the public to try to bring down drones they may spot. Gov. Phil Murphy has asked President […]
Somers Point Council honors late service K-9 Erco
Fulfilled police duties and served as an ambassador SOMERS POINT — On Dec. 12, City Council honored retired K-9 officer Erco for his years of service following his death Oct. 6. Erco was accepted into the Somers Point Police Department in March 2013 and, serving with partner Officer Rick Dill, was responsible for countless warrant […]
Ocean City tennis courts being resurfaced
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City is redoing the tennis courts across Atlantic Avenue from Ocean City High School. The facility, between Fifth and Sixth streets, will keep the same number of hard and soft tennis courts as before. Work is expected to be done in time for the OCHS spring tennis season. – Photos by […]