Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Presentation on churches SOMERS POINT — The Roundtable of Historical Organizations will present the PowerPoint presentation “Places of Worship in Early Atlantic County” at 2 p.m. March 30 at the Atlantic County Historical Society building, 907 Shore Road. A second showing is scheduled for 2 p.m. April 6 at the Canoe Club, 100 Sports Drive […]
‘Brutus’ Fluke Tournament set for May 31
SOMERS POINT – The 27th “Brutus” Fluke Tournament will be 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 31. This tournament, initiated in 1999 to honor the memory of avid bay fisherman Walter “the Brute” Gregory Sr., has become a yearly tradition for anglers of all ages hoping to catch the big one. Egg Harbor Township […]
OCHS girls rowing team sweeps races at Lake Lenape
MAYS LANDING – The Ocean City High School girls rowing team won all four of the events it entered at the first Lenape Sprint this season in May Landing. The varsity lightweight four featuring Abby Smith, Ava Ryan, Coryn Driscoll and Heather Trostle kicked off the day with a seven-second win over Mainland, Egg Harbor and […]
Watoto Children’s Choir to perform in Linwood April 11
Central United Methodist Church supports Ugandan ministry LINWOOD — Expect a packed house at 6 p.m. Friday, April 11, when the Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda returns to Central United Methodist Church in Linwood for the 10th time. The church has a special relationship with Watoto villages in Uganda going back to the mid-1990s, just […]
Raider boys golf team deep; girls team formed
Coach sees more growth in CAL for girls golf because of talent in S.J. SOMERS POINT — The Red Raider golf team will be led by a trio of seniors this year and, for the first time, Ocean City High School is fielding a separate girls golf team. The top three players for the Raiders are […]
Merion Park home with wealth of wetland views raises the bar on luxury
OCEAN CITY — Want proof that bigger is better and location is king? It’s right here in black and white at 22 Roosevelt Blvd. Set in the Merion Park section of the island, the home offers front-row seats to the daily circle of life in the wetlands just yonder. The neighborhood lets homeowners experience everything […]
Upper Township school budget proposal raises tax rate 4 cents
No staff is cut under this budget, which would cost average property owner extra $116 PETERSBURG — The Upper Township Board of Education introduced its budget March 18, calling for a 4-cent increase to the tax rate to $1.587 per $100 of assessed value. The owner of a home assessed at the township average of […]
Mainland teachers rally in support of education funding
High school could lose another 12 teachers as district grapples with funding loss LINWOOD — Expecting the loss of another 12 teachers, members of the Mainland Regional Education Association gathered outside the school March 19 to support adequate funding for education. More than 50 members of the MREA participated to raise awareness of what federal, […]
Ocean City proposed budget has 7% tax hike
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City taxpayers will see a 3.76-cent increase in the tax rate if the proposed 2025 municipal budget is approved later this spring. It is the same increase taxpayers faced in the 2024 fiscal year budget. Ocean City Chief Financial Officer Frank Donato handed out copies of the proposed budget at Thursday […]
‘Let go and let God’
Shiloh Baptist celebrates Ocean City’s Mother Moore as she turns 104 OCEAN CITY — Juanita B. Moore lives by a simple credo, “Let go and let God.” It has helped her live to her 104th birthday, which was celebrated Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Shiloh Baptist Church at 7 E. Seventh St. in Ocean City. […]