Big hits, timely hits make the day for Red Raider softball
OCEAN CITY — On the most beautiful day for a softball game so far amid this windy, rainy and chilly spring season, the Ocean City High School girls let a big lead slip away then came up with seventh-inning heroics to get the victory. Against Rancocas Valley on April 22, the Red Raider girls blasted […]
Mustang girls lax team faces off with Ocean City
Raider senior Ryan Cooke scores 100th career goal LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustang girls lacrosse team took a couple of tough losses over spring break, including 10-3 against Ocean City and 11-5 against Paul IV, but has been holding its own with a young team that only sports three seniors. The Ocean City Red Raiders, […]
Ocean City girls crews win gold at state championship
Junior 8, novice 8 take titles, lightweight 4 gets silver behind Mainland PENNSAUKEN – The Ocean City High School girls rowing team won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Garden State Championships Saturday, April 26, at Cooper River Park. The junior eight and novice eight Red Raider boats are the state champions […]
Shore Medical Center opens sensory friendly lab for those with autism
SOMERS POINT — Shore Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of its new Sensory Friendly Outpatient Lab Program on April 28, further advancing its commitment to inclusive, compassionate care for individuals with autism and sensory sensitivities. This innovative program offers a calming, supportive environment where patients can receive essential bloodwork and testing with minimal stress. […]
Boys lacrosse thriller: Raiders top Mustangs in double overtime
OCEAN CITY – Down 3-2 in the fourth quarter, the Ocean City Red Raiders had one minute remaining in regulation to avoid their first loss to the rival Mainland Mustangs since 2018. Dominic Vallese broke through the stout Mustang defense and scored with 48 seconds left. Vallese sent it to overtime after the Raiders played […]
Established turnkey restaurant provides sweeping bay views
STRATHMERE — Working from home takes on a new meaning at Twisties Tavern on the Bay, a waterfront bar and restaurant with an apartment above overlooking the bay in a quaint island community. Listing agent Burt Wilkins said it’s a “rare opportunity to own an established bayfront restaurant.” Twisties is located at 236 S. Bayview […]
Beesleys Point development getting real
Hotel, marina, 768 housing units proposed on site plan BEESLEYS POINT — A 180-room hotel with a 300-seat restaurant, 768 housing units and 80,000 square feet of retail space are planned for the former power plant site off Route 9. The Beesley’s Point Development Group is seeking an amendment to its redevelopment plan to add […]
Mainland Regional High School banning cell phone use during instructional time
LINWOOD — Starting April 28, there are no cell phones during learning time. That’s the simple message on the homepage at Mainlandregional.net, the school district’s website. Mainland Regional High School is instituting a ban on the use of personal electronic devices and cell phones in a pilot program extending through the end of the year. […]
One determined teen
Upper Township girl worked hard to get back onto lacrosse field after severe accident UPPER TOWNSHIP — A year ago April 19, 13-year-old Karissa Kelly was lying unconscious, bleeding from the head with multiple skull fractures and an internal brain bleed. She had been riding an E-bike and collided with a car at 18th Street […]
Upper Township: DeMarzo complaint against Murphy-Leary is dismissed
UPPER TOWNSHIP — A judge has dismissed former township administrator Gary DeMarzo’s defamation lawsuit against a political activist but it remains in effect against two members of Township Committee. HP Attorneys partner Colin Bell obtained the dismissal of a suit filed against client Barbara Murphy-Leary. Judgment was also entered requiring DeMarzo to pay $6,408.39 in […]