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December 5, 2025

Month: July 2025

JoAnne Marie Kroesser Fox, 82

JoAnne Marie Kroesser Fox, “Nana”, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, sister and friend, passed away at the age of 82 in The Villages of Florida on June 6, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born November 29, 1942, in Philadelphia, PA to Helen and Fidel Kroesser, JoAnne was a dedicated nurse and U.S. Air Force […]

Maestro Vince Lee: Ocean City Pops has a ‘candy store’ of music

OCEAN CITY – “Strike Up the Band” opened the Ocean City Pops Orchestra concert on Sunday night. Maestro Vince Lee introduced a season of variety from the Pops Orchestra, previewing some of the summer’s coming repertoire and showcasing the amazing breadth of talent in the orchestra.  Lee, as he often does, raved about the collection […]

Upper Township Summer Celebration beats July Fourth to the punch

PETERSBURG — Families decked out in patriotic outfits gathered June 28 at Amanda’s Field with friends to take in the food, fun and fireworks.  Upper Township held its Summer Celebration on Saturday beneath a blazing sun with temperatures in the high 80s that cooled as the evening progressed. Committeeman Sam Palombo, who is liaison to […]

Shore Road improvements mean summer disruptions

SOMERS POINT — Roadway improvements have begun on Shore Road from Goll Avenue in the south to Ocean Heights Avenue in the north, forcing partial road closures that will continue through the summer. City Council awarded a $951,306 contract Dec. 6 to Fred M. Schiavone Construction of Malaga for the Shore Road Pedestrian Improvements project. […]

NOAA: Know Your Blue IQ

Fed agency teams with Ocean Positive Foundation on video series to keep people safe in the ocean OCEAN CITY — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) partnered with the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Positive Foundation — headed by local resident and ocean expert Bruckner Chase — to create videos warning of threats in coastal […]