More mature, poised Junior Miss to crown successor
Sarah Smith credits competitions, year-long ambassadorship with personal growth OCEAN CITY — Sarah Smith is one busy young woman. When she was not fulfilling her duties as Junior Miss Ocean City 2025, Sarah was dancing or taking part in multiple clubs as a freshman at Ocean City High School. “I’m actually in five clubs,” she explained. […]
Future fashion designer has her sights set on Paris
Taegen Vivarelli enjoyed ‘everything’ during year as Little Miss Ocean City OCEAN CITY — Little Miss Ocean City 2025 Taegen Vivarelli may be but 10 years old, but she knows where she is going. For one, it’s Paris. Her whole bedroom is done up in a Parisian theme. “I want to go to Paris so […]
Ocean City Council: Seaspray condos may be area in need of rehab
OCEAN CITY — The Seaspray condominiums at 3313 Bay Ave. have stood vacant since May 2023, now surrounded by a chain-link fence and marked unsafe for habitation. City Council has finally taken a step to remedy the situation, adopting a resolution Aug. 7 finding that the property may be an area in need of rehabilitation […]
Alarming incident in Ocean City prompts call for E-bike regulations
Mayor almost hits kids who ran red light OCEAN CITY — Following an alarming incident in which he nearly struck two young E-bike riders, Mayor Jay Gillian is calling for state-level regulations of the popular transports. “Two young E-bike riders riding on the wrong side of the road flew through a red light and into […]
Ocean City approves limits on construction trailers, dumpsters
OCEAN CITY — Contractors will face restrictions on where they can park dumpsters and construction trailers and how long they can keep them there after City Council unanimously approved amended rules Aug. 7. City Solicitor Dorothy McCrosson said the administration has been working on the ordinance for months, talking to the construction community, whose opposition […]
Ocean City approves lot purchase to expand downtown parking
OCEAN CITY — The city’s award-winning downtown shopping district is set to get a lot more parking after City Council approved purchasing the building at 846 Central Ave. on Aug. 7. The acquisition will give the city nearly an entire block of parking just a block east of Asbury Avenue. City Council approved a bond ordinance […]
Blaze in Ocean City prompts call for off-duty personnel
The 911 call came in at 10:49 p.m. and the Ocean City Department of Fire & Rescue Services and Ocean City Police Department crews were immediately dispatched to the scene, according to Fire Chief Bernard F. Walker. They arrived three minutes later and reported heavy smoke and fire conditions on the second-floor in the rear […]
Ocean City Pops goes to the opera
OCEAN CITY – Sunday night at the Music Pier, Maestro Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops Orchestra took a trip through some of the most iconic opera arias with three outstanding soloists. The repertoire included the melodies that are familiar, not only from their originating operas, but tunes that appear in advertisements, cartoon soundtracks, and […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Be an Angel on Aug. 22 SOMERS POINT — Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar, at 900 Shore Road in Somers Point, and the Angelic Health Foundation are teaming up to support those in need. The restaurant will donate a portion of sales from those who mention the foundation from noon to closing Aug. 22, National be […]
OCHS grad Dolan helps Avalon repeat as S.J. Champs
AVALON – A third-place finish in the singles row, a second-place finish in the doubles row and a “shocking” win in the swim by Ocean City High School grad Dolan Grisbaum netted a repeat victory for the Avalon Beach Patrol in Monday evening’s South Jersey Lifeguard Championship. The AVP won the 2024 title, earning it […]