Mustangs fall to ’Bolts in final minutes
Mainland led with 2 minutes to go, but the little things hurt LINWOOD – It was the little things that made the difference in Mainland Regional football’s 22-21 loss to the Millville High School Thunderbolts Friday night at the Mustang Corral. Up 21-14 with just over two minutes to go, Mainland Regional High School had […]
Raiders shut out Lenape
Football team goes back to the basics for 22-0 win MEDFORD – Looking to avoid a 1-2 start to the season, the Ocean City Red Raiders went back to the football basics with a strong run game and defensive effort against the Lenape Indians. The Raiders accumulated more than 200 yards on the ground and […]
Mustang volleyball in rebuilding season
LINWOOD – The Mustang girls volleyball team is in a building season this year after losing some key players to graduation. Helping them on their learning curve is head coach Torie Rich, who was the inaugural coach of the program and now back at the helm. Rich coached the team for the first three years […]
Never Forget
Retired FBI agent recalls attack, response SEAVILLE – Special Agent Dan Garrabrant was expecting Sept. 11, 2001, to be a quiet day at the Newark FBI office. Within hours, the agent with just three years on the job would be in charge of logistical support to respond to the terror attacks that stunned the nation. […]
Victorian-style single looks the part, filled with modern conveniences
OCEAN CITY — The custom-built two-story Victorian-style single at 2509 West Ave. is fantastic at first sight and gets better and better. From the wrought-iron fence bordering the property to the awesome architectural details — such as the asymmetrical design with a tower to one side and the wide steps up to the covered front porch […]
Ocean City field hockey is experienced … and not
Team has young lineup, but many returning starters OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School field hockey program has experience despite still being young. “We really are an experienced, but inexperienced team in the same breath,” explained new head coach Carole Williams. “We do have a lot of returning starters, but they were freshmen […]
Piping Plover Prognosis
Fledge rate currently too low for this endangered species’ recovery WOODBINE — Life isn’t getting easier for endangered piping plovers in New Jersey. There was a 25 percent population drop from 2023 to 2024 and it appears the statewide numbers of nesting pairs will fall again this year. The conclusion in the New Jersey DEP […]
American oystercatchers not endangered, but ‘a species of special concern’
First oystercatchers fledged in Ocean City this summer OCEAN CITY — For the first time, a pair of American oystercatcher chicks fledged in Ocean City. A popular shorebird among watchers, American oystercatchers sport a long red bill, a chunky black and white body and yellow eyes. They are not an endangered species but are considered “a […]
Civic group honors Barbary Wars hero, Somers Point native
SOMERS POINT — About three dozen people gathered Sept. 4 at Richard Somers Park to mark the anniversary of the death of the city’s most famous son. The civic group Liberty and Prosperity has held the event each year since 2005, after the city had hosted a major event in 2004 marking the 200th anniversary […]
Report of a missing swimmer leads to big search in Cape May
After two days, officials decided no one was missing CAPE MAY – After a few days of searching for a swimmer reported missing Thursday morning in Cape May, officials called off the search Saturday believing no one is actually missing. The Cape May Police Department and Cape May City Fire Department posted on Saturday afternoon […]