Ousted Ocean City High School coaches suing for defamation
OCEAN CITY — The former head and assistant girls basketball coaches at Ocean City High School are suing parents and, potentially, players for defamation and causing them economic injury. Michael Cappelletti, an Ocean City Intermediate School special education teacher, and Timothy M. Kelley, a physical education teacher at Ocean City High School, were the head […]
Upper Township tables rental regs after public outcry
PETERSBURG — Township Committee put the brakes on rental housing regulations April 3 even before numerous speakers condemned the proposal as invasive, anti-landlord and unconstitutional. Mayor Jay Newman prefaced the public hearing by saying the proposal likely would be tabled, amended and reintroduced at a later date. “One of the reasons we are holding a […]
U.S. Lifeguard Association recertifies Ocean City Beach Patrol
One of only 13 N.J. beach patrols to earn the national certification OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) was recently awarded the status of “Nationally Certified Agency” by the United States Lifeguarding Association (USLA) for another three-year term. The OCBP is one of only 13 beach patrols in New Jersey to achieve […]
Gilda’s Club rededicates memorial mural
Carney passes the paintbrush to Pilli LINWOOD — More than 20 years ago, the family of Larry Alper donated a mural at Gilda’s Club in his memory after he lost his battle with colon cancer. Wife Ronnie Alper and their daughters Lisa and Stacey were present March 29 when the wall was rededicated by Cancer […]
Centenarian enjoys Ready’s Coffee Shop, car shows at the Ocean City Tabernacle
AVALON — Henry Chipman Flurer of Princess Anne, Md., turned 100 years old March 16. A celebration in his honor was held March 2 at Avalon Country Club with 65 of his closest New Jersey friends in attendance. A Korean War veteran serving with the 1092 Combat Engineers, he was stationed there from 1950-1951. American […]
Market Madness springs up in Ocean City
Merchants looking forward to season in 2023 OCEAN CITY — Like Easter lilies, signs of spring are popping up around the island, promising vibrant color and fun, sun-filled days ahead. Owners of retail businesses will be pleased to see the gray days of winter in the rear-view mirror as they motor ahead toward summer. Merchants […]
Somers Point hosted the Easter Bunny at JFK Park
SOMERS POINT — The sky was bright blue and the wind breezy Sunday as the Easter Bunny greeted little ones for pictures and an egg hunt at the city park overlooking Great Egg Harbor Bay. Jessica Piombino, a resident of Phoenixville, Pa., who owns a vacation home in Ocean City, brought daughter Carina, 7, to […]
Gillian answers critics
Mayor reacts to personal slight, concern over city contracts OCEAN CITY – Responding to criticisms over contract negotiations and a personal slight that was leveled against him, Mayor Jay Gillian said he has sacrificed for the community, deals in facts, not opinions, and he doesn’t do personal favors. During Thursday evening’s Ocean City Council meeting, […]
Digging in at Somers Mansion
Excavation finds Colonial items, Lenape pottery, stone tool tied to long Native American trade routes SOMERS POINT — A team of archaeologists from University of Monmouth is uncovering the past — shovelful by shovelful — on the grounds of the historic Somers Mansion. Rich Veit, a professional historical archaeologist and president-elect of the national Society […]
Take that, Redcoats! Legend a blast in Upper Township
BEESLEYS POINT — It was the shot heard ’round the world, echoed in such backwater places as Golden’s Point, that set colonists on a collision course with their British masters in 1775, sparking the Revolutionary War. Legend holds that local sisters Rebecca Stillwell Willetts and Sarah Stillwell played their part in the revolution when they […]