Cape Regional ends maternity, obstetrics
Shore Medical and AtlantiCare ready to pick up patients in need of those services CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Expectant mothers will have to leave Cape May County for maternity/obstetric care starting next week. Cape Regional Medical Center has announced that effective Sept. 10, it no longer will provide the services due to a lack […]
Voltaco’s closing after 69 years
OCEAN CITY — A longtime Ocean City favorite, Voltaco’s Italian Foods will close for good early next month after serving customers since 1954. The owners — Joe Taccarino Sr., wife Vicki, son Jeff Sr. and grandson Jeffrey Jr. — announced the impending closing Sept. 2 on their Facebook page. “As every season winds down, we always […]
Garreffi sworn in as chief of Sea Isle Police Dept.
SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City has a new police chief. At noon Sept. 1, Mayor Leonard Desiderio administered the oath of office to Capt. Anthony Garreffi Jr. and officially promoted him to chief of the Sea Isle City Police Department. The swearing-in ceremony took place at City Hall, where Garreffi’s relatives, members of […]
Farewell, summer
Good season comes to an enjoyable end OCEAN CITY — With all of the activities and beautiful fall weather, Ocean City and other parts of the Jersey shore will be bustling for months to come, but the official summer season came to an end last weekend. Merchants were taking stock of business and families were […]
An Alex’s Lemonade Stand … made of sand
OCEAN CITY — There have been thousands of Alex’s Lemonade Stands across the country and around the world to raise money for pediatric cancer research since 2000, when the very first was founded by 4-year-old Alex Scott. There may never have been one like this. On Friday morning, a crew of family and friends built […]
Northfield police officer dies at age 27
Johnathan Scull, a 2014 Mainland Regional graduate, was just beginning career NORTHFIELD — A lifelong city resident who had attained his dream of becoming a hometown police officer this year died last week in an accident while working on his car. Johnathan D. Scull, 27, died Aug. 30 as a result of a tragic accident […]
Outpouring of support for Gaitley as new girls basketball coach
OCEAN CITY — Some parents and athletes appeared before the Ocean City Board of Education on Wednesday night to practically beg them to hire Stephanie (Vanderslice) Gaitley, an Ocean City native who spent 36 years coaching in college, as the new head coach for the Red Raiders girls basketball program. There were concerns in the […]
Dial 988 for help
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline a free, mental health network ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Mental health professionals in all 50 states celebrated last month as the nationwide 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline went live, providing a simple way for those struggling with emotional challenges to reach assistance. The 988 Lifeline connects […]
Ocean City considers buying Crown Bank building
OCEAN CITY — The city is considering buying the six-floor former Crown Bank building at the corner of Eighth Street and Asbury Avenue, but has not decided what its potential use would be. The building’s owner, 801 Asbury Associates LLC, is in bankruptcy; a trustee overseeing the building has it up for sale. The building […]
Ocean City’s trash, recycling costs rise
5-year contract awarded; City eyes new method OCEAN CITY — Pinelands Construction of Sea Isle City was awarded a five-year contract Aug. 25 to pick up Ocean City’s trash and recyclables at a cost of $1.95 million a year. The cost for pickup has risen dramatically over the past few years and came to a […]