Pay a factor in attracting lifeguards
Alum pushes for higher wages after some beaches unguarded; resort says it will be fully staffed in 2023, notes multiple issues OCEAN CITY — $13.68, $19.38, $15 and $12.80. That’s a random sample of hourly pay for rookie guards on different beach patrols in the South Jersey Lifeguard Chiefs Association. The lowest of the four […]
Seven seek three seats on Upper school board
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Seven candidates are seeking three seats on the nine-member Upper Township Board of Education in the election Nov. 8. The Upper Township School District operates a primary, elementary and middle school and represents students’ interests on the Ocean City Board of Education as a sending district. Incumbents Michele Barbieri, Kristie Chisholm and […]
MS City to Shore Ride this weekend
Many more events planned in Ocean City through October OCEAN CITY – Thousands of cyclists will descend on Ocean City this weekend for the MS City to Shore Ride, a fall tradition in Ocean City that draws participants from across the nation. With riders raising millions of dollars each year for the National Multiple Sclerosis […]
Cannabis Commission approves 505 applications
TRENTON — The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has approved 505 applications for businesses, including 192 conditional licenses in the first week of September. A conditional license gives applicants more time to get property or municipal approval but does not allow the business to operate. CRC Executive Director Jeff Brown said the CRC had received […]
4 candidates seek 2 seats on Northfield Council
Ward 1 incumbents face challenges from newcomer, former councilman NORTHFIELD — Four people are seeking two Ward 1 seats on the seven-member Northfield City Council in the election Nov. 8. Incumbents Paul Utts and Eric Leeds are facing challenges from political newcomer Renee Carfagno and former councilman Tom Corona, respectively. Utts, 66, and his wife, […]
LGBTQ+ community: We belong at Ocean City High School
More than 100 gather to support students, push back on anti-gay rhetoric OCEAN CITY — Members of the LGBTQ+ community continued Sunday to push back against opinions voiced during a rally for three Ocean City Board of Education candidates. More than 100 people of all ages gathered at Fifth Street on the boardwalk to show support […]
Ocean City Council backs Parents Bill of Rights
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council unanimously approved a Parents Bill of Rights at Thursday evening’s meeting, taking aim at what they called state standards handed down with little public input during the COVID-19 pandemic. Councilman Tom Rotondi introduced the idea at the last council meeting and it was brought forward in a resolution during […]
Superintendent: school district already in sync with bill, to put all curricula online
OCEAN CITY — The new superintendent of the Ocean City School District appeared before City Council on Thursday evening to open lines of communication, talk of his plans for putting all curricula in the district online to be fully transparent and to address the recent vote on the new state Department of Education Health and […]
Upper Township Committee backs Palermo senior housing plan
PETERSBURG — Township Committee took what solicitor Dan Reeves called “the first substantive step” toward creation of a senior housing complex off Stagecoach Road on Monday. The governing body voted unanimously Sept. 12 to approve ordinance 22-2022, which authorizes purchase of block 566, lot 1, commonly known as 1369 Old Stagecoach Road in the Palermo […]
Wards Pastry turning off its ovens for good on Sunday
OCEAN CITY – Wards Pastry, a mainstay of Asbury Avenue for nearly a century, a place where locals and visitors alike bought all kinds of delicious baked goods, is closing. In a post on its Facebook page Saturday, Sept. 10, the bakery at 730 Asbury Ave. announced, “After being an Ocean City tradition for over […]