Marmora man charged in OCBP sex-assault investigation
Year-long probe results in arrest of former lifeguard, a teacher in Pleasantville OCEAN CITY — A former lifeguard has been charged with first-degree sexual assault stemming from an investigation initiated last year into multiple allegations against members and administrators on the Ocean City Beach Patrol. On Thursday, Jonathan C. Howell, 40, a Marmora resident who […]
Taxes to rise in Ocean City after trash dispute
OCEAN CITY – After being told earlier this year they wouldn’t face a tax hike, Ocean City property owners will likely be paying an extra $41.33 for the average house assessed at $600,000, courtesy of a renegotiated contract for hauling trash and recyclables. Ocean City Council voted 4-1 Thursday to spend $770,000 more through the […]
Three vying for two spots in U.T. Committee GOP Primary
Nappen: It is time to ‘step up’ for the community UPPER TOWNSHIP – Victor Nappen is raising his young family in the same neighborhood where he grew up. He said he is running in the GOP primary for Upper Township Committee because it is time for him to “step up” for the community. Nappen is […]
Somers Point pulls 2nd Amendment resolution
Measure removed from agenda two days after Texas school massacre SOMERS POINT — Two days after teen gunman Salvador Ramos killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, City Council pulled a resolution from the agenda that expressed “opposition to any legislation that unconstitutionally infringes up an individual’s Second Amendment rights.” The Second Amendment, […]
Cape May County tourism guru shares encouraging summer news
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Last year, Cape May County’s tourism industry recovered 96 percent of the business lost in 2020, the worst year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cape May County Tourism Director Diane Wieland presented a host of encouraging facts and figures May 25 during the county’s annual tourism conference. She said direct tourism […]
COVID infection rates rise in Cape May County
It ranks 3rd in state for new weekly cases; NJ cases double over two weeks CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The number of COVID-19 cases among Cape May County residents has been on the rise, with 639 active cases reported at the end of last week. The county is categorized as an area of high transmission. […]
Honoring the ultimate sacrifice
Ocean City’s Memorial Day service OCEAN CITY – Under the hot late-morning sun, offset by a cool intermittent breeze that caused the massive American flag to flutter overhead hanging from the Ocean City Fire Department’s ladder truck, an overflow crowd packed into Veterans Memorial Park to honor the ultimate sacrifice of this nation’s military men […]
Police swear in boy battling brain cancer
More than 30 departments, agencies honor 10-year-old OCEAN CITY — A 10-year-old Houston boy captured the hearts of a room full of veteran New Jersey police officers Friday. Before a special ceremony for him could begin, Devarjaye Daniel went row by row through the seats in the Ocean City Music Pier, shaking hands with dozens […]
Ocean City school board doesn’t rehire basketball coach
Teachers gather outside school Thursday morning in solidarity with Michael Cappelletti Editor’s note: Timothy M. Kelley, the boys tennis coach and assistant basketball coach for the 2021-22 season, is not related to Timothy E. Kelley, the business administrator for the Ocean City School District. OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School teachers gathered beneath the […]
Ocean City first responders rescue three swimmers caught in rip current
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City first responders rescued three young swimmers from the ocean on Saturday after they were caught in a rip current off 10th Street. An emergency call came at approximately noon on May 21. Ocean City Beach Patrol personnel who were working at 12th Street to prepare for the opening of guarded beaches on […]