Fighting the COVID surge
AtlantiCare, Atlantic County open drive-thru NORTHFIELD — With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading across the country, the U.S. is now averaging more than 700,000 new cases per day. To help deal with the increase, in collaboration with AtlantiCare, Atlantic County opened a drive-thru test facility Monday in the county’s Public Works Yard at […]
First Night Ocean City finishes year off in a better way
OCEAN CITY — Bryan O’Malley was putting the finishing touches on his 2021 ice sculpture Friday as the city’s popular New Year’s Eve celebration began at the Ocean City Music Pier. By the next day, when hundreds lined up to take the traditional First Dip in the ocean — and many more just to watch — both […]
COVID cases jump 70 percent in past 10 days
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Active COVID-19 cases jumped 70 percent between Dec. 24 and Jan. 3, according to the Cape May County Department of Health. Four deaths attributed to the coronavirus were reported during that 10-day period. On Jan. 3 the number of active cases was 1,820. On Dec. 24, that number was 1,071 […]
Ocean City announces a full roster of events for 2022
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City officials announced there were be a full calendar of special events for 2022. The city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony will kick things off and bring the community together to honor Dr. King’s legacy on Monday, Jan. 17. The event will start at noon and move to the Ocean City […]
McClellan: Put tax dollars back into tourism, culture
OCEAN CITY — Assemblyman Antwan McClellan said his priorities for the new year area making sure he and his First District colleagues continue to look out for southern New Jersey and that tourism tax dollars go back to the areas that send them to Trenton. McClellan said he, fellow Assemblyman Erik Simonsen and state Sen. […]
Ocean City High School grad raised $23,000 to support 3 local causes
OCEAN CITY — Katie Bowman didn’t raise $23,000 for a trio of local programs just so she could wear a fancy gown and crown and ride on a big boat during last summer’s Night In Venice boat parade. Looking back on the past year, she admits that was a fun experience but that it paled […]
First snowfall prompts cancellations, damages downtown Ocean City business
On Monday, cold reality struck, informing southern New Jersey in no uncertain terms that it is winter, closing schools and other facilities. The heavy snow closed schools through Tuesday, made roads dangerous and caused the roof to push down on an Asbury Avenue dry cleaning business in Ocean City, making the walls buckle. People across […]
First Dip starts off 2022 like a normal year in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — A slow, steady drizzle welcomed revelers New Year’s Day in America’s Greatest Family Resort, but the wind was light, the air and water temperatures mild, making it a great day for the First Dip in the Ocean. An Ocean City tradition created by the First Night Committee about 20 years ago, the […]
Ocean City’s Frank Rapp started flying in WWII, didn’t stop for 75 years
OCEAN CITY — Frank Rapp has interesting tales to tell from when he flew seaplanes in the Pacific Theater during World War II. More than 75 years later, the Philadelphia native was still flying his own twin-engine plane out of the Ocean City Municipal Airport. Rapp, who turned 100 on Dec. 11, only gave up […]
Burning hot market for real estate in ’21
Competition for houses was intense as pandemic changed mindsets; the market should remain good in 2022 OCEAN CITY — Homebuyers faced a market so hot in 2021 that one agent quipped that you couldn’t find a doghouse on the island for less than $1 million. That certainly was hyperbole, but if the doghouse could be […]