Josh Bassett, Musician
MRHS grad says choosing profession meant a difficult but rewarding road, touring with band in U.S., Europe SOMERS POINT – So, you wanna be a rock star? Josh Bassett will tell you taking that road sure isn’t easy, maybe even the toughest thing you’ll ever do, but it is rewarding if you’re true to yourself. […]
Tastykake pies don’t stand a chance at Wacky Wednesday pie-eating contest
OCEAN CITY — “Try to keep it on the plate” was Noah Hammad’s advice for victory in the Wacky Wednesday Pie Eating Contest last week under the loggia at the beachfront Ocean City Music Pier. The 8-year-old should know — not only did he take home a red ribbon last year for his pie-eating prowess […]
Gillian is sworn into fourth term as Ocean City mayor
Madden and Bergman to lead council OCEAN CITY – After Mayor Jay Gillian and three Ocean City Council members were sworn in for their new terms of office Friday, July 1, all stressed teamwork in their speeches to a large crowd gathered at the Ocean City Music Pier. That will be made easier as Pete Madden […]
A downtown that is filled with unique shops
Kay Jay’s Doll Shoppe is the kind of store that makes Ocean City special OCEAN CITY — Family-run businesses such as Kay Jay’s Doll Shoppe help create and maintain the authentic nature of downtown Ocean City, where hundreds of thousands flock every summer in search of the perfect gift. With very mild apologies to Walmart, […]
A world record fish tale
Life for young couple means working remotely on a sailboat in the Bahamas OCEAN CITY — In February, Taylor (Hennessy) Stickel and her husband, Chris, were at a reef in the Bahamas looking for lobsters for a friend who was planning a romantic dinner. It’s not clear whether they ever found those lobsters, but Taylor […]
Longtime Somers Point eyesore gets cleaned up
SOMERS POINT — A longtime eyesore was removed from a major intersection in the city late last month and two planned projects in the vicinity promise better things to come. Brothers Sean, Todd and Chris Scarborough of Scarborough Properties met with City Council President Janice Johnston and Councilman Richard DePamphilis on June 21 at the […]
Wacky Wednesday warriors do battle with Shriver’s taffy at Music Pier
OCEAN CITY — Hundreds of participants young and old stretched the boundaries of art last week during the first Wacky Wednesday event of the summer — taffy sculpting. The competition kicked off the summer-long series of wild and wacky (but not tacky) events and competitions starting at 10:30 a.m. weekly under the loggia at the […]
Cannabis Commission adds three new categories; 81 licenses approved
TRENTON — The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) has added three new categories of license for recreational cannabis: wholesaler, distributor and delivery service. So far, it has approved 81 new licenses. During a meeting June 30, CRC Executive Director Jeff Brown said the commission has received about 1,200 applications for recreational cannabis licenses and that […]
Owner hangs on as car thief leads Lower Township police on chase
NORTH CAPE MAY — Authorities say a 19-year-old East Orange man stole a car and fled the scene at more than 90 mph as its owner clung perilously to the roof. Woodrow Gibson, who faces multiple felony charges in Lower Township, was arrested on unrelated charges in Bensalem, Pa., and was being held in the […]
Marmora man still hitting the gym at 99 years old
Former WWII B-17 radio/gunner keeps active, adores his great-grandkids OCEAN VIEW — Albert Kosher celebrated his birthday June 30 by working out on his own at the MFit Gym in Ocean View and following it up with an exercise class. That’s not unusual. A lot of people spend part of their birthdays working out to […]