Ocean City regional group demands new forum on Ocean Wind project
Protect Our Coast NJ letter to Ocean City mayor, council, said Nov. 6 session dominated by outsiders OCEAN CITY – Local residents, part of a group opposing the Ocean Wind project off the coast of the resort, want the Danish company planning the massive wind turbine farm to return to Ocean City and have a […]
Ocean City Police sergeant indicted on sexual assault charge
Tyrone Rolls of Marmora allegedly had sexual relationship with juvenile victims OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Department Sgt. Tyrone Rolls, currently on suspension, was indicted Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 17, by a Cape May County Grand Jury on multiple counts including aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree crime. Rolls, 51, of Marmora, was indicted on one […]
VACCINE CLINIC IN LINWOOD SCHOOL
Superintendent was prepared early LINWOOD — Superintendent Brian Pruitt thought it was so important to get children vaccinated against the coronavirus that he started planning a clinic before the drug was even approved for all children in his district. “In anticipation of the approval of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds, the Linwood […]
Child dies after being hit by a car in Ocean City Saturday
See obituary here OCEAN CITY – A 3 1/2-year-old girl died of her injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle in the vicinity of West Inlet Road and West Atlantic Boulevard at approximately 10:56 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Ocean City Public Information Officer Doug Bergen announced Saturday afternoon. The incident is under investigation by […]
Ocean City resident Barnes honored on Veterans Day
Van Drew presents her with challenge coin at Upper Township ceremony OCEAN VIEW — Ocean City resident Doris “Doie” Barnes, a 100-year-old U.S. Marine, was honored during the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at Osprey Point in Upper Township. A member of Morvay-Miley-Cruice American Legion Post 524, Barnes is a regular at the daily flag-raising […]
Fired EMT chief sues Upper Township for wrongful termination
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Marmora resident Michelle Sampson is suing Upper Township for wrongful termination under the state Civil Rights Act and reinstatement to her position as chief EMT. The complaint, filed by attorney Louis Barbone in state Superior Court, states that Sampson was hired in June 2006 as an EMT, serving in that position “in […]
Former player honors fallen Mustang teammates with donation, memorial
Kyle Beattie was in car during deadly 2011 crash NORTHFIELD — Amanda Buccafurni-Tabasso knew the connection former player Kyle Beattie had with four Mustang football players killed a decade ago in a car crash. She worked with Beattie’s mother last year when the Family Association of Northfield (FAN) lost most of its annual revenue due […]
Northfield takes step forward with allowing cannabis business
Editor’s note – Many local communities including Somers Point, Linwood, Ocean City and Upper Township have voted to ban cannabis businesses. Northfield has been going back and forth on the issue. NORTHFIELD — City Council signaled its support for cannabis retail businesses during its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9, with five of seven members voting to […]
OCHS Drama Guild presents ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
Student thespians discuss the characters in the comedy, why they enjoy being in the Drama Guild OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School Drama Guild is staging a comedy this week at the William and Nancy Hughes Performing Arts Center. The Drama Guild production has two casts for “You Can’t Take It With You,” […]
The Bard visits the boardwalk in comedy ‘Midsummer Jersey’
Mainland Drama Club presents mashup of ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ‘Jersey Shore’ on Nov. 18-20 LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional High School Drama Club will present a hilarious, high-octane version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” set on the boardwalk of a seaside town in modern-day New Jersey. “‘Midsummer Jersey’ is a wonderful theatrical mashup of […]