Parents, students continue fight to protect LGBTQ+ students
OCEAN CITY — Parents and students renewed their pleas Thursday before the Ocean City Board of Education to make sure ongoing bullying of queer students stops and that board members and administration specifically spell out that LGBTQ+ students are welcome in the district. During the past year, a debate simmered over new state Health and […]
Third-grader expands haunted Halloween display
Jason Barr’s frightening animatronic arrangement spreads to garage, backyard in Northfield NORTHFIELD — Jason Barr has outdone himself this Halloween season, expanding his annual haunted house from the front yard and basement to the garage and backyard. The Northfield Community School third-grader loves the macabre and has been collecting creepy clowns, wicked witches, ghosts and […]
Shore towns hit for not paying lifeguards O.T.
TRENTON — A New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) investigation initiated by complaints found that 347 lifeguards were due more than $400,000 in unpaid overtime from three Jersey Shore municipalities — Atlantic City, the Borough of Avalon and Stone Harbor. “New Jersey’s lifeguards put their lives on the line for the safety of […]
Ocean City doubles daily, weekly beach tag fees
Second vote on revised ordinance also increases the seasonal passes OCEAN CITY — City Council has doubled the cost of most beach tags for next season, increasing the rate for the first time in more than a decade. Council approved a revised fee ordinance on second reading after a public hearing at Thursday’s council meeting. […]
City wants $2 million, high-tech scoreboard at Carey
It would replace the outdated scoreboard and be used for multiple events OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian’s administration wants to get a big jump on one specific capital project for next year, a project that may be the most visible — a roughly $2 million high-tech scoreboard at Carey Stadium with screens that face the […]
At Howl-O-Ween on the boardwalk, owners have outdressed their dogs
OCEAN CITY — All of the ingredients were present for a perfect fall dog-day afternoon Saturday in America’s Greatest Family Resort, where hundreds participated in the second annual Howl-O-Ween Parade and Dog Day. Leashed dogs were permitted on the boardwalk from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 22, when canine-specific vendors were selling their wares at […]
Free breast cancer screening Saturday, Oct. 22
NORTHFIELD – Shore Imaging Associates at 2605 Shore Road, Northfield, is having free breast cancer screenings from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Oct. 22. Call (609) 653-3484 for your appointment. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Screening mammograms are proven to detect cancer early when it is most treatable. Shore Medical Center is a […]
Ocean City house fire Tuesday displaces family
GoFundMe page set up to help OCEAN CITY – A family was displaced by a devastating house fire early Tuesday morning in Ocean City. At 6:29 a.m. Tuesday, the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the report of a structure fire at 1912 Ferndale Drive. Upon arrival, firefighters reported heavy fire conditions on all floors […]
HERO Campaign broadens message
Simulator helps students learn of dangers and consequences OCEAN CITY — The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers hosted its 11th HERO Walk on Oct. 16 under cloudy skies with a distinct feeling of fall in the air. Dozens of supporters, families who have lost loved ones to drunken driving, groups and volunteers […]
Beesleys Pt. plan includes park, wildlife habitat
MARMORA — “We never leave. We are going to be a community member,” Beesleys Point Development Group partner Chris Wilson told those gathered for a business mixer earlier this month. The Upper Township Business Association welcomed members new and old — as well as one particular potential new member from whom everyone wanted to hear — […]