Mainland Regional musicians return to stage for Winter Band Concert
LINWOOD — “This is — normally I would say four months in the making, but this is a year and a half, almost two years in the making,” instrumental music teacher Derek Rohaly said of the Mainland Regional High School Winter Band Concert. Set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, the concert will feature 33 […]
Upper Township Committee honors outgoing Palombo, Barr
Mayor, deputy mayor served the township UPPER TOWNSHIP – On Monday evening Upper Township Committee honored Mayor Richard Palombo and Deputy Mayor Edward Barr, two public servants who will leave their posts at the end of the year. In turn, they had the honor of presenting the resolutions commending each other for their years of […]
Ocean City man’s book of devotions
‘Seasons of the Soul’ sprang from weekly music radio show OCEAN CITY – Short devotions he has shared for 25 years during his weekly folk and bluegrass music radio show became a book for Ocean City resident Terence Sikoryak. “Seasons of the Soul,” published in 2020 by Balboa Press, is a collection of the devotions […]
Winter festival lights up the night at Linwood Arboretum
LINWOOD — The community came together to celebrate the holidays Dec. 7 at the Linwood Arboretum, where horse-drawn carriages were coming and going, hot chocolate was flowing and Santa Claus was ho, ho, ho-ing. Park Director Tim Donovan and the volunteers from the Linwood Board of Recreation joined with Giggie Butrus and the Friends of […]
Plan for First Night and First Day to kick off the new year in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – First Night, the popular non-alcoholic New Year’s Eve celebration features more than 70 entertainment programs at 20 different locations in Ocean City from 4 p.m. till 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31. A fireworks display rings in the new year at midnight. All-inclusive admission buttons for Ocean City’s First Night celebration are […]
Sprucing up Somers Point
Green Thumb Garden Club adds holiday cheer to four corners, Gateway Playhouse SOMERS POINT — The Green Thumb Garden Club of Somers Point has spruced up several spots to help the city celebrate the winter holidays. Members decorated the eight flower containers at the four corners of Shore Road and MacArthur Boulevard, as well as […]
Ocean City school board fires back at ex-member
They say she missed meetings, didn’t offer facts or examples in her letter See the full letter from the Ocean City Board of Education here OCEAN CITY – A few days after Suzanne Morgan blasted the Ocean City Board of Education in a resignation letter released to the media, the board fired back, saying her […]
Ethics complaint focuses on Clark allowing attacks on three Ocean City Board of Education members
OCEAN CITY – Three Ocean City Board of Education members who filed an ethics complaint about board President Joe Clark alleged he held an improper executive session Sept. 22 that allowed the interim superintendent of schools to make personal attacks against them. Prior to that meeting, one of the board members complained that emails from […]
Ocean City Council may reinstate term limits on volunteer boards in ’22
OCEAN CITY – There still aren’t term limits on Ocean City’s volunteer boards and commissions, but judging from comments at Thursday evening’s City Council meeting, they may be back in place before the end of 2022. Ocean City Council approved a resolution on second reading that will delay reinstating limits of no more than two […]
Ocean City school board fires back at member’s letter
Most of school board refutes Suzanne Morgan’s allegations and ethics charges, criticizes her lack of attendance Editor’s note: This letter is a response from Ocean City Board of Education members to former board member Suzanne Morgan, who sent her own letter to the media on Sunday, Nov. 28, and was printed in the Dec. 1 […]