Rotary Club names Amy Holmes Upper Township Citizen of the Year
UPPER TOWNSHIP – Amy Holmes was named Upper Township’s 2021 Citizen of the Year by the Rotary Club of Upper Township – Ocean City. Rotarian Ralph Cooper made the presentation before Thanksgiving. Rotary International is the largest service organization in the world, counting approximately 1.4 million members and approximately 46,000 individual local clubs, including the […]
Aiden Walsh earns Eagle Scout rank
Ocean City High School senior builds small boardwalk libraries OCEAN CITY — “Being community-minded and helping people seems to be his guiding force,” Susan Walsh said of her son, Aiden, who recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 32. The senior at Ocean City High School, who is on the soccer, […]
Northfield rejects cannabis businesses
NORTHFIELD — Following months of talks, multiple votes and thousands of dollars in legal expenses, City Council voted 4-3 against an ordinance that would have allowed cannabis retail shops to operate along Tilton Road. Municipalities that host the businesses are permitted to impose a tax of 1 percent or 2 percent, depending on the class […]
Ocean City’s ‘Swingin’ Into the Holidays’ back on stage Dec. 10-12
OCEAN CITY — This season the Greater Ocean City Theatre Company invites the public to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at “Swingin’ into the Holidays,” Ocean City’s holiday spectacular. Artistic Director Michael Hartman said the OCTC is thrilled to bring the show back to the Music Pier after a one-year hiatus due to […]
Downtown Ocean City decked out for the holidays
Ocean City merchants spruce up stores for shoppers OCEAN CITY — Christmas is in the air, especially in downtown Ocean City where local businesses are decking the halls and making sure that they are fully stocking up for customers to shop local this holiday season. Lynne Cates, owner of Sun Seekers women’s boutique on Asbury Avenue, […]
Ocean City school board member resigns in protest
Suzanne Morgan says ethics charges filed against board president, that members aren’t working in the interest of families and children Editor’s note: This letter to the editor was addressed to Timothy Kelley, business manager for the Ocean City School District. It was also sent to members of the Ocean City Board of Education and media […]
‘My Mayberry by the Sea’
Love was flowing for Ocean City and its downtown from pajama-clad shoppers at Earlier than the Bird OCEAN CITY – The superlatives were flowing for Ocean City and its downtown as shoppers wearing pajamas crowded the resort during the annual Earlier than the Bird promotion on Asbury Avenue Saturday morning. Earlier than the Bird features […]
Ocean City High School grad writing children’s books to support military families
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City High School graduate is launching her second children’s book Dec. 1, part of “The Military Child Chronicles” series she is writing to help children in military families cope with the issues they face. The new book by Athens E. Pellegrino, who grew up in Ocean City and has family […]
Somers Point man killed in Pleasantville shooting
PLEASANTVILLE – A Somers Point man was killed in a shooting Nov. 13 in Pleasantville. The investigation is continuing by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. At about 9:19 a.m. Nov. 13, the Pleasantville Police Department received a shot spotter alert and 911 call in reference […]
Singer-songwriter Maddie Hogan to release upbeat song with hard-edged lyrics
Public release party is this Saturday at Elaine’s in Cape May See related story about this local singer/songwriter here. CAPE MAY — Maddie Hogan doesn’t pull punches when she’s writing her songs, whether about an alcoholic’s inability to change or catching a supposed boyfriend in his lies. Hogan, who lives on Sunset Boulevard in West […]