Ocean City 2050 presenting ‘A Better Idea’ for Wonderland Saturday
OCEAN CITY — With the future of Wonderland Pier at a crossroads, the local citizens group Ocean City 2050 plans to unveil a bold alternative vision for the site at a public meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Ocean City Free Public Library. The proposal, titled A Better Idea, offers a fully […]
The Surfer’s Code
Champion surfer tells MRHS students to write own code, starting with ‘I will …’ LINWOOD — When you can hear a pin drop in an auditorium filled with 250 high school juniors and seniors, something powerful has captivated them. At Mainland Regional High School, surfing legend Shaun Tompson held the students’ attention. Originally from South […]
Kiwanis Club enlists students for community project
Somers Cemetery, with graves from 1800s, gets fresh paint, but needs more help SOMERS POINT — Members of the local Kiwanis Club had a brush with the past, so to speak, at a little-known piece of city history when they scraped and painted the fence around Somers Cemetery. The cemetery, which contains the graves of […]
Getting their steps in: We Walk Somers Point marks first anniversary
SOMERS POINT — City Council recently celebrated the first anniversary of its wellness program We Walk Somers Point. Led by Council President Charlie Haberkorn and Mayor Dennis Tapp, a group of nearly 20 residents take a 2-mile walk every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, meeting at multiple locations. Walkers meet at 9 a.m. Mondays on […]
Arts Center presents one-woman show, ‘My Grandmother Told Me,’ June 20
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Arts Center presents Debra Mims in a one-woman show, “My Grandmother Told Me: A Tribute to African American Women” at 6 p.m. Friday, June 20, in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall of the Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave., Ocean City. It is free and open to […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Book sale June 20-21 at Linwood Library LINWWOOD – The Friends of the Linwood Library will be holding its Spring Book and Bake Sale at the library, 301 Davis Ave., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21. There will be many interesting books to choose from and delicious baked goods to […]
MRHS grad co-produces Tony Award-winning play
Mike and Carlee Productions’ Broadway play ‘Oh, Mary!’ wins for best actor, best director LINWOOD — When the Tony Awards were announced Sunday evening, June 8, a Linwood native sitting there at the ceremony in Radio City Music Hall jumped out of her seat. The Broadway play “Oh, Mary!” that Carlee Briglia co-produced with partner […]
Ocean City No Kings protest draws massive crowd
Protesters line causeway from base of causeway in Ocean City past Welcome Center OCEAN CITY — “I am in such fear for our democracy,” said Sonya Bertini of Margate, a former longtime resident of Ocean City and an Ocean City High School graduate. “For the first time in my 66 years, I’m terrified of what […]
Hidden cameras found in Ocean City Boardwalk restrooms
Police are investigating and will be doing more checks OCEAN CITY – Hidden cameras were found in multiple bathrooms on the Ocean City Boardwalk, police confirmed Friday, June 13. Lt. Dan Lancaster of the Ocean City Police Department Detective Bureau said officers responded to a report of a recording device found inside one of the […]
Upper Township mayor: Keep the drawbridge at Carson’s Inlet
Township Committee wants action on microplastics PETERSBURG — Township Committee voted June 9 to object to a plan by the county and U.S. Coast Guard to replace the drawbridge over Corsons Inlet with a fixed-span bridge. Mayor Curtis Corson said the Coast Guard was seeking the township’s approval. He said he has mixed emotions about […]