Erosion forces Upper Township to demolish beach patrol headquarters
STRATHMERE — Ongoing erosion in the island community of Strathmere is now threatening the headquarters of the Upper Township Beach Patrol. According to a letter from Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike, erosion has progressed past the first row of piling, exposing two of the structural legs that now are situated beyond the buried bulkhead, resting […]
Toast Pink dinner April 18 to benefit cancer patients, their families
OCEAN CITY — “I just think it’s really important to give back to your community, and this is one way to do it,” Aria Mazer said of the upcoming Toast Pink dinner. “Cancer touches everybody’s life in one way or another, whether you’re going through it yourself, family members, friends.” Toast Pink is set to […]
Tax levy hike is in Somers Point school budget
SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Board of Education introduced its $20,390,930 tentative budget for 2026-27 on March 26, calling for a tax levy of $13,747,415. That’s up about $1.6 million from the current spending plan, which called for raising $12.1 million in taxation. The overall budget is up about $400,000 from the $19.9 million […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming Events
Spring Arts, Craft and Antique Show LINWOOD – The annual Spring Fine Arts, Craft and Antiques Show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church Hall, Wabash Avenue in Linwood. Admission is free. For more information call (609) 513-7465 or visit ourladyofsorrows.us. Bingo benefit April 19 in […]
OCHS boys, girls golf teams win county titles
Coach says his priority is making sure his players are set up for success SOMERS POINT — The Ocean City High School boys and girls golf teams won the 2026 Cape May County Golf Championship at the end of March and posted a 4-2 record heading into spring break, but when head coach Ed Ritti […]
Levchuk says he’s running for mayor (on April Fool’s Day)
No, there isn’t a four-way race for mayor in Ocean City OCEAN CITY — Credit Ocean City Councilman Jody Levchuk for adding a bit of levity on April 1. The councilman cheekily announced his campaign for mayor of Ocean City on social media, turning what is now a three-way race into what would be a […]
No fire at old Public Safety Building
Firefighters are using closed building for training OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fire Department has been training at the former Public Safety Building at 835 Central Ave. The fake smoke, firefighters and fire trucks on site have apparently made people on social media wonder if there had been a fire or other emergency there. […]
Ocean City’s Big Dig
60 units of affordable housing being built on Fourth Street OCEAN CITY — The groundbreaking March 25 was symbolic for Pecks Beach Village, given that the ground is about as broken as it can get with scores of piling already pounded into it, but the officials saw plenty of reason for the celebration. “This is […]
Q&A with Ocean City mayoral candidate Pete Madden
Talks of ‘hard decisions’ coming up, support for hotel, need for change OCEAN CITY – City Council Vice President Pete Madden is running for mayor against four-term incumbent Jay Gillian and longtime city Councilman Keith Hartzell, who unsuccessfully challenged Gillian in the last election. The three-term at-large councilman made his announcement at the end of […]
Baseball coach at Mainland Regional High School resigns
LINWOOD — Mainland Regional High School is looking for an interim head baseball coach after Joe Smith resigned from his position effective March 27. The resignation follows an incident during a preseason trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. “The district was made aware of concerns related to a recent team trip and has initiated a comprehensive […]