One Ocean City budget line item was up 2,900%; it involved new Senior Center expense
OCEAN CITY — One criticism leveled at the 2024 Ocean City municipal budget was that it included a line item that increased 2,900 percent. The budget increase stems from Ocean City taking over operations for the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center in the Ocean City Community Center. Cape May County previously operated the center and […]
Sea Isle, Somers Point postal supervisor misappropriated $54,000
CAMDEN – A former supervisor in the Somers Point and Sea Isle post offices admitted Monday misappropriating $54,000 in postal funds, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Austin T. Mahan, 44, of Cape May Court House, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn to an information charging him with misappropriating over $1,000 […]
Ocean City area events: Sea & Do
Sea Isle Garden Club Flower Sale SEA ISLE CITY – The members of Sea Isle City’s Garden Club will host their annual Flower Sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, rain or shine. The Flower Sale will take place at Dealy Field, 6108 Central Ave., where the public can […]
Ocean City unofficial results: Barnes wins at-large council seat
Hartzell, Winslow have solid leads; Third Ward a tossup OCEAN CITY — According to unofficial results Tuesday night, Sean Barnes appears the clear winner of the at-large race for City Council, beating former councilman Michael DeVlieger with a lead that stands at 1,778 to 1,261. In the Fourth Ward, incumbent David Winslow is well ahead […]
‘Jersey gal’ from Sea Isle on ‘Love Undercover’
SEA ISLE CITY — When local viewers tune into the Peacock reality dating series “Love Undercover,” they may see a familiar face. Jacklyn Romano, 26, a Sea Isle City native and 2016 Ocean City High School graduate, is one of the 20 women on the streaming service show. The premise has the women meeting and […]
Mayor Jay Gillian: Put up or shut up
Says he’s not going to take criticism without responding; council candidate posts documents on Facebook, criticizes mayor Editor’s note: This story has been updated after City Council candidate Cecilia Gallelli-Keyes posted documents and comments about Mayor Jay Gillian on her Facebook page. OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian isn’t going to take it anymore. He […]
Villas woman charged this week in 2023 death of her child
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – A Villas woman was charged Thursday, May 9, with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child surrounding the 2023 death of her six-month-old son. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Kevin Lewis of the Lower Township Police Department announced the arrest of Michelle Stanton, 29, of […]
Operation ‘Blank Space’ in Ocean City nets arrest of four men with allegations of child sexual exploitation
Those charged were from Somers Point, Woodbine, Pitman and Vorhees OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department and multiple other agencies carried out a two-day operation in the resort to fight child sexual exploitation that resulted in the arrest of four men, including one from Somers Point. OCPD Chief William Campbell and Cape May […]
Ocean City’s hermit crab says summer’s coming early
Martin Z. Mollusk makes his prediction OCEAN CITY — There were no disco balls nor any falsetto singing, but it did feel like the ’70s last week in America’s Greatest Family Resort. Under brooding skies and amid breezy winds and below-average temperatures, Ocean City celebrated Martin Z. Mollusk Day on May 3, when the celebrity […]
Cape Regional merger with Cooper University Hospital to draw more doctors to Cape May County
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape Regional Medical Center is finishing up a year-long process of merging with Cooper University Hospital, which will bring new technology and staffing to the local facility. Tabernacle United Methodist Church Men’s Group invited Joanne Carrocino, president and CEO of Cape Regional Health System, and Tom Piratzky, executive director of […]