Future fashion designer has her sights set on Paris
Taegen Vivarelli enjoyed ‘everything’ during year as Little Miss Ocean City OCEAN CITY — Little Miss Ocean City 2025 Taegen Vivarelli may be but 10 years old, but she knows where she is going. For one, it’s Paris. Her whole bedroom is done up in a Parisian theme. “I want to go to Paris so […]
Ocean City Council: Seaspray condos may be area in need of rehab
OCEAN CITY — The Seaspray condominiums at 3313 Bay Ave. have stood vacant since May 2023, now surrounded by a chain-link fence and marked unsafe for habitation. City Council has finally taken a step to remedy the situation, adopting a resolution Aug. 7 finding that the property may be an area in need of rehabilitation […]
Alarming incident in Ocean City prompts call for E-bike regulations
Mayor almost hits kids who ran red light OCEAN CITY — Following an alarming incident in which he nearly struck two young E-bike riders, Mayor Jay Gillian is calling for state-level regulations of the popular transports. “Two young E-bike riders riding on the wrong side of the road flew through a red light and into […]
Ocean City approves limits on construction trailers, dumpsters
OCEAN CITY — Contractors will face restrictions on where they can park dumpsters and construction trailers and how long they can keep them there after City Council unanimously approved amended rules Aug. 7. City Solicitor Dorothy McCrosson said the administration has been working on the ordinance for months, talking to the construction community, whose opposition […]
Ocean City approves lot purchase to expand downtown parking
OCEAN CITY — The city’s award-winning downtown shopping district is set to get a lot more parking after City Council approved purchasing the building at 846 Central Ave. on Aug. 7. The acquisition will give the city nearly an entire block of parking just a block east of Asbury Avenue. City Council approved a bond ordinance […]
Blaze in Ocean City prompts call for off-duty personnel
The 911 call came in at 10:49 p.m. and the Ocean City Department of Fire & Rescue Services and Ocean City Police Department crews were immediately dispatched to the scene, according to Fire Chief Bernard F. Walker. They arrived three minutes later and reported heavy smoke and fire conditions on the second-floor in the rear […]
Ocean City Pops goes to the opera
OCEAN CITY – Sunday night at the Music Pier, Maestro Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops Orchestra took a trip through some of the most iconic opera arias with three outstanding soloists. The repertoire included the melodies that are familiar, not only from their originating operas, but tunes that appear in advertisements, cartoon soundtracks, and […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Be an Angel on Aug. 22 SOMERS POINT — Gregory’s Restaurant and Bar, at 900 Shore Road in Somers Point, and the Angelic Health Foundation are teaming up to support those in need. The restaurant will donate a portion of sales from those who mention the foundation from noon to closing Aug. 22, National be […]
Take a walk on the wild side at the Cape May County Zoo
Menagerie provides up-close encounters in a beautiful setting CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — One of the coolest boardwalks in Cape May County isn’t by the ocean, but goes through the woods. And when visitors emerge from the other side, they’re treated to the sights of giraffes and zebras and other savannah creatures. The boardwalk is […]
Antonella DiAntonio crowned Miss Ocean City 2026
She is the first to also win Little Miss Ocean City and Junior Miss Ocean city OCEAN CITY — Antonella DiAntonio did what no one had ever done before Saturday night at the Music Pier. Upon being named Miss Ocean City 2026, the 17-year-old became the first ever to win all three crowns bestowed by […]