Lost children a common thing on the beach; tips on how to be prepared and to get help
FROM THE OCEAN CITY BEACH PATROL CHIEF OF OPERATIONS By ERICH BECKER OCBP Chief of Operations OCEAN CITY – As lifeguards, one of the most common things we deal with on the beach is lost children. This happens almost every day throughout the summer, and while it can happen anywhere on the island, it’s most common […]
Somers Point changes short-term rental regulations
Operators: This isn’t regulation, it’s elimination SOMERS POINT — City Council listened to a lot of passionate debate on both sides of the issue June 12 before voting 4-3 to extend the minimum stay at short-term rental properties from three to seven nights. Those in favor of the amendment, including its sponsor Councilman Sean McGuigan, […]
Somers Point Council’s 4-3 vote on rentals makes change effective at end of year
SOMERS POINT — Starting Dec. 31, short-term rentals will require a minimum of seven-day stays instead of the current three-day minimum. Somers Point City Council decided that in a 4-3 vote June 12. Councilman Sean McGuigan, who initiated the amendment, was joined in the majority by councilmen Mike Owen and Howard Dill and Council President Charlie […]
Ocean City Police Department outfits drones so they can aid in rescues
OCPD UAS Unit demonstrates dropping floating device to swimmer in distress OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department unveiled an additional use of its remote-controlled drones last week — the ability to drop a flotation device to a swimmer in distress. The OCPD’s UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Unit showed how Ptl. Brandon Smith could […]
In Ocean City: Beach Boys, Pops, Wellness Expo, auto show and Skato for Kato
OCEAN CITY – The Beach Boys open the 32nd season of the popular Boardwalk Summer Concert Series at the Ocean City Music Pier with four shows on June 23 and June 24. The Beach Boys return to the Music Pier for the fifth summer after sold-out shows in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2024. Founding member […]
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 […]