Ocean City Council OKs $6.1M contract to build police substation
Waterpark owners make last-ditch plea for land swap; councilman wanted input OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council unanimously approved a $6.1 million contract to build a police substation on the boardwalk at Eighth Street after a last-minute plea from the owners of the OC Waterpark & Adventure Golf to swap properties. The decision also met […]
Jordan Road students learn about environment at JFK Park
SOMERS POINT — About 125 students in fifth and sixth grades at Jordan Road School enjoyed a beautiful day at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park earlier this month while learning about the environment of the bayfront venue during Save the Bluff. Ken Berardis, the school’s new principal, called the event an “amazing learning opportunity that […]
Coming up: Trick-or-treating, Trail of Two Cities, ‘Percy Jackon Musical’
OCEAN CITY – Trick-or-treating Thursday is among a long series of events heading into November including the Trail of Two Cities, a musical and Earlier Than the Bird shopping. Trick-or-treating Hours for trick-or-treating in Ocean City will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Safety tips that can be followed include: – Wear reflective clothing. […]
McGinnity to be honored by O.C. Chamber as Citizen of the Year Nov. 21
OCEAN CITY – Bill McGinnity, the chef and owner of Cousin’s Restaurant in Ocean City and Nobil Catering and Food Services, is the 2024 Citizen of the Year, the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce announced. He will be honored at the Chamber’s 2024 Citizen of the Year Award and Outstanding Business and Beautification Awards dinner […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Free car washes for veterans OCEAN CITY – Car Caress is offering free car washes for veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Car Caress has locations at 1635 Haven Ave., Ocean City and 100 Stagecoach Road, Marmora. Chorale ‘Night On Broadway’ SOMERS POINT – Cape Shore Chorale presents “A Night on Broadway” 6 to 9 […]
Ocean City girls soccer wins CAL championship with 3-1 win over Egg Harbor Township
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — The Red Raiders girls soccer team got three goals from three players and kept the Eagles’ top threats off the scoreboard as they won their fifth consecutive Cape-Atlantic League Tournament title 3-1 on Oct. 23 at Egg Harbor Township High School. The top-seeded Eagles had the Raiders on their heels in […]
Ocean City’s Halloween Parade marches down Asbury Avenue
OCEAN CITY – Crowds packed Asbury Avenue from Sixth through 11th streets Thursday evening, Oct. 24, for the 76th annual Ocean City Halloween Parade organized by the Exchange Club of Ocean City. The more than hour-long parade had kids scrambling for candy as different groups passed by representing dancers, fire departments, local businesses and community […]
Film was 10 years in the making: What a strange and complicated trip it has been
OCEAN CITY — Bill Nicoletti was woefully unprepared to take on a film project. He had all the production and interview skills from years of running his own full-service video production company, but as for completing a film and getting it to market? Nada. When his film, “The Philly Sound Heard ’Round The World,” debuts at […]
HERO Walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk
Increasing awareness of drunk driving deaths, urging safe rides home OCEAN CITY — “Today is a day of remembrance, it’s a day of hope but it’s also a day of extreme sadness for those who have been lost. We’re here to tell you that as a family after 24 years, love can keep your loved […]
Leon Grisbaum honored during airport ceremony
Symbolic groundbreaking for new terminal building in Ocean City OCEAN CITY — With benefactor Leon Grisbaum front and center, Ocean City symbolically broke ground on a new terminal building at the Municipal Airport on Bay Avenue. Mayor Jay Gillian, members of Ocean City Council and the Cape May County Commissioners and U.S. Rep. Jeff Van […]