Jungle John, Wally Gator and Larry Boa (the snake) a big draw
OCEAN CITY — John LaMedica likes animals — slimy, scaly, cold-blooded animals, some with forked tongues, that disdain petting. Spectators, mostly young human animals — sweaty, sticky, warm-blooded animals — love LaMedica, better known as Jungle John, and his friends Wally Gator (a 5.5-foot-long American alligator), Larry Boa (a 10-foot-long boa constrictor) and a dozen […]
Elder statesman leading newcomers on Upper Township Committee
Three rookies join longtime representative, first-term member on Township Committee PETERSBURG — Township Committee is decidedly top-heavy in experience after three rookie representatives joined longtime member Curtis Corson and first-term committeeman Victor Nappen on the dais. The township also has a new mayor, actually a returning mayor with one year of experience in the post, […]
Taking the PLUNGE in Ocean City
Hundreds race into the ocean at First Day at the Beach OCEAN CITY — “We’re embracing life,” Betty Jones said after she and her husband, Cliff, raced into the chilly Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day during Ocean City’s First Dip. “It makes you feel alive before you die,” Cliff said, laughing. Tradition made them […]
Dan Myers cited for work on Somers Point Arts Commission
SOMERS POINT — City Council thanked Dan Myers for his service to the community ahead of his move away from the area. The photographer served as chairman of the Somers Point Arts Commission since January 2022, through which he “provided a supportive environment for all the arts,” according to a resolution passed in his honor. […]
Model children
Ocean City girls walk fashion runways in New York, Paris OCEAN CITY — Ten-year-old Lucia likes to feel “like a little fashionista.” Thirteen-year-old Francesca already has that cool, detached look down pat. They are model children. While that term may well apply to how they behave as students at Ocean City Intermediate School, the Schaffer […]
Bobby Barr: Transition from council to commission was seamless
Focuses include diversifying the economy, open space, veterans OCEAN CITY — Bobby Barr felt he had a seamless transition from representing a single community as an Ocean City councilman to representing 16 towns as a member of the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners. He said nothing surprised him because he has worked at […]
Jay Newman thankful for time as Upper Township mayor
PETERSBURG — While he will no longer be holding the mayor’s gavel in Township Hall, Jay Newman certainly won’t be hard find. He presided over his final meeting as Upper Township’s mayor Dec. 16 but will maintain his position as chief of the Marmora Volunteer Fire Company and also was appointed as a part-time member […]
Builders get Ocean City Council to back off trailer ban, limit on dumpster size
OCEAN CITY — Following plea after plea from home builders and contractors Thursday morning, Ocean City Council tabled an ordinance that would have limited large construction dumpsters and required contractors’ trailers to be off city streets by 6 p.m. daily. Council unanimously approved the tentative ordinance on first reading Dec. 5. It would have prevented […]
Colony Club of Ocean City places wreaths at county veterans cemetery
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – For the fifth consecutive year, the Colony Club of Ocean City honored the service of area veterans by placing wreaths on graves at the Gerald M. Thornton Veterans Cemetery of Cape May County on Saturday, Dec. 14. Each December, the Wreaths Across America organization asks local groups to remember and […]
Santa Claus trades sleigh for red Mazda Miata convertible
VILLAS — Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus — driving down the parkway in his red Mazda Miata convertible. Wait a minute, what happened to his sleigh? And is it really Santa in his red suit waving at cars? He must be Santa Claus because the license tag on the red Mazda reads […]