Beachcomber’s collection is ‘shovel-ready’
Gay LeCleire Taylor walks the beach collecting detritus, sends plastic toys to thrift shops, but keeps the shovels MARSHALLVILLE — Thousands of tourists discard plastic waste or leave behind cheap toys after a trip to the beach, where if left untouched they will wash into the ocean. But these forgotten toys and trash stand little […]
Good Old Days is Sept. 9 in JFK Park
Art in the Park added to the festival SOMERS POINT — The official end of summer is about three weeks away, and locals can soak up the last remaining rays of the season at the shore during the annual Good Old Days Festival, the city’s farewell to the season on Sept. 9. The bayside tradition, […]
Nightmare in Strathmere returns
Annual boat parade raises money, welcomes end of summer STRATHMERE — Island residents and friends from near and far marked the closing of another summer season with the annual boat parade and house decorating contest along Strathmere Bay. Wayne Thomas, president of the host Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club, said the event began in 1984, […]
Pickleballers: Don’t let injuries sideline you
Orthopedic surgeon has tips to keep players safe, whether novice or master SOMERS POINT — With pickleball’s popularity soaring and the (slightly) cooler post-Labor Day weather likely to bring even more people to the courts, a local orthopedic surgeon offers important tips on how to keep bodies — especially older bodies — free of injury. […]
OC Reads
Five events surround study of ‘The Violin Conspiracy’ OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Free Public Library is again turning the community into one big book club with its latest OC Reads selection, “The Violin Conspiracy.” The library has five upcoming themed events through Our Community Reads 2023, starting with the Fiddle Club of Linwood […]
Patience, agreement lead to lasting love
Couple celebrates 71st wedding anniversary at UMC at The Shores OCEAN CITY — Be patient with each other. Just say yes because there’s no one else you want to be with. Those are the secrets to a lasting marriage from a couple who just celebrated their 71st anniversary last week. Bill and Mae Smith, who […]
New & old security measures in place at Ocean City high school
District working to keep students safe, track them in upcoming school year OCEAN CITY — When students arrive at Ocean City High School next week, they will find new security measures in place to help protect them and upgraded software that will help the school track them. Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Scott McCartney provided […]
Somers Point puts ‘final nail in coffin’ of cannabis ruling
SOMERS POINT — The city’s cannabis ordinance apparently will die a slow death when it expires at the end of the year, but it was clear from comments Aug. 24 that the issue was, in fact, dead. “As president of council, I have no intention of putting this back on the agenda,” Council President Janice […]
Cape May County to privatize Crest Haven Nursing Home
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Despite hearing the impassioned pleas of nursing home employees, worried family members and a veterans advocate, County Commissioners turned a deaf ear and issued a statement explaining their desire to privatize the county-owned Crest Haven Nursing Home will continue. At an Aug. 22 meeting, the Cape May County Board of […]
Stress relief, raptor pay cited as support for salary hikes for officials
OCEAN CITY — Although some members of the public were against doubling the salaries of the mayor and City Council, others did by citing the need to lower the cortisol levels in public officials and to get them paid a bit closer to what birds of prey earn to scare away gulls in the resort. […]