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 […]
Upper Township candidate profiles: 5 seek 3 seats on school board
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Five candidates are seeking three seats on the Upper Township Board of Education in the election Nov. 5. Brian Teeney, an officer with the Ocean City Police Department Traffic Safety Unit, is the lone incumbent. He won a seat in 2021 and is seeking a second term on the board. Three candidates […]
DEP to address Upper Township mercury contamination next week via Zoom
UPPER TOWNSHIP — The Department of Environmental Protection will provide an update next week on mercury contamination in area wells in a community where residents fear the problem may be more widespread. Mayor Jay Newman confirmed in a letter over the weekend that a representative from the DEP would be participating via Zoom during the […]
Heart attack survivor reunites with those who saved her
OCEAN CITY — “Without her I wouldn’t be here; she was really the link that started it all,” Bayland Drive resident Lois Marcasciano said of the stranger who helped save her life. Cara Clemens was honored along with Ocean City Fire Department and Police Department personnel Oct. 9 inside the garage of Station #2 at […]
Renters rights meeting Oct. 24 in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — As the affordable housing crisis becomes a national issue, tenants in Somers Point are coming together to learn more about their rights under state law and fight back against abuses by out-of-state landlords who ignore renter rules in New Jersey. What started as a collective effort by the tenants of the 17-unit […]
The Shores, Thrivent support Alzheimer’s event this Sunday
OCEAN CITY — Two local organizations are joining hands again, this time to help raise money and boost awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. Michele Ecolani-Musto, volunteer services coordinator and external marketing manager for The Shores, a UMC Community and Glen Stewart of Thrivent, a non-profit Christian wealth management firm, have reached out to their respective networks […]
New business degrees at Stockton University
GALLOWAY — Stockton University continues to adapt to an ever-changing business world by announcing two new degree programs starting with the spring 2025 semester — a bachelor of science in entrepreneurship and a master of science in accounting. The new programs highlight how the university’s School of Business embraces emerging industries and prepares students for […]