Arts Center’s Junior Jazz Battle Royal is Saturday
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Arts Center presents an exciting afternoon of music at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Lecture Hall, Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave. This will be the Arts Center’s second Junior Jazz Battle Royal which features two teen jazz ensembles. The concert is free and open […]
Reception for Arts Center pottery, mosaic show is Friday
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Arts Center is hosting a reception for the annual OCAC Pottery and Mosaic Student and Teacher exhibit from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. The show, which runs through Dec. 13, features pottery and mosaic pieces created by over 30 of the Arts Center’s students and teachers. Many of […]
Upper Township first responders delivery baby on Garden State Parkway
SEAVILLE — Volunteer first responders continue to deliver on their promise of safety in Upper Township, this time taking their commitment to the extreme by helping deliver a baby on the side of the road. According to John Brittin, deputy chief of the Upper Township Division of EMS, Squad 21 and Seaville Volunteer Fire Company […]
Group: Hotel plan bad for Ocean City
Friends of OCNJ History & Culture hosts forum at Tabernacle Baptist OCEAN CITY — The Icona at Wonderland proposal would be bad for the boardwalk and bad for Ocean City. That’s what members of a group formed to fight the boardwalk high-rise hotel and another to save the iconic Wonderland Pier told those gathered Nov. […]
Public reacts to Icona at Wonderland proposal
Some support hotel project, others heavily criticize it Editor’s note: See related story on redevelopment zones. OCEAN CITY — Some longtime residents showed support for Eustace Mita’s plans to build a 252-room hotel and retail complex at the site of the former Wonderland Pier amusement park, but the developer also took heavy criticism and traded a […]
‘The Carpenter’s Son’ a song for the Christmas season
Two former altar boys highlight St. Joseph, reason for the season WILDWOOD — Father Ed Namiotka and Thomas Raniszewski, two former altar boys from Wildwood, have written a Christmas song they hope will become a standard. It puts a spotlight on St. Joseph. “The Carpenter’s Son,” with vocals by tenor Drew Seigla, is available now […]
Galloway man gets 3 years in prison for fatal Ocean City crash
OCEAN CITY — Ruddy Narvaez, 36, of Galloway Township, was sentenced to three years in state prison for a 2021 motor vehicle accident in Ocean City that killed an island man. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced the sentencing Thursday. On Nov. 15, Judge Gibson sentenced Narvaez to three years in state prison for the […]
Ocean City approves occupancy tax on first reading; narrow 4-3 vote; applies to Airbnb, Vrbo, hotels, motels
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council narrowly voted to approve a 3 percent occupancy tax on transient rentals — the kind made through companies such as VRBO and Airbnb — and to impose the same tax on hotel and motel rooms. The 4-3 vote came after discussion on an ordinance to impose the new occupancy […]
Cooper health executive shares vision, mission
Dr. Christine Winn addresses county Chamber of Commerce at Port O Call in Ocean City OCEAN CITY — “Taking care of people is a blessing and a gift,” Dr. Christine Winn told a packed house Nov. 21 when the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce hosted the Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional official for a […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Breakfast with Santa at Masonic Lodge OCEAN CITY – Enjoy Breakfast with Santa starting at 8 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Ocean City Masonic Lodge No. 171 F.&A.M., 940 Wesley Ave. Breakfast includes specialty pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee and juice. Cost is $12 for adults, $10 for veterans and $8 for children. Proceeds benefit […]