Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Green Thumb Garden Club meets Sept. 3 SOMERS POINT – The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, to kick off the 2024-2025 club year. This meeting will be held outdoors at 118 Pleasant Ave. Somers Point. Please bring a beach chair. In case of rain it will be at the […]
School board elections: 2 Upper Township, 1 Ocean City and 1 Sea Isle City incumbent not seeking re-election
Two members of the Upper Township Board of Education and one member of the Ocean City Board of Education are not seeking re-election this November. In Sea Isle City, incumbent Patricia Halfpenny is not running for another term as a representative to the Ocean City school board. Brigid Woolery is the only candidate for that […]
Somers Point Arts Commission Art in the Park Sept. 14 in JFK Park
SOMERS POINT — One of the Somers Point Arts Commission’s marquee events and its longest continuously running activity has moved to September this year. The eighth annual Art in the Park is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park on Broadway overlooking Great Egg Harbor Bay. The day-long event […]
Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival cancelled
TUCKAHOE – The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township has announced that the 2024 Annual Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival at the Tuckahoe Train Station has unfortunately been cancelled for this year. The festival has been a partnership event for the past six years with the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township (HPSUT), the Volunteer Railroader Association […]
Ocean City’s Amy Mahon one of four Women of Wonder
MAYS LANDING — Ocean City resident Amy Mahon is among four recipients of the 2024 Women of Wonder Award, recently announced by the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation and the Cape May County Women’s Commission. The four women will be recognized at this year’s fundraising event Nov. 14 at The Flanders Hotel in Ocean City. […]
Beyond the Stand
Lifeguards spend all day, all week on the beach, and when it’s time to relax, many go right back OCEAN CITY – Summer at the Jersey Shore is an exciting time for many, bringing joy and adventure to people from all walks of life. For children, it’s the signal that school is out. Tourists from […]
There were ideal conditions for play at Brambley Golf League
By THE HANDICAPPER IV OCEAN CITY – Clear skies and moderate temperatures were the order of the day providing an almost perfect backdrop to play golf at the Ocean City Golf Course last week. The golfers were led by John McVerry, who shot a season-best 41 to capture the Overall Low Gross title for the […]
Wonderland founder and former mayor Roy Gillian remembered for all he did for Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Accolades poured in for former Ocean City mayor Roy Gillian, who founded Wonderland Pier at Sixth and the Boardwalk, an amusement park that has brought joy to generations of families since 1965. Gillian died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. He was 94 years old. Services are Wednesday at the Ocean City Tabernacle. “One […]
Ocean City Police Youth Camp
Youths get inside look at robotic bomb defusing, tactical gear, SWAT as they build trust with police CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — For the 10th year, the Ocean City Police Department Youth Camp offered an action-packed week of learning, excitement and hands-on experiences. The camp, designed to educate and inspire youngsters, provides a rare glimpse […]
McCarrie quits; Somers Point Council to name replacement
Somers Point has had a lot of changeover via elections, appointments SOMERS POINT — City Council will appoint a new member to the governing body for the second time in two years following the resignation of Councilman Joseph McCarrie on Aug. 12. The at-large seat, a four-year term, expires at the end of the year […]