Dr. Pritchard, Jen Shirk, Sister Joelle are MLK Service Award winners
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian announced the 2026 recipients of the annual Martin Luther King Community Service Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Dr. Constance Pritchard, Sister Joelle Thren and Jennifer Shirk will be honored. Each year, the awards recognize volunteer activity and service to the Ocean City community in the spirit of Dr. […]
OCHS National Honor Society backs Beyond the Bell to fight food insecurity
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School’s National Honor Society went all in for battling hunger, staging an East Coast Strong winter carnival just before the holiday break to raise money for Beyond the Bell. Beyond the Bell, a program of the Southern Regional Food Distribution Center, works to “remove the stigma of food insecurity” […]
Beyond the Bell has food pantries at schools and helps educate students
OCEAN CITY — Beyond the Bell works to create food pantries inside schools to alleviate food insecurity and help educate students about ways to use that food. Last fall, the Upper Township School District was the first to welcome the Beyond the Bell program in Cape May County. Started in October 2024, it is now […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming Events
U.T. Green Team to meet Jan. 20 OCEAN VIEW – Join the Upper Township Green Team for its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, the Senior Center, 1369 Stagecoach Road, Ocean View. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss sustainability initiatives here in the Township of Upper. Register in advance for […]
Stockton, Rutgers: Partnership will revitalize ocean research
Universities tout benefits of work off Jersey shore; research buoy to be launched GALLOWAY — A new partnership among Stockton University, Rutgers University, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and marine technology company Ocean Power Technologies Inc. will bring new life to a historic ocean research program off the Jersey shore. The collaboration is expected […]
Thousands enjoy family fun at Ocean City’s First Night
OCEAN CITY — America’s Greatest Family Resort marked the 33rd anniversary of its popular family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration this year, drawing as many as 10,000 people to the island. First Night offers more than 70 activities and entertainment programs at 20 different venues throughout the city, from the intermediate school and Community Center to the high school […]
Local monarch tracking initiative goes international
CAPE MAY POINT — As millions of monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico, 500 of the insects are tagged with ultralight BluMorpho and Blu+ transmitters to help scientists gather individual-level data on their migration navigation. The Cape May Point Arts & Science Center (CMPASC) and Cellular Tracking Technologies (CTT) started Project Monarch in 2021 as a […]
Ocean City mayor opens 26-year-old time capsule
OCEAN CITY — It was like a journey back in time Jan. 2 when Mayor Jay Gillian and aide Michael Allegretto looked over the contents of a 26-year-old time capsule. “When you open up a time capsule and you see 25 years go by as quick as they do, it really makes you look at […]
Slaughter: I’ll serve Somers Point with ‘integrity and transparency’
SOMERS POINT — City Council got a new member and a new president Jan. 2 during its annual reorganization meeting. U.S. Air Force veteran Morgan Slaughter defeated Mike Owen 935-872 on Nov. 4 to represent Ward 2, her first time serving in office. Slaughter, 44, is a lifelong resident of the city, where her parents are […]
Cannabis, beach fix, roadwork, EMS building on Upper Township’s agenda
PETERSBURG — Mayor Curtis Corson, newly re-elected by his peers to the top position, said the township is looking to increase revenue through the state’s cannabis tax, cut costs and shore up its beaches in 2026. “We’re going to be introducing a bond for road maintenance, repair and things of that nature, and some recreation […]