Vote even after watching mud slung at all candidates and at New Jersey
If people skipped voting next Tuesday, Nov. 8, we could almost understand. And it has nothing to do with the candidates we are able to vote for (or against). Because we’re in the Philadelphia media market, we have been inundated with a ceaseless barrage of negative ads from the Pennsylvania Senate and governor’s races and […]
Love and acceptance is an easy decision; demonization doesn’t help
Early this month when three Ocean City Board of Education candidates held a rally in Mark Soifer Park, not one of them said anything about excluding LGBTQ+ students from local schools or that they were not welcome. Even the candidates’ invited speaker, who caused outrage among members of the larger community because of his virulently […]
The devil will be in details implementing state health curriculum
The members of the public who gathered in the Ocean City High School library last Wednesday to oppose the new state Department of Education’s Comprehensive Health and Physical Education standards came away disappointed and angry. They chose the all-or-nothing approach, asking the Ocean City Board of Education to reject the standards entirely. That didn’t happen. […]
Know your beach etiquette
Mind your manners. We’ve all heard that since we were kids, but some of us forget to do it when we’re at the beach. There’s plenty of summer still ahead, so the timing couldn’t be better for a review of the dos and don’ts of beach behavior. Here’s a look at some rules of beach […]
Graduation should recognize all students
Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone has done an admirable job of leading multiple classes of students at Mainland Regional High School through the tumultuous years of the COVID-19 pandemic, uniting the student body under his motto of One Family, One School, One Community and never missing a graduation ceremony. He clearly cares about the students […]
Will the state BPU care about O.C.’s objections?
We believe the board is ready to steamroll the resort no matter what Ocean City is continuing its fight against having transmission lines for the Ocean Wind 1 wind farm run through the island. It looks more and more like the resort is still tilting at the giant windmills about as effectively as Don Quixote, […]
Slow down, be aware
When the summer tourist season arrives like a vengeance, it is time to slow down and to be aware. That’s a message for both locals and visitors alike. Memorial Day weekend was a preview of summer as the parking spaces filled up, the downtown and boardwalk were packed and bikes and pedestrians seemed to appear […]
Collaboration and cooperation needed in Ocean City going forward
But don’t nix debate, discussion We are curious what Ocean City Council meetings will be like in the coming months. With no municipal election coming up for another two years, we’re hoping for a more cordial atmosphere. Given the outcome of the election, that seems to be the preference of a majority of voters. In […]
Candidates: If you don’t know them by now …
For those still undecided on whom they want for Ocean City mayor and the three at-large City Council positions — we have suggestions. We say “suggestions” because in recent years this newspaper has moved away from most straight-out endorsements. We have done that for a number of reasons, not least of which is that voters […]
Marijuana-infused taffy sculpting? We don’t think so
Participants in a forum last week suggested tourism-related businesses may want to consider adding cannabis-related activities. Can you picture that in Ocean City? The Cannabis and Hemp Research Institute at Stockton University and the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce heard that general suggestion during a March 15 panel discussion. The upshot is that now-legal […]