‘Theatre Thursday’: Tickets go on sale Dec. 4 for all-musical Gateway season
SOMERS POINT – For the first time ever, Gateway Playhouse of Somers Point announces an array of four musical productions for the 2026 MainStage Season. Shows include: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “9 to 5: The Musical.” Tickets for individual shows and season passes will go on […]
Newcomer officially joining Upper Township school board
Bird will join Barbieri, Lentz; Ocean City results stand UPPER TOWNSHIP — Logan Bird has officially won a spot on the Upper Township Board of Education, joining incumbents Michele Barbieri and Christine Lentz. Those three were leading the results Nov. 4, before all outstanding and provisional ballots were counted. Although their totals changed, they finished […]
Preserving the Past: Success stories of O.C. Historic Home Restoration
Editor’s note: This article is part of a new series showcasing owners of Ocean City historic homes and their preservation success stories. If you would like to tell your success story, please email maryann@friendsocnj.org. OCEAN CITY – John Zdon grew up in Marlton and the beach was usually just a day trip for his family. As he grew older, […]
Q&A with candidate and current Assemblyman Antwan McClellan
OCEAN CITY – Antwan McClellan, 51, was born and raised in Ocean City and is a 1993 graduate of Ocean City High School. He attended Virginia State University before transferring to Old Dominion University. He worked for 10 years at Sands Hotel and Casino then worked as a paralegal at a law firm in Ocean […]
Ocean City Fishing Club’s 56th annual Surf Fishing Tournament Sept. 20
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fishing Club expects more than 100 anglers to line city beaches for its 56th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament, which will be held Saturday, Sept. 20.Augie Conte III, OCFC president, hopes a forecast of good weather will lure anglers of all ages to join the approximately 20 fishing clubs that […]
Somers Point District to lease New York Avenue School to Interactive
SOMERS POINT — The Board of Education has reached a lease agreement with a private organization to operate at New York Avenue School. On Aug. 21, the board approved a three-year lease from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, 2028, pending final attorney review. Board of Education President Staci Endicott said the tenant, Interactive Kids, provides […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Beach Bards forum Aug. 27 in Sea Isle SEA ISLE CITY — The Beach Bards Poetry and Prose Reading Series has scheduled its authors and writers presentation for 6:15 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Sea Isle City branch of the Cape May County Library, 4800 Central Ave. Program Coordinator Antoinette Libro Braca initiated the popular library […]
Ocean City Pops goes to the opera
OCEAN CITY – Sunday night at the Music Pier, Maestro Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops Orchestra took a trip through some of the most iconic opera arias with three outstanding soloists. The repertoire included the melodies that are familiar, not only from their originating operas, but tunes that appear in advertisements, cartoon soundtracks, and […]
‘Rent,’ Star Trek’ star teaches students in Gateway to the Arts at Gateway Playhouse
Anthony Rapp: Q&A on favorite roles, acting as a profession, overlap of Broadway and ‘Star Trek’ fans SOMERS POINT — Actor Anthony Rapp provided students in the Gateway to the Arts program at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point an intimate look at the musical they’re about to perform in August — “Rent: School Edition.” Rapp broke […]
Ocean City Pops Orchestra celebrates Independence Day
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Pops Orchestra with Maestro Vince Lee gave July 4 a proper celebration with four concerts in five days — three of them outdoors! Wednesday night the orchestra traveled a retrospect in all of the 12 “Star Wars” film soundtracks. The John Williams scores have a certain similarity while closely identifying […]