Ocean City Thursday Senior Golf: Gibson, Hoagland and Dempsey lead scoring
By PETE DAVIS EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – A 7:30 a.m. shotgun start was a welcome change this week for the Ocean City Thursday Senior Golf League, although the early time led a few to sit out. This is not the time of year to miss a week. We have four weeks left until the playoffs begin […]
Bayfront beauty mixes amazing location, view with incredible design
OCEAN CITY — Few homes anywhere can boast 200 feet of bay frontage like the fantastic Mediterranean-style mansion at 283 Bayshore Drive in the popular Riviera section of America’s Greatest Family Resort. Calling it a boater’s paradise — with its unimpeded views, three boats slips and easy access to the open ocean — would be […]
Somers Point strikes redevelopment agreement on hotel conversion
SOMERS POINT — City Council voted unanimously July 11 to adopt on ordinance creating a redevelopment agreement with AVIA NJ Mays Landing to allow for the conversion of the Sonesta ES Suites, a 120-room extended-stay hotel, into 120 long-term rental apartments with an affordable component. On June 13, council authorized an executive session seeking advice […]
Ocean City Tuesday Senior Golf League: Brandeth, Lyons, Probert prevail in scramble
By TONY CHERBY BUENA VISTA — The Ocean City Senior Tuesdy Golf League had its second scramble of the season on July 9, and the results weren’t nearly as good as our first one a month ago. The league gets its scramble sticks out after every three match play rounds. The one in June featured […]
Ocean City ‘absolutely safe’ for residents, visitors, officials say
Response was to incidents of teens fighting on boardwalk over Memorial Day weekend OCEAN CITY — At a press conference Thursday afternoon to show Ocean City is a safe place to live and vacation, Assemblyman Antwan McClellan put things in perspective. Referencing videos that swirled around social media showing teens fighting on the boardwalk over […]
OCHS girls 2nd eight medals at Stotesbury Cup Regatta
The Ocean City High School crew team’s girls second eight medaled at the prestigious Stotesbury Cup Regatta that featured 919 boats and more than 5,000 athletes Friday and Saturday on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The second eight, featuring (from coxswain to bow), Ava Ruh, Reese Hemberger, Callie Bellwoar, Reese Powell, Marissa Trostle, Addison Guest, […]
Mainland, with 6-2 record, returned 5 starters, but all in new positions
LINWOOD – The Mustang tennis team is 6-2 so far this season, with its only losses to Ocean City and out-of-conference Lenape. Head coach Chris Connolly believes his team is looking pretty good with five returning starters, but the entire team is basically at new positions. “We had five people come back,” he said. “They’re […]
Ocean City girls lacrosse plans tough schedule to compete in talented South Jersey Group III
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School girls lacrosse team put its newly constituted team to the test Saturday, facing a tough out-of-state competitor in Villa Maria Academy. The girls lost, 12-6, to even their fledgling season record to 1-1, but coach Lesley Graham knows if her girls want to be competitive in the […]
Veterans Services Office opens in Court House
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – A county with a sizable population of veterans now has a Veterans Service Office. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held March 26 at its location at the National Guard Armory in the Crest Haven Complex. The event was attended by county officials, VFW and American Legion commanders and Lower Township […]
Read Across America at OCPS: ‘If you can read, you can learn about anything’
OCEAN CITY — March 1 was a silly day full of fun at Ocean City Primary School when members of the community went into classrooms with children’s books in their hands. The message was simple, according to Principal Dr. Cathleen Smith: students realize “reading is cool” when they see the police and firefighters and all […]