Fairness in Taxes
meets June 6
OCEAN CITY – Fairness in Taxes OCNJ meets at 7 p.m. Friday, June 6, in the main conference room of the Ocean City Free Public Library, 1735 Simpson Ave., Ocean City.
For questions, please call Sheila Hartranft at (609) 814-0056. All are welcome to attend.
Cape Shore Chorale
presents ‘Americana’
OCEAN CITY – The Cape Shore Chorale will present “Americana” at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 30th Street and Bay Avenue, Ocean City.
American composers will be featured with music from the Great American Songbook as well as sacred choral
works by Randall Thompson and Samuel Barber. There will be a medley of 1950s favorites and the choir will round out the concert with the stirring “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
The concert and light refreshments are free of charge. A free-will donation will be gratefully accepted.
Scott J. Breiner is the director.
Flea Market
and Craft Show
SOMERS POINT – Somers Point Fire Co. No. 1 Auxiliary will hold a Flea Market and Craft Show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at the Bethel Road Firehouse.
Spaces are $15 for outside and $20 for inside. For information, please call (609) 927-7169 or (609) 927-3281
HPSUT presents
‘The Guards’
OCEAN VIEW – The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township membership meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, will feature a program by Tom McCann, the author of “The Guards,” a book about the history of beach patrols from Brigantine to Cape May Point.
The meeting is at the Upper Township Wellness/Senior Center, 1369 Stagecoach Road, Ocean View.
McCann was a lifelong educator in Vineland and worked on the beaches of South Jersey, including five years at Upper Township Beach Patrol as a guard and as an instructor teaching the Beach Patrol’s Rookie School. McCann was a mascot, lifeguard, and Captain of Sea Isle City Beach Patrol, and Senior Lt. of Wildwood Beach Patrol.
The public is welcome.
The HPSUT takes a break during the summer months of July and August. Membership programing will resume in September 2025.
Flag Day ceremony
in north end
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Gardens Civic Association will have a Flag Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at the toll plaza park next to the toll plaza at the Longport Bridge. All are welcome.
For information call (609) 602-8452.
Sustainable Book
Group meets June 17
OCEAN VIEW – The Sustainable Book Group (SBG) for Ocean City and Upper Township monthly meeting 7 p.m. June 17 at the Upper Township Senior/Wellness Center, 1369 Stagecoach Road, Ocean View.
This is a hybrid meeting – both virtual and in-person. Walk-ins are welcome for the meeting. The SBG will discuss the book, “What If We Get It Right?” by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
Register in advance to receive the Zoom link for this meeting at https://tinyurl.com/SBG17JuneZoom
The Ocean City Free Public Library and the Upper Cape Branch of the Cape May County Library will provide extra copies of selected books each month.
Learn more about
2025 Pops season
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Pops is presenting its 96th Season of concerts this year. The season opens on June 22 with the Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Other highlights include the annual free concert on July 3 and 4 at the Ocean City High School stadium; a “Star Wars” concert; and an appearance by Wayne Newton later in the season.
Tickets are available online at ocnj.us/boxoffice or at the Ocean City Music Pier. Please join us for another exciting season under the baton of Maestro Vince Lee.
For more information, visit oceancitypops.org.
Sub sale
SOMERS POINT – Somers Point Fire Dept. No. 2 Auxiliary sub sale is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7.
Costs are $8 Italian, $9 turkey, roast beef or meatball. Family pack and sub trays availabile.
Call (609) 576-3373 for preorders.
Pick up at 20 W. New Jersey Ave.
Colony Club to
celebrate 75th
SOMERS POINT – The Colony Club of Ocean City is celebrating its 75th anniversary of service, scholarship and friendship while empowering the next generation of young women.
The fund-raising event will be 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at Greate Bay Country Club, Somers Point. Tickets are $60. Call (609) 462-0597.
The Colony Club provides scholarships to young women graduating from Ocean City High School, achievement awards to eighth-graders at Ocean City Intermediate School and sponsors a spelling bee for fifth graders. The group sends two OCHS juniors to the NJSFWC Girl’s Career Institute at Rutgers University.
The club also donates to CASA, OCNJ Cares, CARA, the Ocean City Historical Museum, among others. In 2024, The Colony Club provided more than $12,000 in education-related financial support to the Ocean City community.
Crafters Wanted
for Sept. show
OCEAN CITY – St. John Lutheran Church of Ocean City, at 10th Street and Central Avenue, will host its fourth annual Craft Show and Bake Sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13. This will be an indoor event. If interested in reserving a table visit StJohnLutheranOc.org or call (609) 399-0798.
Search is on for
Miss O.C, Jr. Miss
contestants
OCEAN CITY – The search to find the next Miss Ocean City and Junior Miss Ocean City has begun with the announcement of the application process for interested contestants.
To be eligible for Miss Ocean City, young women must be at least 16 years old by Aug. 1, 2025 and must not have reached their 21st birthday by Aug. 9, 2025; attend or have graduated from Ocean City High School; or have parents/guardians who own property in Ocean City or a sending district to Ocean City High School (including Sea Isle City, Upper Township and Longport).
The Miss Ocean City Pageant will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Ocean City Music Pier. Contestants will compete in interview, talent, swimsuit, poise and onstage question.
Interested contestants can email Mimi Cottrell at MCottrell@ocnj.us
To be eligible to compete for Junior Miss Ocean City, young women must be 12 years old by Aug. 1, 2025 and must not have reached their 16th birthday by Aug.16, 2025. They must be enrolled in the Ocean City School District; or have parents/guardians who own property in Ocean City or a sending district to the Ocean City School District (including Sea Isle City, Upper Township and Longport).
The Junior Miss Ocean City Pageant will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Ocean City Music Pier.
Interested contestants can email Mimi Cottrell at MCottrell@ocnj.us
Bus trip to Longwood
Gardens and
Brandywine Museum
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Arts Center has a bus trip to Longwood Gardens and The Brandywine River Museum of Art on Saturday, June 14.
The bus leaves at 8 a.m. from the Ocean City Community Center, 1735 Simpson
Ave., The trip costs $112 and includes all admissions.
At Longwood explore one of the great gardens of the world, featuring 1,100 acres of meadows, gardens and woodlands, including a four-acre historic conservatory with lush, colorful gardens and the soothing sounds of water.
The Brandywine Art Museum has a distinguished collection of 19th and 20th century American art housed in a renovated 19th century mill with a dramatic steel and glass addition that overlooks the bucolic Brandywine River. The extraordinary site — the intersection of art and nature — emphasizes the Brandywine Conservancy’s commitment to the preservation of the natural, cultural and scenic resource of the region.
For details and tickets go online to https://www.oceancityartscenter.org/ or call (609) 399-7628.
Tabernacle Baptist
season services
OCEAN CITY – Tabernacle Baptist Church kicked off the season May 25.
Monthly services are held every second Sunday at 4 p.m. The following is Tabernacle Baptist’s worship services and fellowship activities for the remainder of 2025:
– 4 p.m. Sunday, June 8, worship service, Pot Luck Fellowship after service
– 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 28, Paint Party
– 4 p.m. Sunday, July 13, worship service
– 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, worship service
– 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, “Temple Stretch,” Egoscue Method
– 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, worship service
– Noon Saturday, Oct. 11, BBQ Fundraiser
– 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, worship service
– 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, worship service
– 4 pm. Sunday, Dec. 14, worship service.
Walking Club
back in action
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Walking Club is back in action this year and invites everybody to join weekly walks on the Ocean City Boardwalk on Friday mornings.
People of all ages and fitness levels are encouraged to meet outside the Ocean City Music Pier at 9 a.m. each Friday to walk the Boardwalk. The Ocean City Healthy Living Advisory Council created the group as a way for people to get healthy and meet new friends.
A round trip covering the length of the Boardwalk is (4.9 miles), but participants are welcome to stop at any point along the route. Starting on June 20, the start time of the weekly walks will move to 8 a.m. The HLAC asks everybody to grab a coffee or water and “don’t forget to bring your smile.”
For more information, email recreation@ocnj.us.
Monthly Grief
Support Group
OCEAN CITY – St. John Lutheran Church, Journey Hospice, and The Shores – a United
Methodist Communities (UMC) Community – are partnering to offer a monthly Grief Support
Group for adults who are navigating the difficult journey of loss.
The group provides a safe, welcoming and confidential space where individuals can come
together to share their experiences, listen, and support one another. Whether someone has
recently experienced a loss or is still processing grief from years past, all are welcome.
Meetings will be held in person on the second Wednesday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon at St. John Lutheran Church, 1001 Central Ave.
“Grief is a deeply personal experience, but it doesn’t have to be experienced alone,” group
coordinators Beth Gebhart and Michele Musto said. “This group is about honoring each person’s
journey and finding hope in shared understanding.”
The group is free and open to all adults, regardless of background or faith.
For more information, please contact Beth Gebhart, (609) 760-6073, bgebhart@lsmnj.org; or Michele Musto, (609) 391-6321, meroclani@umcommunities.org
Summer Book Sales
at O.C. Library
OCEAN CITY – The Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library announced the dates for its book sales this summer in the atrium of the Ocean City Community Center, 1735 Simpson Ave.
The book sales will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 20 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21.
The second book sale will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16.
There will be fiction, non-fiction, hardback and paperback books for adults, children and young adults as well as puzzles, audio books, CDs and DVDs. Cash only. Bring a tote bag for purchases.
Women’s Day at
S. Seaville Camp
SEAVILLE – The Women’s Auxiliary of South Seaville Camp Meeting is sponsoring its 75th annual Women’s Day Thursday, July 24.
The camp is at 188 Dennisville Road, South Seaville. This event is free and open to all. Festivities begin at noon and include cottage tours, Little Acorn Shoppe, history wagon ride, bake sale and basket raffle, prayer tent and ministry displays. Rest in the shade of the trees, cool off with lemonade at the Bell Tower or visit the ice cream parlor.
An inspirational program will be held in the open-air Tabernacle at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Robin Parker will be speaking on the theme of “4 Truths and a Lie.” She will help explore truths from Scripture, deception from the enemy, and encourage participants to live by faith. There will be a special white dove release following the program.
Dinner will be served in Grove Hall at 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. for $12 per person. The deadline for reservations is July 18 by calling Barb Whitlock at (609) 472-4687.
Safe boating class
in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 81, is offering the “Boat America” one-day course June 7 and June 14 at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Eighth Street and Central Avenue, Ocean City.
The one-day course runs 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $65.
“Boat America” is the Auxiliary’s basic safe boating class. New Jersey law requires all operators of power boats complete an approved boating safety class as a requirement for obtaining a NJ Boating Safety Certificate. This course will provide the knowledge necessary to obtain that certification, without the need to study before the class and includes the proctored exam.
Course topics include an introduction to boating, boating law, vessel safety equipment, safe boating, navigation, mishaps and emergencies.
Class sizes are limited. To enroll or for further information, go to http://www.uscgaux-ocnj.org/Boat_Safety_Class.html or call (609) 399-4299.
Grief Support Group
in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT – All are welcome to a Grief Support Group that meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Grace Lutheran Church, 11 East Dawes Ave., Somers Point.
Group and one-on-one support will be available.
For information call (609) 927-3082.
Depression and
Anxiety Group
ATLANTIC CITY – This weekly in-person support group is offered to individuals seeking coping strategies, mutual support, self-care, wellness, and recovery.
Meetings are led by peers who have lived experience with anxiety and/or depression. The group meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at at the Atlantic Community Wellness Center, 1125 Atlantic Ave., Suite 617, Atlantic City. Offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County. For more information, call (609) 652-3800 or email jgimbel@mhanj.org.
Monday Meditation
& Stretching sessions
GALLOWAY – The Atlantic Community Wellness Center provides a weekly 15-to-20-minute meditation, follow-up discussion, and light stretch at 11:30 a.m. Mondays.
Newcomers and people with all levels of experience in meditation are welcome. No cost to participate. Provided by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County, 4 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Suite 8, Galloway. For more information, call (609) 652-3800 or email jgimbel@mhanj.org.
Reduce stress with
Coffee Talk
ATLANTIC CITY – The Atlantic Community Wellness Centers hosts a weekly gratitude-themed group at 11 a.m. Saturdays. Called “Coffee Talk,” the group is a one-hour meeting during which participants discuss, enhance, and deepen their practice of gratitude, which is shown to reduce stress, improve mood, and increase optimism.
Meets weekly at the Atlantic Community Wellness Center, 1125 Atlantic Ave., Suite 617, Atlantic City. Coffee is provided at no cost; pastries/snacks are provided once a month. For more information, call (609) 652-3800 or email jgimbel@mhanj.org.
Too Much Stuff
group meets
Atlantic City – Twice monthly, a group is offered to individuals who live with clutter challenges and “too much stuff.” Strategies, education, support, goal-setting, and other related topics will be covered.
There is no cost to participants. Meetings are at noon the first and third Saturdays of each month at the Atlantic Wellness Center, 1125 Atlantic Ave., Suite 617, Atlantic City. Offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County. Call (609) 652-3800 or jgimbel@mhanj.org. *Upcoming dates are May 3, May 17.
Grief Support Group
in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – The Grief Support Group, open to any adult who is grieving the death of a loved one, is invited to attend a safe and caring gathering at 6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday year-round at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, corner of Eighth Street and Central Avenue, Ocean City.
There is no need to be a church member or from Ocean City to attend. “It is a time to share your story, to tell of your grief and talk of your loved one. It is a place where you may express your feelings, without judgment, nor fixing. Everything is confidential and you, as well, are privileged and entrusted with the heart-felt stories of others. No matter when your loss, it is healing to acknowledge its place in your life.”
For questions or more information contact Jane Taylor at (609) 412-1855 or by email at janeht927@yahoo.com.
Mental health
support groups
NAMI Connection is a free recovery support group for adults (18+) living with a mental health condition. Participants gain the support of peers who understand their experience and gain insight into others’ challenges and successes. The group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.
NAMI Family Support Group is a free peer-led group for family members, caregivers and loved ones (18+) of individuals living with a mental illness. Participants gain the support of peers who understand their experience and gain insight into others’ challenges and successes.
Schedule:
— 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 9, July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, Family Support Group, St. Joseph Church, 606 Shore Road, Somers Point.
— 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 9, July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, Somers Point, Connections, St. Joseph Church, 606 Shore Road, Somers Point.
— 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 22, June 26, July 24, Aug. 28, Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, Cape May County Library, Cape May Court House, Family Support Group.
Visit namiacm.org or call (609) 741-5125 for more information.
Shiloh Baptist
services Sundays
OCEAN CITY – Pastor Paul extends a heartfelt invitation to join in the 11 a.m. Sunday service at Shiloh Baptist Church, 7E Seventh St., Ocean City.
Bible class is at 10 a.m.
“We would be honored to have you with us as we come together to worship and share in fellowship. Shiloh is where everyone’s life matters and every heart belongs.”
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous of Central Jersey invites people who have problems with food to join them for its 12-step recovery program. There are in-person meetings in Ocean County and Zoom meetings as well.
Visit oa-centraljersey.org for more information.
History museum
seeks volunteers
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Historical Museum is seeking volunteers to serve as welcome desk greeters (including gift shop sales) and as museum docents. Training will be provided.
The museum is located within the Ocean City Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave. Those interested in volunteering or learning more should call (609) 399-1801 or email info@ocnjmuseum.org.
Join Submarine
Association
SOMERS POINT – South Jersey has a Submarine Association.
Service members who served on a U.S. Military submarine are invited to join the Jersey Sub Association. Call Commander Tom Innocente at (609) 927-4358 for more information
Call for free Family
Crisis Intervention
Families who are experiencing serious difficulties in managing the behavior of children 10 to 17 years old for whom they are responsible can seek assistance through the Atlantic County Juvenile/Family Crisis Intervention Unit (FCIU).
FCIU is a legally mandated program that is available 24 hours a day to intercede in family conflicts and help strengthen the family unit. Its services include short-term crisis stabilization, family assessment, case management, treatment planning and referrals to appropriate community-based services.
FCIU is available to meet in-person by appointment with youth and their families from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 101 Shore Road in Northfield. Appointments can also be conducted by phone or as a virtual meeting to help de-escalate and resolve family conflicts.
Call (609) 645-5861 or email family_crisis@aclink.org. Referral forms are available at atlantic_county.org.
Free screening
for depression
Online screening for depression and postpartum depression is available at mhaac.info/screening.
The confidential screening involves 10 questions related to topics such as sleep habits, appetite, concentration and level of energy. Resources and recommendations are offered at the end of the survey.
Anyone who wants to take the screening but needs assistance can call The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County at (609) 652-3800. Staff are available throughout the year by phone or by appointment. No cost, no insurance needed.
Angelic Health
seeks volunteers
Angelic Health Palliative & Hospice Care is asking the public to share its time and compassion with those near the end of their journey.
Visit angelic.health, email volunteer@angelic.health or call (609) 432-0073 for information.