Spacious Gardens home ready to host big family, friends for beach retreat
OCEAN CITY — Invite the extended family and friends to the fantastic beach house at 801 Seaview Road on a corner in the popular Gardens section of the island. The 3,500-square-foot home offers two levels of living with five bedrooms and three full bathrooms combined. There also are two separate living areas with full kitchens — […]
Amie Vaules helped found FOCUS PAC, but left organization to run for Ocean City Council
OCEAN CITY — Families of Ocean City United in Success (FOCUS), the political action committee that formed in late 2023 to endorse and support candidates for Ocean City Council and Board of Education, raised more than $18,000 in 2024 and sent $5,000 total to four council candidates it endorsed in the May 14 election. One […]
FOCUS PAC raised $18,240 from variety of donors, spent $7,654
OCEAN CITY — In the D4 report filed in October 2023 with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, the group Families of Ocean City United in Success (FOCUS) estimated it would raise $100,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024 and reported that making contributions would be “a major purpose” of the committee. In a second-quarter […]
Carter and Karwowski share top honors in Brambley Golf League play
By THE HANDICAPPER V OCEAN CITY – Last week at the Brambley Golf League, Dave Carter and Joe Karwowski showcased their skills, each shooting an impressive round of 42 to capture the overall Low Gross title. Their stellar performances edged out Dan White by a single stroke. White, however, had a season-best round of 43, […]
Edward Thomas Born, 94
On the evening of Thursday, August 8, 2024, Edward Thomas Born passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. He was 94 years old. Born on December 16, 1929 in Atlantic City, NJ to John and Alberta (née Hiltner) Born, Ted was one of three boys dubbed early on as “The Born Brothers.” He is survived […]
Wonderland founder and former mayor Roy Gillian remembered for all he did for Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Accolades poured in for former Ocean City mayor Roy Gillian, who founded Wonderland Pier at Sixth and the Boardwalk, an amusement park that has brought joy to generations of families since 1965. Gillian died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. He was 94 years old. Services are Wednesday at the Ocean City Tabernacle. “One […]
Ocean City Arts Center annual show: Big splash of art along the boardwalk
OCEAN CITY — Fine artists from around the region set up their work with the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop during the three-day Boardwalk Art Show last week. Joanne Coffman and Lynn Sullivan of the host Ocean City Arts Center, who were sitting in the sun at the registration table, said it was the 61st […]
Ocean City Beach Patrol hosts Miss Ocean City, Junior Miss Ocean City contestants
OCEAN CITY — Miss Ocean City and Junior Miss Ocean City contestants were all in their bathing suits Aug. 1, but it wasn’t for a pageant stage. They were on the beach and in the surf learning skills lifeguards use on the Ocean City Beach Patrol. The lifeguards put them through their paces — gently, […]
Schools in need of funding now, Simonsen says
Districts including U.T., Somers Point, have seen substantial aid declines TRENTON — A member of the Assembly Education Committee, Assemblyman Erik Simonsen told the panel meeting in Trenton last week that while he prefers to start fresh with a completely new school funding formula, he supports bills to help districts facing state aid cuts more […]