Working fire at Ocean City home
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City firefighters put out a blaze at a home at 15 Tobago Lane late night Aug. 27. No one was injured. A 911 call came in at 11:36 p.m. and crews from the Department of Fire & Rescue Services and Police Department responded, reporting heavy smoke and fire at the rear […]
Pops pays tribute to Whitney Houston
OCEAN CITY – Maestro Vince Lee enjoys bringing rising young artists to the Music Pier to front the highly polished Ocean City Pops Orchestra. Sunday night, the soloist was Lakisha Jones, an “American Idol” winner and successful Broadway actor. She sang and pranced her way through Whitney Houston covers, adding her own energy and style. […]
Raider football opens with shutout win
OCEAN CITY – Football season in New Jersey kicked off beachside last week with a dominant performance by the Ocean City Red Raiders in their annual Battle at the Beach game. The Raiders held Oakcrest High School scoreless in head coach Sean Matthews’ first game as leader of the team. Two late defensive scores by […]
Goldcoast condo offers shore vacation oasis in popular neighborhood
OCEAN CITY — The fantastic first-floor condominium at 2120 Wesley Ave. is just a block from the white-sand beaches of the central Goldcoast neighborhood. Ocean City is one of the most popular shore resorts on the East Coast, featuring a 2.5-mile-long oceanfront boardwalk filled with hundreds of shopping, dining and entertainment venues, as well as […]
Mayor asks for public comment session to be respectful
Gillian also calls out critics who threatened him politically, questioned transparency OCEAN CITY — Before Thursday night’s public comment to precede a vote on the former Wonderland Pier property, Mayor Jay Gillian asked the people packing Ocean City Council chambers to be respectful. He used the occasion to fire back at critics who he said […]
Citizens say no to hotel at Wonderland Pier property
OCEAN CITY — The following are some of the comments, mostly paraphrased, by citizens opposing the Ocean City Council resolution to refer the Wonderland Pier property to the Planning Board at the Aug. 21 meeting: — Howie Atkinson questioned the transparency with the process, saying when the Aug. 14 press release came out about the upcoming […]
Ocean City police officers helped with the gridlock on busy summer weekends
OCEAN CITY — The sheer number of vehicles trying to get onto and off the island via Ocean City’s main gateway over the Route 52 causeway can lead to gridlock even at the best of times. The summer is not among those times, and the intersection of Ninth Street and Bay Avenue frequently features traffic […]
Gillian, other mayors, to meet with Van Drew on beach funding
OCEAN CITY – Jay Gillian was among a number of mayors planning to meet Tuesday with U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew over funding for beach replenishment after high tides from Hurricane Erin washed away sand in South Jersey communities. Erin was reportedly the biggest hurricane to come so close to landfall other than 2012’s Sandy, […]
Grandson of Oscar Hammerstein II appears with the Ocean City Pops
OCEAN CITY – A capacity crowd in Ocean City Music Pier was treated to an evening of beloved music Sunday from the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Twenty-eight songs were included; remarkably, every one of them was familiar. Will Hammerstein spoke of the life and work of his grandfather, Oscar Hammerstein II. The […]
Citizens support hotel at Wonderland Pier site
OCEAN CITY — The following are some of the comments, mostly paraphrased, by citizens supporting the Ocean City Council resolution to refer the Wonderland Pier property to the Planning Board at the Aug. 21 meeting: — Caitlin Quirk, a downtown business owner, said city business groups voted overwhelmingly to support Eustace Mita’s proposed hotel, noting after […]