Merion Park home with wealth of wetland views raises the bar on luxury
OCEAN CITY — Want proof that bigger is better and location is king? It’s right here in black and white at 22 Roosevelt Blvd. Set in the Merion Park section of the island, the home offers front-row seats to the daily circle of life in the wetlands just yonder. The neighborhood lets homeowners experience everything […]
Ocean City proposed budget has 7% tax hike
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City taxpayers will see a 3.76-cent increase in the tax rate if the proposed 2025 municipal budget is approved later this spring. It is the same increase taxpayers faced in the 2024 fiscal year budget. Ocean City Chief Financial Officer Frank Donato handed out copies of the proposed budget at Thursday […]
‘Let go and let God’
Shiloh Baptist celebrates Ocean City’s Mother Moore as she turns 104 OCEAN CITY — Juanita B. Moore lives by a simple credo, “Let go and let God.” It has helped her live to her 104th birthday, which was celebrated Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Shiloh Baptist Church at 7 E. Seventh St. in Ocean City. […]
Speakers question policy on transgender students in Ocean City School District
School board votes down attempt to move to rescind policy OCEAN CITY — After multiple impassioned pleas during public comment to rescind a policy on support and privacy for transgender students, and then combative outbursts from the audience during discussions about procedures, the Ocean City Board of Education voted down an attempt to bring that […]
Ocean City mayor: You get a lot for 66 more cents a day
State of the City address a list of city’s assets and services; ‘future is bright’ OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian’s State of the City address March 13 included a long list of what makes Ocean City a dream place to live and how the administration and City Council make tax dollars “go a long […]
Ocean City 2050 announces Wonderland site winners
Multi-use entertainment site, capital-raising to replace amusement park OCEAN CITY — The advocacy group doesn’t have any claim to the site, but it does want city officials to know it has ideas about what should replace the former Wonderland Pier amusement park — and it’s not a luxury hotel. The group Ocean City 2050 on […]
Ocean City school budget would add half-cent to tax rate
OCEAN CITY — After three years of no increase in the tax rate, the 2025-26 Ocean City School District budget proposes to raise taxes by a half-cent per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed budget includes substantial increases in tuition rates for sending districts including Upper Township, Sea Isle City and Longport. District Business Administrator […]
Officers, board members installed at O.C. Chamber of Commerce event
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce installed the 2025 Board of Directors and Officers during the Installation Social at the Ocean City Yacht Club Feb. 27. Patrick McMahon of the McMahon Insurance Agency was chosen as president. First vice presidents are John (Jake) Birch of Merrill Lynch and Janet Galante of […]
OCHS senior, National Honor Society member, fifth at state wrestling meet
OCEAN CITY — Danna Ramirez-Castaneyra, a senior at Ocean City High School, was just named a Student of the Month for February with a special note on her certificate about compassion. Abbreviate that a bit to just plain passion — passion for going her own way in athletics. Ramirez-Castaneyra just came off a fifth-place finish […]
Multi-level beach house offers space for privacy, community at the shore
OCEAN CITY — Start the day with coffee on the back porch as the sun rises and end the day with a cold drink on the private deck off the primary bedroom as the sun sets on another great day at the beach. Offering five bedrooms and three bathrooms on multiple levels, plus a cozy […]