Robert Garrigues Powel, Jr., 90
He will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Carol Powel Teter (Mike); grandchildren: Robert Garry Powel, Heidi Powel Waterman (Chris), Emily Grace Teter, Zachary Robert Teter, and Jonathon Trout Teter; brothers: Lee Paul Allen (Shirley), and Tracy Earle Allen (Yvonne); and his former spouse and mother of his children, Jeannette Frey Altland. Garry was […]
MLK ceremony Saturday in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 18 starting at noon at the Ocean City Tabernacle. The event brings the community together to remember the Rev. Dr. King through words, song and dance. The 2025 event had originally been scheduled […]
Tjoumakaris drops in 21 as Ocean City Red Raiders top Lower Cape May Caper Tigers
OCEAN CITY – A couple of big scoring runs by the Ocean City Red Raiders were the difference as they handed the Lower Cape May Regional Caper Tigers their first loss in conference play on Saturday, Jan. 11. Luke Tjoumakaris scored 21 points for the Raiders, including the first eight points of the game as […]
Support for Adam Coste nears $100K
Ocean City native severely injured in New Orleans attack OCEAN CITY — Ocean City native Adam Coste is recovering from extensive lower-body injuries suffered in the Jan. 1 terror attack in New Orleans, in which a U.S. Army veteran drove a truck into crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 35. A GoFundMe […]
Ocean City wrestlers rout Mustangs 80-0
More experienced Red Raiders make it a Senior Night to remember OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School wrestling team put an exclamation point on itsstrong start to the season with an 80-0 win over cross-bay rival Mainland Regional High School. Fittingly, it was the Red Raiders’ Senior Night. They were relentless against the […]
First Night draws thousands for family-friendly celebration
OCEAN CITY — The city prides itself on its family-friendly atmosphere highlighted by its ban of alcohol sales, and organizers of its biggest party of the year take that philosophy to heart. On New Year’s Eve 2024, Ocean City celebrated the 32nd anniversary of its popular First Night, which was founded in 1992 and modeled […]
Jungle John, Wally Gator and Larry Boa (the snake) a big draw
OCEAN CITY — John LaMedica likes animals — slimy, scaly, cold-blooded animals, some with forked tongues, that disdain petting. Spectators, mostly young human animals — sweaty, sticky, warm-blooded animals — love LaMedica, better known as Jungle John, and his friends Wally Gator (a 5.5-foot-long American alligator), Larry Boa (a 10-foot-long boa constrictor) and a dozen […]
George Walloff, age 87
George Walloff, age 87, of Egg Harbor Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by his adoring wife of 50 years and loving children on January 2, 2025. Born in New York City, George spent his childhood years on a farm in Pomona, NJ. Once married he was a resident of Ocean City, NJ for 47 years […]
Dorothy A. Brandon
Dorothy “Dottie” Brandon of Tampa, FL died peacefully in her sleep on December 21st, 2024. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was raised and spent many years in Ocean City, NJ. She was a 1950 graduate of Ocean City High School and later the Atlantic County Vocational School Nursing program. She retired from the State of […]