MRHS volleyball defeats Ocean City as teams head into sectionals
Both teams win first-round playoff matches LINWOOD — Less than a week before sectionals began, the Mainland Regional volleyball team hosted Ocean City and dealt the visitors a fairly lopsided loss, showcasing the difference of a team with more experienced seniors playing against a much younger squad. The Mustang girls (13-10) beat the Raiders (9-13) […]
Flood elevation rules could hit in 2025
Lomax: They’re based on predicted sea level rise in 2100 Editor’s note: See related stories, Q&A with Peter Lomax and local officials urging people to comment before time is up Nov. 7. OCEAN CITY — The year is 2100, the anticipated sea level rise by then could be 5.1 feet, but the New Jersey Department […]
Quiet location, upscale amenities at first-floor condo near golf course
OCEAN CITY — The immaculately kept first-floor condo at 2337 Simpson Ave. is snuggled up in a two-block section of the street just east of Bay Avenue. The quiet little pocket of residential homes is also amid the more passive neighborhoods on the island, with easy access to all of the things that make Ocean […]
Tara Leigh Vanderslice Saylor
At 2:19 on November 3, 2024 the skies above Ocean City were a little darker. As a bright light of one of Ocean City original families slipped into the ocean’s breeze. Tara Leigh Vanderslice Saylor who passed away was surrounded by her family in her beloved Ocean City, New Jersey. Tara, a graduate of Ocean […]
Margaret Ann (Peggy) Osborne
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Osborne (née Fischer) passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Despite the challenges of dementia in her final years, her bright spirit and loving nature remained unchanged. A resident of Maple Glen, PA; Ocean City, NJ; and Venice, FL, she lived a life defined by faith, family, […]
Ocean City firefighters help one of their own
Blaze Saturday on West Avenue displaces five residents OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Fire Department had to help one of their own Saturday morning when a firefighter was briefly stuck near flames and amid swirling smoke on a second-floor deck after the valve on a propane tank failed during a fire at a West Avenue […]
Coming up: Trick-or-treating, Trail of Two Cities, ‘Percy Jackon Musical’
OCEAN CITY – Trick-or-treating Thursday is among a long series of events heading into November including the Trail of Two Cities, a musical and Earlier Than the Bird shopping. Trick-or-treating Hours for trick-or-treating in Ocean City will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Safety tips that can be followed include: – Wear reflective clothing. […]
McGinnity to be honored by O.C. Chamber as Citizen of the Year Nov. 21
OCEAN CITY – Bill McGinnity, the chef and owner of Cousin’s Restaurant in Ocean City and Nobil Catering and Food Services, is the 2024 Citizen of the Year, the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce announced. He will be honored at the Chamber’s 2024 Citizen of the Year Award and Outstanding Business and Beautification Awards dinner […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Free car washes for veterans OCEAN CITY – Car Caress is offering free car washes for veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Car Caress has locations at 1635 Haven Ave., Ocean City and 100 Stagecoach Road, Marmora. Chorale ‘Night On Broadway’ SOMERS POINT – Cape Shore Chorale presents “A Night on Broadway” 6 to 9 […]
Mustang Sofia Day wins CAL cross country race as Ocean City wins the team title
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Ocean City’s girls easily won the Cape-Atlantic League Cross Country Championship Oct. 23, but Mainland Regional’s Sofia Day was able to slip past Red Raider Maeve Smith to claim the individual title by just over a half-second. Day and Smith, both seniors, ran side by side for most of the course at […]