Ocean City High School boys track are county champions
Forster a triple winner in rain-soaked meet OCEAN CITY — John Paul Forster was a triple winner for the champion Ocean City High School boys track team at the rain-soaked Cape May County Track and Field Championships on Thursday at OCHS. The meet featured athletes from OCHS, Middle Township, Wildwood, Wildwood Catholic and Lower Cape […]
Leigh Carrico Morrison, 61
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 NIV Leigh Carrico Morrison, 61, of Punta Gorda, FL and Ocean City, NJ died on May 14, 2024. She was born on February 11, 1963, in Wyandotte, Michigan. She was the loving wife […]
Ocean City Night in Venice grand marshal is ESPN’s Marty Smith
OCEAN CITY – ESPN reporter and host Marty Smith will be grand marshal of the 2024 Night in Venice boat parade on July 20 in Ocean City. Smith, who owns a home in Ocean City, will be joined by family members for the 69th anniversary of the festive summer event. Smith is one of the most […]
Ocean City, Mainland tennis lead in Power Points
OCEAN CITY — It was proved once again that every contest between rival Ocean City and Mainland teams is a fight, and this fight had ramifications for the playoffs. With the cutoff for the South Jersey Group III sectional tournament closing in, the Mainland Regional boys tennis team was able to replace Ocean City atop […]
Ocean City Eagle Scout project means to encourage more children to read
Journey comes full circle for Alex Costello OCEAN CITY — It was a full-circle moment for Ocean City’s Alex Costello on Thursday afternoon as he returned to a place he first loved as a child. A crowd gathered at Lake Memorial Park to watch the dedication of Alex’s Eagle Scout project — a tiny, brightly […]
Walter Stanley Szczurek
Walter Stanley Szczurek, of Ocean City, departed this life on May 7, 2024. For 56 years Walt was happily married to Joyce Elaine nee Graff until her death in 2007. They previously lived in Philadelphia, PA, and summered in Ocean City. Walt and Joyce moved permanently to Ocean City in 2001. Walt will be sorely […]
Ocean City should trim staff, lame-duck councilman says in budget dissent
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council approved its $113 million budget Thursday, but not before a lengthy dissent from Councilman Tom Rotondi. The Second Ward councilman said they can do better cutting the budget, which carries a tax rate hike of 3.7 cents per $100. Rotondi, who did not seek a second term in office in […]
One Ocean City budget line item was up 2,900%; it involved new Senior Center expense
OCEAN CITY — One criticism leveled at the 2024 Ocean City municipal budget was that it included a line item that increased 2,900 percent. The budget increase stems from Ocean City taking over operations for the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center in the Ocean City Community Center. Cape May County previously operated the center and […]
Ocean City area events: Sea & Do
Sea Isle Garden Club Flower Sale SEA ISLE CITY – The members of Sea Isle City’s Garden Club will host their annual Flower Sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, rain or shine. The Flower Sale will take place at Dealy Field, 6108 Central Ave., where the public can […]