Ocean City High School crew wins 3 races at regatta
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA – The Ocean City High School rowing team was invited to Fairfax County, Va., to compete at the Walter Mess Regatta March 30. The Raider crews won all three eights events they entered. The first win came from the boys junior 8 in their opening heat in 5:40.2 over second-place Robinson High School […]
Ocean City High School baseball preview
Team returning solid pitching but mixed with new players OCEAN CITY – This is opening day for Ocean City High School baseball if the rain holds off. Game time is 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, against cross-bay rival Mainland Regional, the defending South Jersey Group III champion. A lot of new faces will be in […]
Thomas McKeown Devlin
Thomas McKeown Devlin, PhD, of Newtown Square, PA and Ocean City, NJ, died peacefully in his sleep on March 20, 2024, at Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, PA. He was born at home in Philadelphia on June 29, 1929, to the late Frank Devlin and the late Ella Mae (McKeown) Devlin. A 1947 graduate of […]
In Ocean City, proposed NJDEP rule likely won’t have substantial impact
Most regulations on protecting endangered species already in force OCEAN CITY — The proposed Shore Protection Rule for endangered species that Ocean City Council voted to oppose March 14 would not appear to have as substantial an impact on the resort’s beaches or public safety as local officials fear. Most of what is in the […]
Government overreach vs. government overreaction
Ocean City’s opposition to the Shore Protection Rule proposed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is understandable if the reality were endangered shorebirds destroying the resort’s summer tourist season. That fear is like seeing a flock of birds in the sky and imagining they’re the vanguard in some Alfred Hitchcock scenario. It is […]
Ocean City: Seals visit to relax, rejuvenate
‘It is very critical they get to rest undisturbed.’ – Michele Pagel, Marine Mammal Stranding Center OCEAN CITY — Picture three school buses parked end to end: That’s how far you should stay away from seals resting on the beach because spooking them can harm or even cause their deaths. And if you want to take […]
Ocean City: Stranding Center seal team to the rescue
OCBP sergeant offers assist after seal stuck in 5th St. jetty OCEAN CITY — With an assist from an Ocean City police officer, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center rescued a seal that fell into a crevasse on the Fifth Street jetty after fleeing from a murder of crows. According to Michele Pagel, assistant director of the […]
John A. Pfister
John A. Pfister died peacefully on March 19, 2024 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, with his son Jack, his brother Michael and sister Kathy at his side. He was born on April 1st, 1946 in Philadelphia PA, where he grew up with his parents, John A. Pfister, M.D., and Mary (Mae) Meehan Pfister […]
Shirley Eileen Kubaska, 98
Shirley Eileen Kubaska, age 98, of Ocean City, passed away at The Shores United Methodist Communities on Wednesday, March 13. Born in London England on February 22, 1926, she lived in Southwest London (Kentish Town), Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington DC, Japan, Rosemont, PA, Dover, DE, and Egg Harbor Township, NJ. She graduated from Camden School […]
Ocean City hires new school superintendent
Christian Angelillo talks longevity over his 29 years in education OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Board of Education unanimously approved a contract for a new superintendent of schools Thursday evening, welcoming Christian Angelillo. “It’s wonderful to have a full vote on this without any dissension,” board President Kevin Barnes said. “I do want to […]