Mayor: State of the city stronger than ever
Gillian cites achievements, improvements in the past, planned for future OCEAN CITY — In his State of the City address Thursday evening, Mayor Jay Gillian said the coming year’s budget will include no tax increase and “the city is stronger than it’s ever been.” Gillian, who is running for his fourth term in office in the […]
Polcini, Madden, Bergman make their council candidacies official
OCEAN CITY – Incumbents Peter Madden and Karen Bergman, along with newcomer John A. “Tony” Polcini, officially filed their paperwork for Ocean City Council at-large, dropping off their petitions to city clerk Melissa Rasner Wednesday morning, March 2. Madden and Bergman are each seeking re-election to a third term and have teamed up with Polcini, […]
Ocean City school board has special meeting on girls basketball team
Parents criticize process, district for not supporting their daughters; others support coach, his methods, defend investigation OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Board of Education held a special meeting Thursday afternoon as more people weighed in about the head girls basketball coach’s alleged mistreatment of his players, but after hearing a half-hour of public comments […]
Ocean City girls basketball team: Don’t renew coaches’ contracts
Players tell school board coaches have been ‘demeaning,’ ‘disrespectful’ OCEAN CITY — About a dozen members of the Ocean City High School girls basketball team stood before the Board of Education on Wednesday night and asked that their coaches’ contracts not be renewed for next season. They offered complaints including being “verbally degraded, bullied, sworn […]
Red Raider girls swim team young, strong
OCEAN CITY – With a young but strong team, coach Ian Keyser’s Red Raider swimmers are off to a good start this season. Ocean City girls beat a strong Atlantic City team 97-73 on Dec. 7, overcoming the Vikings’ 6-5 edge in first-place finishes with greater depth in the outer lanes. On Monday, in their second […]
Ocean City boys 3-0 to start swim season
OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys swimming team is off to a 3-0 start this season after topping Atlantic City, Buena and Absegami. Their goal is a South Jersey title. The Ocean City High School team opened the season Dec. 7 with a 104-65 win over the Vikings, followed it two days later by […]
Ocean City school board fires back at member’s letter
Most of school board refutes Suzanne Morgan’s allegations and ethics charges, criticizes her lack of attendance Editor’s note: This letter is a response from Ocean City Board of Education members to former board member Suzanne Morgan, who sent her own letter to the media on Sunday, Nov. 28, and was printed in the Dec. 1 […]
Ocean City school board member resigns in protest
Suzanne Morgan says ethics charges filed against board president, that members aren’t working in the interest of families and children Editor’s note: This letter to the editor was addressed to Timothy Kelley, business manager for the Ocean City School District. It was also sent to members of the Ocean City Board of Education and media […]
Ocean City regional group demands new forum on Ocean Wind project
Protect Our Coast NJ letter to Ocean City mayor, council, said Nov. 6 session dominated by outsiders OCEAN CITY – Local residents, part of a group opposing the Ocean Wind project off the coast of the resort, want the Danish company planning the massive wind turbine farm to return to Ocean City and have a […]
Ocean City Police sergeant indicted on sexual assault charge
Tyrone Rolls of Marmora allegedly had sexual relationship with juvenile victims OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Police Department Sgt. Tyrone Rolls, currently on suspension, was indicted Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 17, by a Cape May County Grand Jury on multiple counts including aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree crime. Rolls, 51, of Marmora, was indicted on one […]