Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge: Jenna Parker wins sixth title
40-year-old Harvey Cedars guard fends off 16-year-old Ivy Slavinsky of Sea Girt CAPE MAY POINT – She did it again. Jenna Parker won the 16th annual Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge for the sixth time. Last year, Parker placed second, turning in a time just 3 seconds short of the winner’s 24:00. The race […]
Touch-a-truck fundraiser benefits severely injured Upper Township boy, his family
PETERSBURG — Under bright blue skies and a midsummer sun, Upper Township and the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Officers Association, along with first responders and law enforcement officers from around the region, teamed up to raise money for the family of a Seaville boy who was severely injured in an accident at home. […]
Grant to make it safer for Upper Township students
PETERSBURG — Upper Township Committee has received a $925,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to Schools Program. According to Township Administrator Gary DeMarzo, the grant, which was submitted in November, will be used to create significant safety enhancements for those traveling to and from the district’s schools. DeMarzo said the work […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Marine Mammal Stranding Center Suds for Seals EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of the sick and injured marine mammals and sea turtles that visit New Jersey, is holding a Suds for Seals fundraiser hosted by Hidden Sands Brewing Company 5:30 to […]
Avalon wins Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard races
Beach patrols competed in eight events, rowing, swimming, paddling and running WILDWOOD — The Avalon Beach Patrol has been on a roll this competition season, adding to their titles the Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Championships July 26 at Lincoln Avenue beach. The past two years Avalon has come in first and looked to extend the […]
Upper Township man pulls family from O.C. riptide
Local attorney jumped into ocean to save family after lifeguards were off duty OCEAN CITY — Local attorney Brandon Walcott was enjoying some time on the beach Friday night with his wife when he spotted a family struggling in the ocean and launched into action to save them. Tom Stevens, who was on the beach […]
Ocean City Women’s Lifeguard Invitational: Avalon Beach Patrol wins, OCBP second, LPBP third
OCEAN CITY – The Avalon Beach Patrol continued its winning ways Tuesday evening, taking the title at the 2024 Ocean City Beach Patrol Women’s Invitational. That follows a win at the Longport Women’s Invitational and the Cape May County Lifeguard Championships. The OCBP, which won two of the five events, finished second with 13 points […]
Benefit for severely injured Upper Township boy is July 27
PETERSBURG — Upper Township and the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Officers Association have teamed up on a mission to support a Seaville boy who was severely injured in an accident at home. According to a post on the family’s GoFundMe page started by Ginger Berens, the aunt of Dylan Vanderhaeghen, the 3-year-old suffered […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Tabernacle Baptist fourth Saturday Fellowship activities OCEAN CITY – Please join Tabernacle Baptist Church’s fourth Saturday Fellowship Activities in July, August and September. There will be a canning class at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27. Deadline to register is Wednesday, July 24. Participants will learn how to can and preserve fruit and vegetables and to can […]
Avalon Beach Patrol wins 26th Longport Women’s Lifeguard Invitational
Ocean City Beach Patrol wins surf dash, 2nd in paddleboard, 2nd overall; Sea Isle City Beach Patrol is third LONGPORT — The Avalon Beach Patrol placed in every event to win the 26th Longport Women’s Lifeguard Invitational amid choppy seas July 9 at 33rd Avenue. The Ocean City Beach Patrol was a close second. Regan […]