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 […]
A slice of American life in Strathmere
Annual patriotic parade welcomes piping plover mascot Stratty McMitchell STRATHMERE — Amid the sights of patriotic-themed costumes, floats, bicycles, classic cars and fire engines, along with the sounds of wailing sirens and an exuberant crowd, Stratty McMitchell made its debut July 4 in Strathmere’s Independence Day parade. The newly hatched mascot of the Strathmere Plover […]
Upper Township introduces $3.7 million bond ordinance
Capital improves, purchases PETERSBURG — Upper Township Committee introduced a $3.7 million bond ordinance June 24 for capital improvements and the purchase of equipment. Work scheduled to be undertaken with the funding includes projects and purchases for the Department of Public Works, recreation facilities, Township Hall, Office of Emergency Management and engineering. Township Administrator Gary […]
Upper Township Senior Center will soon chill out
PETERSBURG — The Upper Township Senior Center soon will be a cooler place to hang out — literally. Mayor Jay Newman said June 24 that the township has received a grant to fund repairs to the HVAC system at the center on Stagecoach Road, noting they have had trouble with it for two to three […]