OCEAN CITY — This Friday, a big symbolic key will be turned and business people, some in suits and ties, will calmly march into the Atlantic Ocean along with a misguided photographer or two. The festivities at the start of the Memorial Day weekend will herald the official opening of the summer tourism season in […]
RICHLAND – Down 8-1 with only a handful of outs left in the Cape-Atlantic League title game, the Mainland Mustangs needed anything to go their way against the No. 1 seed St. Augustine Prep Hermits. That is when the entire Mustang team came back to life in the top of the fifth inning. They sent […]
Cape May County led state with 5% bump to $8.1B in direct visitor spending DIAMOND BEACH — “Tourism is Cape May County’s economic cornerstone. It drives job creation, supports thousands of small businesses and fuels year-round growth throughout our towns,” Eli Massood told those gathered May 15 for a tourism conference at ICONA Diamond Beach. […]
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The COVID-19 pandemic changed the real estate market in many ways that continue to alter the demographics of Cape May County. Homes once vacant for half a year now are being occupied full time, either by those with the ability to work from home or others who discovered the slower […]
OCEAN CITY — Families’ social media feeds were filled over the weekend with pictures of beautifully dressed young people preparing for the prom at the Ocean City Music Pier. Over the past few months as the Ocean City High School juniors and seniors were picking out their gowns, tuxedoes and flowers, there was extensive work […]
PETERSBURG — A judge has dismissed a civil complaint filed by former Upper Township administrator Gary DeMarzo against two Township Committee members. Judge James Pickering Jr. ruled May 16 that a complaint filed against Committeeman Zach Palombo and Committeeman Sam Palombo was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought back before the court. DeMarzo […]
OCEAN CITY — The new home at 705 E. Eighth St. provides new opportunities to make memories of spending summer at the shore just a block and a half off the city’s pristine white-sand beaches. Ocean City is one of the most popular family resorts on the East Coast, featuring an oceanfront boardwalk filled with […]
UPPER TOWNSHIP — Just off a main road connecting to multiple beach towns and near a popular park and athletic complex, the turnkey, 2,039-square-foot single at 727 Route 50 is the perfect place for those seeking a primary residence or convenient shore home away from the hustle and bustle. “Located in the highly sought-after Upper […]
STRATHMERE — Working from home takes on a new meaning at Twisties Tavern on the Bay, a waterfront bar and restaurant with an apartment above overlooking the bay in a quaint island community. Listing agent Burt Wilkins said it’s a “rare opportunity to own an established bayfront restaurant.” Twisties is located at 236 S. Bayview […]
RICHLAND – Down 8-1 with only a handful of outs left in the Cape-Atlantic League title game, the Mainland Mustangs needed anything to go their way against the No. 1 seed St. Augustine Prep Hermits. That is when the entire Mustang team came back to life in the top of the fifth inning. They sent […]
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City will spend a little more than $100,000 for a new scoreboard at Carey Stadium. On May 8, City Council approved a contract through the National Joint Powers Alliance for a 7’11” tall by 18-foot wide Daktronics live video display and a 3-foot by 18-foot arch truss to go atop it […]
Maeve Smith double winner; Josiah Williams gets title; lots of medals, top 10 for both teams FRANKLINVILLE – Ocean City and Mainland Regional high schools have South Jersey track and field champions, medalists and top-10 finishers. The South Jersey Group III sectional meet was last weekend at Delsea Regional High School. Ocean City senior Maeve […]
Waiting two weeks to ensure Ocean City Council is on board with work at the vacant, blighted 16th Street lots made sense. Council tabled a resolution last week on a contract to do just over $1 million in work on the area between Simpson and Haven avenues that used to be home to a former […]
School policy conundrum: students versus their parents Is helping students conceal their gender identity from their parents the best way to support and protect transgender and gender-nonconforming youths? For a parent, there would seem to be a simple answer. No. For school districts, it’s not so simple. They have to deal with group realities and […]
It is important that the Ocean City Planning Board is working up procedures for citizens to video record its meetings. We hope a comprehensive policy, that should be unveiled by its first meeting in March, will be a step forward for the board, those who appear before it and interested citizens. We also hope these […]
Political sensitivities and a new policy on letters to the editor National politics have made people overly sensitive. I know, shocker. Ask anyone who made an offhand comment about politics — left, right or center — and has been rewarded with an angry harangue in return. That isn’t limited to social media, which is a […]
