Ocean City

Ocean City has moved a skating event for tonight’s First Night activities inside due to the threat of rain.  The event was scheduled to be located on basketball courts and now has been moved to the city’s Intermediate School.  The city has provided free Jitney service for the evening.

A fire destroyed two homes and damaged a third home in Ocean City during the early morning hours on Thursday.  The fire was contained to the 4800 block of Central Avenue.  The fire was reported around 3:00am and was fully involved when it was reported.  No cause yet of the …

There’s a developing story out of Ocean City this morning.  At least two beachfront homes in the city were destroyed early Thursday morning by smoke and flames.  The two homes are three stories in height, and the rear of both of the homes have been burned to the ground by …

The man accused in the strangulation death of a woman in Ocean City last summer has declined a plea agreement and will go on trial for the crime.  Paul Kline was in court Thursday and will now be tried on charges that he murdered his girlfriend Denise Tarves Webber in …

Ocean City will be closing its skateboard park on Wednesday.  The park is located at Fifth Street and Asbury Avenue and will be closed to allow crest to complete construction of a shade structure.  The Park is expected to re-open on Thursday.

A 61 year old woman from Ocean City has been charged with managing a house of prostitution in the city.  The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Grace Li was running a house of prostitution from the L&G Spa located on 9th Avenue.  Clients were able to pay for …

A 31 year old Ocean City woman pleaded guilty to causing the drug induced death of William Ang last June.  Alissa Cunningham was in court this week and admitted to the crime.  She will be sentenced in February.

Ocean City is reaching out to its community to fill five volunteer positions on four different boards.  The city issued an alert asking for interested parties to join the environmental, tourism, historic preservation, and zoning boards.  Five vacancies exist.

A school maintenance worker in the Ocean City school district pleaded guilty this week in a federal court to defrauding a state health benefits plan out of $5 million.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that 44 year old James Wildman of Marmora participated in the scheme that included nearly …

There’s been no plea agreement yet in connection with a murder case in Ocean City from the summer of 2017.  Paul Kline was in court on Thursday; he’s charged with the slaying of 54 year old Denise Tarves Webber at an apartment complex.  Kline has one more pretrial conference next …