Ocean City

Some Ocean City High School sports stars have picked colleges to continue their academic and athletic careers.  Football star Harry Pfeifle will play at Farleigh Dickinson-Florham; runner Mickey Baker will continue her career at Monmouth; lacrosse star Danielle Donoghue will play in two years at Mount Saint Mary’s, and soccer …

A 42 year old Ocean City man is the latest individual to plead guilty in connection with a $50 million prescription drug scheme that has infiltrated in the public sector.  Richard McCallister was in court Monday and pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme.  McCallister teaches in the Pleasantville …

Ocean City has backed off its planned acquisition of a former Exxon gas station, for now.  City officials announced that the property owner wants far more than the appraised value for the property and the two sides could not come to an agreement.  The city has also withdrawn its condemnation …

Ocean City’s 34th Street Bridge is scheduled to be closed for two hours during the overnight hours, Friday morning.  The bridge will be shut down between the hours of 3-5pm to allow work crews to complete steel repairs on the south side of the bridge.  The regular traffic pattern will …

A couple of government meetings scheduled for Ocean City Wednesday evening have been cancelled.  City officials announced that both the Board of Education and the Zoning Board meetings scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed by today’s bad weather.  Both meetings will be held next week.

An Ocean City Boardwalk reconstruction project has been wrapped up in advance of Easter Weekend.  Mayor Jay Gillian says the boardwalk has been rebuilt from Fifth Street south to 12th Street.  Gillian also says there will be various improvements made in the city by Atlantic City Electric.

Ocean City will swear in its new fire chief during a special ceremony to be held Friday evening.  James P. Smith will be sworn in as the new chief during a ceremony to be held at the Ocean City Tabernacle; the event was scheduled for a few weeks ago but …

The Ocean City Public School District is opening under a two hour delay on Tuesday, March 13th.  The school district announced on its social media Monday night that it was due to weather but did not specify what weather concern is causing the delayed opening.

Sunday marked the 9th anniversary of the disappearance of Ocean City resident John Weisbecker.  Weisbecker disappeared from his home in the 200 block of Asbury Avenue, last seen by a postal worker.  Ocean City Police say there appeared to be evidence of a struggle.  A $50,000 reward continues to be …

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian reports that two pumping stations in Merion Park experienced issues during the most recent coastal storm.  Gillian advises people not to tamper with the equipment and to notify police immediately if anyone is seen tampering with the equipment.  Gillian also says a gas line must …