Ocean City

A house fire in Ocean City early Saturday morning cause major damage to the home, but no injuries.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that the fire damaged two upper floors of a home in the beach block of Plymouth Place.  Two occupants escaped from the first level of the …

No trial date has been set yet for Christine Lentz, the former athletic director at Ocean City High School who is charged with official misconduct for allegedly hacking into the email account of the school superintendent.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that Lentz will be back in court on …

Rules that will govern boardwalk entertainers in Ocean City will not be voted on by Council until next month at the earliest. City Council gave the administration until January 12th to fine tune the proposed regulations that will designate how and where entertainers will perform.  Some musicians have been outspoken …

Ocean City’s transportation center is again open for business.  The city re-opened the 118 year old building last week after it underwent much needed repairs.  The building was closed for three months while both interior and exterior of the building got facelifts.  The city received a grant totaling $500,000 that …

Official charges have been filed in an Ocean City bank robbery. Bruce Higgins, of Virginia, has been charged with robbing the TD Bank in Ocean City. Higgins was charged with Robbery, a crime of the first degree, and lodged in the Atlantic County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 full …

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian says a new boardwalk in front of Moorlyn Terrace will be completed in time for the city’s big First Night celebration on December 31st.  Gillian says a new section of outfall pipe is buried under the sand at 8th Street by the Terrace.  The Music …

Ocean City Councilman Robert Barr is now heading up the city’s Housing Authority.  The Ocean City Gazette reports that Barr replaces former chairman Bill Woods who’s term expires at the end of the month.  Barr says the city wants to renovate the Peck’s Beach Village on Fourth Street.

An arrest has been made in connection with a bank robbery in Ocean City last week. Authorities announced that 42 year old Bruce Higgins Jr. of Herndon, Virginia is the man who robbed a branch of TD Bank in the city on December 15th.  Higgins was arrested after entering a …

A branch of TD Bank in Ocean City was robbed Thursday afternoon.  Authorities say a man walked into the bank and demanded an unknown amount of money; the note indicated the man had a gun, but no weapon was spotted.  The bank is located on 9th Street in the city, …

One of the longest serving members of a South Jersey beach patrol has resigned.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that Tom Mullineaux has resigned after a 51 year career with the beach patrol.   Mullineaux has served as chief for the past 16 years.  He recommended two members of …