The Ocean City Police Department has acknowledged the retirement of Detective Sergeant Dennis Jones. Jones retired this week after a long career of law enforcement service. The city presented him with a plaque to commemorate the occasion. Photo from Ocean City Police Facebook page.
Ocean City High School’s football team hung on for a 34-32 Thanksgiving day win over Pleasantville. Ocean City stopped an attempted two point conversion with no time on the clock to ice the game and win. Ocean City has now won 50 of 90 games in the all time series with the Greyhounds. For more,…
There’s a battle between the Upper Township and Ocean City school districts following a vote taken by the Upper Township Board of Education last night. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Board voted to investigate why the Ocean City School District hired a private investigator to look into certain members of the Upper…
The popular 34th Street Bridge in Ocean City will be closed overnight into Friday morning. Officials announced that the intentional bridge closure was being moved back one evening, to this evening. Work is being done on the bridge to repair its surface. The bridge will be open again Friday morning after sunup.
It’s the end of the season for the Ocean City girls soccer team which dropped the Group III state semifinal game to Allentown Tuesday, 6-1. Ocean City won its first South Jersey title in 17 years with a victory over Cherry Hill West last Thursday.
Eight senior athletes at Ocean City High School have made their collegiate choices. CoastSportsToday.com reports that Alexa Weber, one of the top runners in South Jersey, will run for St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Shannon O’Reilly, who missed the end of the past season with an injury, will attend LaSalle. For more, see Tom Williams’…
The Ocean City High School football schedule is in for big changes next season. CoastSportsToday.com reports exclusively that Ocean City will likely lose matchups with Cedar Creek and St. Joseph and earn games against Bridgeton and Egg Harbor Township due to realignment in the West Jersey Football League. For more, see Tom Williams story on…
A South Jersey Group III title for the Ocean City girls soccer team in a shootout Thursday at Carey Stadium. Delaney Lappin scored on a penalty kick which gave Ocean City a 2-1 win over Cherry Hill West. Ocean City will play Allentown Tuesday in a state semifinal at Toms River North High School.
Ocean City’s 34th Street Bridge will be closed for two consecutive nights next week. City officials announced that the bridge will be closed late Tuesday night and again late Wednesday night in order to allow crews to pour concrete as part of a two year project to redeck the bridge.
The Ocean City boys soccer team advanced to the South Jersey Group 3 championship game with a 3-1 win over Hammonton Tuesday afternoon in a game played in a steady rainfall. The Red Raiders will host Mainland Friday afternoon at Carey Stadium for the title. For more on this game, read Tom Williams’ story on…