It’s another South Jersey Group III championship game appearance for Ocean City’s girls soccer team. Ocean City got goals from Paige Panico and Faith Slimmer to advance to beat Lacey Monday, 2-0. Ocean City hosts Cherry Hill West Thursday afternoon in the title game. for more, visit CoastSportsToday.com
The high school football playoff seedings and pairings are all set. Ocean City is the only Cape May County team to qualify for the playoffs; the Red Raiders are seeded fifth in South Jersey and will travel to Delsea. Middle Township, Wildwood, and Lower Cape May did not qualify for the post season. For more,…
Former Ocean City High School athletic director Christine Lentz was acquitted of official misconduct charges by a jury on Friday. Lentz was accused of hacking into the email account of a school superintendent with an iPad. Lentz retired after a 30-year career with the school district.
A massive beach fill project in Ocean City is underway. City officials say the dredge “Texas” began pumping sand on the beaches Thursday night. Ocean City will get 1.3 million cubic yards of sand on its beaches from Seaspray Road to 13th Street.
The official misconduct trial of former Ocean City High School athletic director Christine Lentz has reached closing arguments. Lentz is accused of spying on a superintendent’s iPad in order to gain an upper hand in contract negotiations. Lentz’s attorneys say she spied in the co-worker’s email account for personal reasons.
Route 52 inbound from Atlantic County to Ocean City will be closed for a few hours this Saturday morning. City officials announced that the Trail of Two Cities 5K Walk/Run will be taking place, and the roadway will be closed for the pedestrian traffic. Motorists are advised to plan for alternate routes until at least…
A man who robbed four banks including one in Ocean City has been sentenced to 87 months in prison. 43 year old Bruce Wayne Higgins of Virginia robbed a branch of TD Bank in Ocean City and another bank in Atlantic City. Higgins must also pay nearly $24,000 in restitution.
Ocean City High School’s girls soccer team scored a win in its first playoff game of the season Monday afternoon by beating Central Regional, 4-0, at Carey Stadium. Freshman Faith Slimmer scored a pair of second half goals for the Lady Red Raiders who will play Tuesday’s winner of the game between Absegami and Gloucester…
A second Ocean City pizza shop owner has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Philly.com reports that 54 year old John Gaeta of Cherry Hill admitted that he tried to conceal his ownership of Big Slice Pizza and skipped on paying taxes on nearly $700,000 in income. Gaeta faces up to three years in prison and…
Ocean City is getting additional time to dredge its navigation channels. The State announced that a seasonal restriction that would have shut down the project in the fall has been lifting which will allow dredging to occur through March 1st. This will extend the dredging season for another three to five months.