A 21 year old New Hope woman has died as a result of injuries she suffered during a motor vehicle-pedestrian accident in Ocean City. NJ.com reports that Katherine Lux has succumbed to injuries she experienced after being struck by a vehicle at 26th Street and West Avenue last Wednesday evening. To date, no charged have…
Ocean City is accepting applications this week from individuals interested in filling a Council seat vacated by Michael DeVlieger. He stepped down from office, and now the seat is open until the November election. Applicants could be interviewed in a closed door session of Council as early as next week.
A 72 year old woman was revived on the Ocean City beach this week. NJ.com reports that the woman was face down, unresponsive in waist deep water Tuesday morning when her husband reached out for assistance from lifeguards. The woman was provided CPR and regained her pulse before being transported to a local hospital.
Ocean City will be losing one of its members of City Council next month. Mayor Jay Gillian announced over the weekend that Mike Devleiger will leave office in August; no reason was cited. DeVlieger is the Vice President of Council.
An 18 year old banner plane pilot landed a plane safely on a bridge early Monday afternoon, resulting in no injuries. Officials in Ocean City say Landon Lucas reported engine trouble near Steel Pier in Ocean City and was able to land his banner plane safely on the Route 52 causeway. Crews are removing the…
A Philadelphia television station is reporting that a small, single propeller plane has landed on the 9th Street Bridge in Ocean City. NBC10.com has video of the small, silver plane on the bridge; it appears to have landed safely. The plane has the word “Paramount” painted on the side. No word yet of what if…
Ocean City officials adopted a new municipal budget that increases the local purpose tax rate by one cent. Ocean City is also hopeful that some money could come in to the city in the future from the Orsted wind project that would require transmission lines to come through Ocean City.
66 year old John Andrew of Ocean City lost his life during a two vehicle motor vehicle accident at 9th Street and Bay Avenue Tuesday night. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Andrew was a passenger in a car that collided with another vehicle at the intersection. The full circumstances of the crash…
The Ocean City Council will finally adopt its 2021 municipal budget on Thursday. City officials say there will be an update to the capital improvement budget that will set the course for the next five years. Thursday’s meeting begins at 7pm.
The man who set a high standard for public relations efforts in local municipalities has passed away at the age of 89. Ocean City’s Mark Soifer died over the weekend at home. He retired from his position five years ago and left behind a legacy of quirky and fun public relations initiatives that are still…