The competition for Miss New Jersey has officially begun, as the 30 contestants in this year’s competition rode down the Ocean City Boardwalk to the delight of spectators. The annual Miss New Jersey Parade kicked off at Sixth and the Boardwalk Wednesday night and was led by current title holder Lindsey Giannini of Hammonton. Preliminary…
This Monday and Tuesday Ocean City students found a surprise when they went to ride their bicycles home from school. A local group had installed free bicycle lights on elastic bands to all bikes parked outside Ocean City’s three schools. The bicycle safety lights were donated by Bike OCNJ, a local non-profit group dedicated to…
Wildwood Beach Patrol lifeguard Myra McCann will take a break from her duties this week to compete against 29 other hopefuls for the title of Miss New Jersey 2016. The 24-year-old 2016 Miss Eastern Shore is a graduate of Holy Spirit High School and St. Joseph’s University. During the winter months she is employed as a one-on-one…
A new firehouse is coming to Ocean City. City officials say an old firehouse located on 29th Street and West Avenue will be demolished after the summer and the new two story building will be open before next summer. The current fire house has been in place since 1954.
A major project designed to alleviate some flooding concerns in Ocean City is moving forward. Mayor Jay Gillian announced that a north end pump station project has been approved, and it will cost nearly $9 million. Part of the project will be paid with a FEMA grant.
Mechanical parking lifts used to satisfy parking requirements in the city’s hospitality zone will no longer be allowed. The Ocean City Council met before the weekend and eliminated the use of the parking lifts by hotels, motels, and other lodging units. The ordinance that creates the new ban was fine tuned by Council during the…
A special surfing competition will be held this Saturday in Ocean City to benefit autistic children. The second annual Heart of Surfing surf contest will be held to benefit children with autism and others with special needs. The competition is open to surfers of all ages at the Seventh Street Beach in Ocean City, and…
The Ocean City High School baseball team is one win away from a state championship. Ocean City knocked off Nottingham, 10-8 on Tuesday in the Group 3 state semifinal baseball game. Ocean City will battle Northern Highlands in Toms River Saturday for the championship. The Red Raiders are 21-5 on the season.
A South Jersey Group 3 baseball championship for the Ocean City Red Raiders. Ocean City blanked Highland on Friday, 5-0 to win their second South Jersey title in school history. Sean Mooney fired a three hit shutout for the Raiders. Ocean City will battle Nottingham in the New Jersey Group 3 State Semifinal game on…
On Thursday the Ocean City High School baseball team defeated St. Augustine 6-5 to win the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference Championship. Both teams had a record of 11-4 in the conference prior to Thursday’s game. The Red Raiders took the lead on a three-run homer by Josh Arnold in the bottom of the sixth inning. Ocean…