H. Lloyd Hayes has submitted his petition to run for a council at large seat in Ocean City. The 67-year old Hayes announced this week that he will run in the May, 2016 municipal election for the seat. Hayes previously served on the Ocean City School Board for six years, and spent over two decades…
A road project is beginning this week in Ocean City. Mayor Jay Gillian said that work is taking place in the area between 14th and 16th St. near the bay. The project will include new drainage pipes capable of handling flow from a 10-year storm. The city previously worked on the bulkhead and believe this…
A new construction project begins Monday in Ocean City. Mayor Jay Gillian announced over the weekend that work will be conducted between 14th and 16th streets and the bay for new drainage pipes. The pipes will help the city handle flood waters from a typical ten-year storm event. He predicts vastly improved drainage as a…
The Ocean City girls basketball team is headed back to the South Jersey Group III finals. Ocean City knocked off Winslow Township in a very low scoring game Friday night, 22-16. Ocean City now has 24 wins on the season and will battle Toms River East Monday at 6pm in the championship game.
A boardwalk reconstruction project in Ocean City is nearly finished. The Ocean City Gazette reports that a block and a half of new boardwalk is nearly finished between Plaza Place and Eighth Street. Walters Marine Construction began the work last October, and the project is on track to be completed by the March 18th…
The high school basketball season ended for the Ocean City boys basketball team on Thursday night. Ocean City fell to Winslow Township, 67-59 in the South Jersey Group III quarterfinals. Connor Laverty scored 20 points for the Red Raiders in the loss. Meanwhile, the Ocean City girls team advanced with a 49-34 win over Absegami.…
A huge victory for the Middle Township Lady Panthers basketball team Saturday. Middle Township defeated Ocean City, 36-34 in overtime to win the Cape Atlantic League championship. Bridget Ruskey scored all seven of the Lady Panthers’ overtime points, and did so with four fouls on her. The game was broadcast live on WCZT. Ocean City…
The Ocean City Council met Thursday night and talked at length about the new 2016 municipal budget. The spending plan includes a proposed increase of one penny in the local tax rate. Officials discussed how the one cent increase will help Ocean City finance a myriad of capital improvement projects in the coming years.
A big delay in a back bay dredging project in Ocean City. The Ocean City Gazette reports that the United States Army Corps of Engineers has halted a huge dredging project in Ocean City because the contractor did unapproved work. An earthen pier was constructed to help a barge unload spoils from a site into…
A teenager who was reported missing in Camden County was found safely in Ocean City. The Ocean City Gazette reports that 16 year old Riley Romano was found safe and sound in Ocean City Monday at 11pm. Romano’s parents believed the teen ran away from home on Monday morning. Romano is from Berlin Township.