Ocean City residents will have the chance to learn more about dredging projects in the community. Mayor Jay Gillian has announced that he will hold a Town Hall Meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 at the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall in the Ocean City Free Public Library at 1735 Simpson Avenue. City Council members…
Ocean City is seeking to do even more work to its infrastructure. The city will be holding a workshop on Jan. 19 to go over its five-year capital plan. The information will be presented at the Ocean City Free Public Library. Because of a good bond rating and low interest rates, the city is updating…
The beach fill between Ocean City and Sea Isle City will be done again. The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ announced that it has redone a contract with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company to do beach restoration in Ocean City, Sea Isle City, and Strathmere. While a beach fill was done earlier this year, a…
The “clown prince” from the Harlem Globetrotters has passed away. Meadowlark Lemon was confirmed to have died on Sunday. The 83-year-old is responsible for bringing smiles to face of fans across the world. He was apart of the Globetrotters during the height from the mid 50’s into the 70’s. In total, he spent 24 seasons…
Ocean City will be honoring their long time clerk during Monday’s council meeting. City Clerk Linda MacIntyre is retiring at the end of the month and will be honored during the meeting on Monday at 1 p.m. She worked for 44 years with the city. The agenda is brief otherwise with improvements to various racquet…
School Choice students from Upper Township are again denied the opportunity to attend Ocean City High School. The Ocean City Gazette reports that three students from Upper Township were told they cannot attend Ocean City High School next year. Ocean City has stated that it doesn’t want to accept more School Choice students in the…
It’s possible a big beach fill project in Ocean City could conclude this weekend. A north end beach fill project has reached 10th Street which means the work could finally wrap up this weekend, weather permitting. The entire cost of the project is $12 million.
A sentencing date for the former beach fee director in Ocean City has been moved to February 5th. Charles Cusack of Egg Harbor Township pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault after admitting to having sexual relations with an underage employee. Cusack is not expected to receive jail time, but he could get a…
Ocean City’s council will consider an ordinance Thursday night to fund a major road paving and drainage project. Streets from the bay to Bay Avenue along 14th, 15th, and 16th streets would see the work if Council approves the ordinance. The total cost of the project is just over $2 million.
A retired Ocean City police officer says a beer he drank at a restaurant at Harrah’s Casino nearly killed him. Richard Washart went before the media on Tuesday and stated that one beer he had at McCormick and Schmick’s Restaurant at the casino made him deathly ill and nearly cost him his life. Washart ingested…