A former beach tag supervisor in Ocean City will have his day in court on Friday. Charles Cusack admitted that he had sexual relations with an underage employee and Cusack will receive his sentence at the end of the week. Cusack was arrested three years ago; he used to work as a police officer in…
Ocean City will have a new person in charge of reaching out to the media. Doug Bergen has been hired as the municipalities new public information officer. He has worked for multiple media outlets throughout the years and will help the community release its information. Mayor Jay Gillian announced the hiring during his weekly email…
On Wednesday the Ocean City Planning Board gave preliminary approval to the construction of ten small homes on a car dealership parking lot. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the lot is located between Haven and Simpson Avenues on 16th Street and currently leased by Perry-Egan Chevrolet. The proposed project calls for the building…
Yet another delay in the sentencing of the owners of the popular Manco and Manco pizza chain at the Jersey Shore. A court ruled that sentencing will not occur on Wednesday and the date has been pushed back to March 18th. Charles and Mary Bangle are accused of skimming nearly $1 million from the pizza…
Ocean City residents could begin receiving increased flood insurance discounts in the future. Mayor Jay Giilian said the preliminary results from the National Floor Insurance Program’s Community Rating System puts Ocean City at a class 5 rating, which is up from a class 6 municipality last year. Pending final certification, this advancement will increase Ocean…
The former athletic director at Ocean City High School is suing the school district, and expects more than $2 million. The Ocean City Gazette reports that Chris Lentz has filed a notice of a lawsuit against the school district alleging discrimination and wrongful termination. Lentz alleges that Superintendent Kathleen Taylor objected to Lentz’ sexual orientation.…
The cleanup is underway at Johnson’s Appliances in Ocean City following a fire last night. A fire started Tuesday around 8:00pm outside of the appliance store and spread inside. No major structural damage was done to the building. The fire apparently started in some trash cans outside of the store and the blaze was contained…
A major beach fill project in the north end of Ocean City could wrap up before Christmas. City leaders met on Thursday and talked about the beach fill project being conducted by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. The first leg of the beach fill project is finished, and the second leg could wrap up…
A man who delivered a talk to students in Ocean City on October 30th has now been arrested for sending nude photos of himself to an underage girl. 27 year old William Egan of Ocean County is charged with sending sexually explicit photos to a girl who attended one of his lectures in another school.…
Ocean City’s field hockey team battles for a state championship on Saturday. Ocean City will take on Warren Hills in the New Jersey State Group III championship game at Bordentown High School at 4:00pm. Ocean City advanced with a big win over Moorestown in the semifinal game on Wednesday night. The Lady Red Raiders won…