The Middle Township Lady Panthers advanced in the NJSIAA lacrosse playoffs, with a 21-5 win over New Egypt. Allison Hunter and Bridget Ruskey scored 7 goals each and Coutney Laing made 10 saves. Middle (17-1) now plays Camden Catholic in the next round. The Ocean City girls defeated Toms River South 11-5 to advance to…
A porch collapse Tuesday afternoon in Ocean City injured an employee of a house lifting company on the 400 block of West Avenue. Fire company officials reported the victim was partially pinned under the front porch roof and was alive and responsive. He was taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Trauma Center, treated and released with no…
A dredging project in Ocean City got the approval of city council on Thursday. The city is working on emptying a portion of site 83. Following the removal of 50,000 cubic yards of materials, the city will begin work on Carnival Bayou, between 16th and 17th sts. until site 83 is refilled. The city also…
On Monday four Ocean City High School science students were recognized for an experiment they conducted in conjunction with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Congressman Frank LoBiondo presented certificates to the students in honor of their research to determine the attachment rate of E.coli bacteria to lettuce in zero gravity. The results of the…
On Friday, attorneys for Manco and Manco owners Charles and Mary Bangle filed a motion to dismiss several counts of their indictment on tax fraud. Shore News Today reports that the pre-trial motion filed by attorneys for the Bangles moved to exclude statements made during interviews with IRS agents under their Miranda and Fifth Amendment…
There are three vacant gas stations in Ocean City that the mayor views as an eyesore. Mayor Jay Gillian has told the community that council there is going to consider legislation that would pressure the owners to clean up the properties or remove the issues involved at the properties. First consideration for the ordinance is…
The latest beach fill project planned for south Ocean City, Sea Isle City and Strathmere, actually began on Thursday afternoon at about 1:45 p.m. on the beach at 42nd Street. The $57.6 million project will pump about 1.6 million cubic yards of sand on approximately 2.6 miles of beach between 36th and 59th streets. The project…
A major beach fill initiative will kick off on Friday. Congressman Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey Department of Environmental Commissioner Bob Martin, and local officials will be on hand for the beginning of a beach fill project in Ocean City. It is part one of a three part project that will include Strathmere and Sea Isle…
Paving is done on Bay Ave. in Ocean City and there is little that remains to do on the work. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster says the contractor is finishing up the stripping and road markings. The final paving took place from 12th to 9th sts. The entire project began back in Sept. and…
Ocean City could be one step to placing a skate park in its community. Council approved going out to bid on proposals for the project on Thursday. Mayor Jay Gillian has said that council could be ready to award a contract as early as the next council meeting. The city has already put aside $750,000…