Governor Chris Christie is coming to Cape May County. Christie will appear on the Ocean City boardwalk next Thursday to talk to residents about his plans for public pension reforms. It’s all part of Christie’s “No Pain, No Gain” tour which includes town hall meetings across the state. Christie insists the state will be in…
A decision by the Ocean City School Board to enter into a send/receive relationship with Longport has been delayed until the end of the month. The Ocean City Gazette reports that the proposed agreement was discussed in closed session last night but was not advanced or approved. School Superintendent Kathleen Taylor told the Gazette that…
Bill Hughes opened his second campaign office and a third one is on the way. Hughes opened a campaign headquarters in Ocean City and will be opening one up in Millville soon. The Ocean City location is at 801 Asbury Avenue. These two locations will join the already opened location in Northfield.
The Ocean City School District is expected to enter into an agreement with the Longport School District this week. The Longport Board of Education has already voted to send its students to Ocean City High School. The Ocean City School Board is expected to concur with a vote that’s scheduled for Wednesday. Longport students have…
Ocean City resident Gregory Whelan has joined his community’s school board. Whelan was selected from five applications to take over the unexpired term of Pete Madden, who left the board to take his elected position on the Ocean City Council. Whelan is 51 years old and is a 1981 graduate of Ocean City High School.…
It was a packed house in Ocean City Saturday night for the annual Night in Venice Boat Parade. This year’s parade featured many boats decorated in many ways; they poked fun at Governor Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate” scandal, at Hollywood’s Oscar celebration, and other events. Many of the boats have been involved in the parade for…
Ocean City Police say businesses are being approached about some late utility bills when in fact those bills do not exist. Police are warning businesses that someone is calling local businesses alerting them that their electric bills are late and they need to pay immediately. This individual does not represent any utility company, according to…
The big issue before the Ocean City Council Thursday evening is a contract to reconstruct a portion of the city’s boardwalk. Council will meet tonight and consider a reconstruction of the boardwalk at Sixth Street. The proposed contract will repair a 420-foot section of the boardwalk, along with the street end stairs at Sixth Street.
If you purchased a Powerball lottery ticket for the July 9th drawing in Ocean City, check your tickets. The New Jersey Lottery office reports that a third prize ticket worth $10,000 was sold at the Acme in Ocean City. The jackpot totaled $124.9 million and was one by a lottery player in Ohio; another $1…
The Ocean City Beach Patrol has expanded its After Hours program. Lifeguards will be on duty at the 8th Street, 9th Street, & 12th Street beaches until 8 PM every night of the week until Labor Day. As part of the After Hours program, there will be a Rapid Response Team that will be stationed at 12th…