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Anti-Wind Farm Petition Takes Off, Nearing 250K Signatures

A petition drive that demands a halt on wind farm projects following whale deaths along the coast has collected more than 240,000 signatures so far. Ocean City wind farm opponent Suzanne Hornick, one of the founders of Protect Our Coast NJ, which began in 2019, said it is time to stop offshore wind acoustic testing...

Cape May County to Host Public Session on Proposed Wind Farm

The Director of the Cape May County Board of Commissioners, Leonard Desiderio, and Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian announced Friday that they will hold a public information session on Wednesday, March 15 at the Ocean City Tabernacle at 6 p.m. “There have been a lot of questions about what steps the County of Cape May has taken in connection with the efforts of the wind company Orsted to place windmills off the shores of Cape May County,” Desiderio said in a news release. He continued, “On Wednesday, March 15, we will provide the public with information, and we want to hear the public’s questions and concerns. We have been working with the City of Ocean City for many months now to challenge the process at the Board of Public Utilities used by Orsted to set aside Home Rule. Our partnership continues, including this first of several Public Information Sessions.” The wind farm company, Orsted, recently filed petitions against Cape May County and Ocean City before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (“BPU”). “We tried very hard to have productive discussions with the wind developer,” said Mayor Gillian. “But they went to the legislature and got a bill through to take away Home Rule and then they used that to get the BPU, an unelected state agency, to take away the authority of the duly elected leaders of Cape May County and Ocean City and to give this foreign Big-Wind company what they want.”...

Ocean City’s DSD Painting Beautifies Homes

Dean Dooley is an Ocean City married father of four and a lieutenant in the Atlantic City Police Department, handling criminal investigations. And when he is not helping others by making the city streets a bit safer, he finds relaxation in his side business that also helps people – by making their homes beautiful courtesy of DSD Painting, which translates to Dean Scott Dooley Painting.

Facelift For Ocean City Athletic Complex May Begin in Fall

Ocean City will look to obtain grants to help pay for a major project that would spruce up the Richard S. Grimes Athletic Fields complex, with work potentially beginning in the fall, officials said. Grimes Field is one of the hubs for Ocean City’s sports and recreation community and is in line for a proposed $4.2 million facelift in 2023.

Mayor Opposes Plan For Luxury Hotel on Ocean City Boardwalk

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian sent a message loud and clear Tuesday that he would not support a project to build an upscale hotel on the Boardwalk. Eustace Mita, chairman and chief executive officer of Icona Resorts, went before City Council on Feb. 23 with his plan to build a 325-room hotel that would cost about $150 million to develop. “After consideration of the ICONA presentation to City Council at their February 23 public meeting, I spoke to Eustace Mita to express my concerns,” Gillian said in a statement. "I told Mr. Mita that while I understand the need for hotel rooms in Ocean City, I cannot and will not support his proposal to the council.”

Ocean City Beach Patrol Gets Early Jump on Recruiting Lifeguards

Summer is around the corner and the Ocean City Beach Patrol wants to make sure it is well-prepared for another busy season. That means hiring highly skilled, athletic lifeguards to keep bathers safe. In fact, the OCBP is starting earlier than ever before to recruit top athletes to join the team. Tryouts are Saturday, June 3.

Ocean City Police and Residents Enjoy “Coffee With Cops”

Concerns about rowdy teens, riders not obeying traffic and helmet laws both on bicycles or e-bikes and nuisance complaints were among topics discussed by Ocean City police officers and residents during “Coffee with Cops” on Sunday. The atrium of the Ocean City Free Public Library in the Community Center was filled with residents and officers from the Community Policing Unit. They chatted while sipping coffee and eating bagels and cookies.

Ocean City Gearing Up For Next Phase of Merion Park Flood...

Nearly 10 years ago, the flood-prone Merion Park neighborhood began serving as a model for the way Ocean City would protect the rest of the town, from floodwater, for the future. It was the first neighborhood to begin using pumping stations to flush stormwater off the streets much faster than it normally would take for the water to recede back into the bay. But the pumping stations and other drainage improvements installed in 2014 were considered the first phase of the Merion Park project. All these years later, the second phase is gearing up to complete the project and give residents what they have been waiting for -- relief from chronic flooding.

O’Neal Becomes OCHS Principal, Pellegrino Athletic Director

After a year as interim Ocean City High School Principal, Dr. Wendy O’Neal got the official nod Thursday night to lead the school on a permanent basis. In addition to O’Neal, the school board approved Michael Pellegrino as the district’s new athletic director.

Families Delight in Ocean City’s Environmental Fun Day

The Ocean City High School cafeteria was transformed Saturday into a nature lover’s paradise where kids got to touch starfish, check out a cool armadillo named “Zelda” and watched as a ball python wrapped itself around a stick. The Nature and Environmental Fun Day packed in all sorts of activities -- from tips on composting, making crafts from recycled materials such as toilet rolls and cereal boxes, to planting seeds to one day sprout into shrubbery and trees, to plenty of giveaways from LED lights to power cords.