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Bill Cruice was commander of American Legion Morvay-Miley Post 524 in 2000, when he organized a drive for the veterans to have a meeting place, one where they could share their memories, enjoy camaraderie and hold events. On Saturday, the 84-year-old reflected on how he and other post members, there were 30 at the time, knocked on doors and began the long journey to having their own building. The post, which grew to 450 members in 17 years, leased space in four different locations...

Haines won the Healthy Educator Award through AtlantiCare’s Healthy Schools, Healthy Children initiative for his efforts to instill healthy behaviors and attitudes in the Intermediate School’s student and staff populations. He has helped initiate Mindful Mondays at the school, during which the entire student body takes time to breathe and meditate at the start of the school day. For both students and staff, Haines has led the introduction of yoga, which is supported by a Sustainable Jersey for Schools Health and Wellness Grant. With its Sustainable Jersey funding, the Ocean City Intermediate School (OCIS) has started offering after-school yoga lessons to students in fourth through eighth grades. The yoga equipment purchased with this funding also benefits teachers and staff during yoga sessions on in-service days, according to the release...

The Humane Society of Ocean City presents Woofstock at Willow Creek Winery, 168 Stevens Street in West Cape May, Sunday, April 29. Jeffrey Gaines will be performing a special benefit concert from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. to bring awareness to the needs of shelter animals and a call for education and training so that all animals find the loving home they deserve...

Dimitri Georgopoulos, owner of Geo Electric, 2051 Route 50 in Woodbine, keeps a slip of paper on the wall by his desk. It is a reminder of how he runs his business. Be on time. Be on budget. And always give the customer the highest quality service. “I love doing my job and I want my workers to do it to the best of their ability,” Georgopoulos said amid multi-tasking Tuesday morning. “Electrical work is really fascinating. You are taking so much power that is hiding behind a little screw.” He flipped through work orders that filled his desk, all neatly arranged in four rows. From wiring additions, new kitchens and bathrooms, to rewiring an old house, a commercial building or an apartment complex, business is booming...

Anna Silverberg had to make sure she looked just right for her photo with Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, who was at Jon & Patty’s Coffee Bar & Bistro, 637 Asbury Ave. in Ocean City Sunday afternoon for a meet and greet. So, Anna, a 3 ½ year-old from Egg Harbor township, walked up to Mund who was all smiles, paused, and took off her jacket. Now Anna was picture-ready. Anna’s big brother Nick, 7, and their parents Christine and Adam watched in amusement as did a full room of spectators waiting to get their photo taken with Mund...

Cathy Randazzo held up a tan jacket outside of the Tah-Dah boutique, 952 Asbury Ave. in Ocean City Saturday afternoon seeking her gal pals’ opinions as she tossed a blue and gold scarf over the garment. “We like the jacket. The scarf has too much gold,” Randazzo’s friend Lacye Ciccarelli chimed in. So that was the answer...

They struck a pose, sashayed down the runway, showed off what’s hot for spring and summer, and pumped up the crowd at a fashion show Friday night to kick off Girls Weekend in Ocean City. Business owners, residents and even City Council members showed off their threads at the cool event held at Glazed Over Studios, 704 Asbury Ave. Ocean City Special Events Coordinator Michael Hartman co-hosted the show with Miss America 2018 Cara Mund...

Property owners in Ocean City may receive a deeper discount in their flood insurance policies by next spring, if the city gets federal approval, city officials said. City Council passed a resolution at its March 22 meeting for the first step in gaining approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Ocean City’s process to achieve a higher community rating that would result in a 35 percent discount in flood insurance premiums compared to the current 25 percent discount...

When it comes to the Easter Fashion Promenade in Ocean City, the Dole and Curran-Smith families turn to their most fashion savvy family member. “My family started putting us in this back in the ‘60s,” Kathleen Doles, of Absecon, said. “We do it every year. We have a lot of fun.” Doles’ two daughters Devon and Kelly and her granddaughter Mia love being in the show. But it is Devon who works out the details of what to wear. She corresponds with relatives who come for the holiday from Las Vegas...

Whether you live in Ocean City, or just come to visit, there will be a familiar theme in the spring and summer seasons - fun, with loads of activities and entertainment lined up. But what makes it even better – whether you’re heading to a show at the Music Pier, coming off the beach after a sun-splashed day or going to one of the action-packed amusement parks – you will be strolling down a new Boardwalk...