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Ice was a carriage horse for Cape May Carriage Company known for his impressive size, striking white color and gentle disposition. At first, the carriage driver thought that Ice was just getting ready to lie down, as horses sometimes do at inopportune times. Ice stood up, then went down again and passed away Thursday night in Cape May. A necropsy will be done to determine the cause of death.

Ocean City swears in a new fire chief and says a fond farewell to the former chief in a change-of-command ceremony. Bernard Smith is promoted to chief and former Chief James Smith retires after a 30-year career.

A mother who has an autistic son is concerned that Ocean City's trash trucks are driving on the Boardwalk during busy hours. She is worried that it is "an accident waiting to happen."

In September, students in the Ocean City Intermediate School will see a new principal. Former Intermediate School Principal Mike Mattina took a position in the Hammonton School District, opening up the position for another longtime educator to lead the school, Matthew Engle. The Board of Education approved Engle’s contract at its meeting June 20. He begins in the district July 1 at an annual salary of $122,000.

Scott and Pat Warner, of Egg Harbor Township, decided to take one of their faster cars to Ocean City on Saturday afternoon. So, instead of one of their 1928 Chevys, they opted for their pale yellow 1957 Chevy Bel Air. They weren’t going on a joy ride. The couple are car buffs, to say the least, and were heading to the annual Antique Auto Show presented by the Jersey Cape Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

A former Ocean City lifeguard repeatedly named in sexual misconduct allegations was sentenced to probation after being indicted in the 2017 rape of a then-16-year-old rookie. Jonathan C. Howell was 36 years old in 2017, when he allegedly got the girl, also a lifeguard, drunk and then sexually assaulted her. Howell pleaded guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and was sentenced to four years of probation.

Police arrested a teenager on attempted murder charges for a stabbing on the Ocean City Boardwalk during a tumultuous Memorial Day weekend of fighting and other crimes in the resort town. In a news release Wednesday, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Ocean City Police Chief Bill Campbell announced the arrest of a Pleasantville teen for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy on the Boardwalk on Saturday, May 25.

The bustling tourism season in Ocean City is quickly approaching and that means throngs of visitors will be packing the beaches, Boardwalk and downtown. The Ocean City Police Department and the Ocean City Beach Patrol are well-prepared to keep tourists and residents safe. The police department recently brought on a major tool to help with fighting crime, locating missing persons and assisting with daily police work – drones. And the Beach Patrol is fine-tuning the lifeguards' watercraft skills for rescues.

The importance of tolerance, acceptance and love were highlighted Saturday on the Ocean City Boardwalk when OC Pride Fest kicked off its second annual Pride Walk in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.

For nearly 20 years, the Ocean City Tabernacle has provided a free after school program for children in the community called the Son Club. But when the president of the Tabernacle, Pastor Jay Reimer, and his wife, Missy, who ran the Son Club, were ousted by the Board of Trustees recently, some parents were worried that the program would cease to exist. Not so, said Laurel Sarian, chairwoman of the Board of Trustees. She issued a statement confirming that the board will keep the program intact just days after OCNJDaily.com published a story about a community petition drive to keep the Son Club alive.