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Mayor’s Message: Nov. 8

Ocean City's beach replenishment project is expected to begin in early 2020, Mayor Jay Gillian announced Friday. Work will be done in January and February to restore the eroded beaches and dunes in the south end from 45th Street to Corson's Inlet State Park. The project will move to the north end beaches between Seaview Road and 12th Street beginning in April, the mayor said. The beaches are expected to be replenished by early June.

O.C. Girls Soccer Team Wins South Jersey Title

The Ocean City High School girls soccer team brought home the South Jersey Group 3 title Thursday, defeating the visiting Mainland Mustangs 6-0 behind a five-goal explosion in the second half. The win propels the Red Raiders into the tournament’s Final Four as they pursue what would be their first state championship in the school’s history. Ocean City will next play Hopewell Valley, the Central Jersey Group 3 winner, at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Toms River North High School.

Nominations Sought for MLK Award

Ocean City will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at two different events on Monday, Jan. 20: the Day of Service and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony and Soul Food Dinner. The event includes the honoring of Ocean City residents with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Services Award, and the city is currently seeking nominations from the public for this year’s honorees. The awards are given to citizens who exemplify the philosophy and ideas of the late civil rights leader.

Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Names Carrie Merritt Citizen of the...

The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce is honored to announce the recipient of the Chamber’s 2019 Citizen of the Year Award and Outstanding Business and Beautification Awards. The awards will be presented at the Chamber’s dinner Tuesday, Nov. 26 at The Flanders Hotel. This year, the Citizen of the Year Award will be presented to Carrie Merritt, a community leader and first grade teacher at the Ocean City Primary School.

O.C. School Board Returns Two, Adds Newcomer

Two incumbents and one challenger won three-year seats on the Ocean City Board of Education on Tuesday. J. Tiffany Prettyman, a current school board member, was the top vote getter with 1,876 votes. Her fellow incumbent, Gregory Whelan, received 1,575 votes, according to unofficial totals from the Cape May County Board of Elections. Challenger Patrick Kane won the third board seat, garnering 1,284 votes.

O.C. Soccer Team Wins, Advances to Title Game

The Ocean City High School girls soccer team is advancing to the South Jersey Group 3 finals for the second time in three years after defeating Toms River South 5-0 on Monday afternoon. The top-seeded Red Raiders will face the third-seeded Mainland Mustangs in the sectional championship game Thursday at Ocean City.

Polls Open 6 a.m. for Election Day

Voters go to the polls from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to elect the Senate and Assembly candidates in the First Legislative District and two Cape May County freeholders. Democratic Sen. Bob Andrzejczak is facing a challenge from Republican Senate candidate Michael Testa, a Vineland attorney. Democratic Assemblymen R. Bruce Land and Matthew W. Milam are running against Republican Assembly candidates Antwan McClellan, an Ocean City councilman, and Erik Simonsen, the mayor of Lower Township. Cape May County Republican Freeholders Gerald M. Thornton and E. Marie Hayes are being challenged by Democrats Joyce P. Gould, a commissioner in Wildwood Crest, and Elizabeth F. Casey, an Ocean City attorney.

Veterans Day Ceremony, Holiday Events Set For Ocean City

Ocean City’s annual Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11 at the Ocean City Tabernacle (550 Wesley Avenue). The event honors all of the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. In addition, Ocean City has a lineup of holiday events scheduled through New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Details follow.

Experience the Seasons in O.C.

Ocean City may not have the abundance of trees with brilliant colored leaves like the trees off-shore, but that’s a good thing when people are seen spending their weekends with a rake. Ocean City may not have the crowds and the sounds that fill the summer, but that’s a good thing when you can hear the crashing of the waves in the stillness of the night. Now is the quieter time of year to savor all that the city has to offer.

Bay Avenue Construction Update

The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority is replacing and rehabilitating the force mains that carry wastewater to the treatment plant on the bay at 45th Street. The work will be on 31st Street from Haven Avenue to Bay Avenue and Bay Avenue from 31st Street to Eighth Street. Following are details for work scheduled during the week of Nov. 4 to 8.