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This year is the 38th annual Alumni Run. Last year was won by Jake Edwards, class of 2017. All Alumni are encouraged to participate...

Dean Randazzo is typically a man of few words. New Jersey’s most successful professional surfer has always expressed himself on the water, riding the biggest waves in the world. But he has a story to tell. Randazzo, a longtime fixture of the Ocean City surfing scene, will share his story of becoming a professional surfer, battling cancer and his recovery at the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation Lecture For A Cause 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, according to a press release.

In his weekly message to the public, Mayor Jay Gillian is urging everyone to stop in at the local shops and restaurants for the holidays. He is also reminding everyone to buy their First Night admission buttons for Ocean City's New Year's Eve celebration.

This week, Ocean City School District Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Taylor received a Resolution from the New Jersey State Legislature honoring her as the 2018 State Superintendent of the Year presented by Senator Jeff Van Drew. It was the last voting day for Senator Van Drew, and officially his last...

Contractors began work Wednesday on Ocean City’s restoration of Shooting Island, the longest living shoreline project in New Jersey history. This fall, Ocean City received a long-awaited permit for wetlands restoration and enhancement at Shooting Island in Great Egg Harbor Bay. The permit enables the city to move forward with another piece of its long-range plan for dredging, maintenance and restoration of the city’s beautiful back-bay recreational area.

Mayor Jay Gillian is warning Ocean City residents that the National Weather Service forecast calls for minor tidal flooding, but it also calls for 2 to 3 inches of rain through Friday. If downpours happen at the same time as high tide, it could make flooding worse. High tide at the Ninth Street Bridge is at 6:40 a.m. Friday and streets could begin to see flooding in the hours before that time.

Santa delivered an early Christmas present to the city of Ventnor, which is now much closer to seeing its longtime dream come true. The Planning Board Wednesday, Dec. 12 approved all the necessary variances, waivers and conditions for Ventnor Theater, LLC to rehabilitate the old Ventnor Twin movie theater and turn it into a state-of-the art multiplex and burger restaurant. Commissioner Lance Landgraf called the project “transformational.” Planning Board Chairman Jay Cooke called the developers “champions of the community” and said the theater project would “provide a better self-image” for the city. Board member Dan Smith called it “monumental” and said it would be...

With Christmas right around the corner, meal preparation is at the top of mind of many a holiday host and hostess. One of the traditional and most enjoyable of these is the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a longtime Italian-American ritual held on Christmas Eve. But as Sea Isle City restaurant owner Mike Monichetti tells it, the feast has branched out and become a favorite of anyone who enjoys celebrating the holiday with loved ones who are also seafood lovers ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Coastal Flood Watch in effect for Ocean City from 7 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 20) through 7 p.m. Friday (Dec. 21). Heavy rain is expected to coincide with strong southeast winds and full-moon tides. Water levels are expected to peak in the hours around high tide on the bay side of Ocean City at about 6:40 a.m. Friday.

The Cape May County Office of Emergency Management has launched a new flood risk mapping system that will show the real flood risk on local streets and neighborhoods as it relates to specific storm events. The new Flood Risk Mapping program took a year of development, and will be ready for the public to use during the first quarter of 2019.