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Ocean City’s Old 29th Street Firehouse – Going, Going, Gone…

Ocean City's old firehouse on 29th Street survived raging flood waters from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and countless other storms in the past 60 years, but it finally succumbed to the blows from a demolition crew on Friday...

Mayor’s Update 9-30

I’d like to remind everybody that I’ve planned a town hall meeting for Thursday to discuss the Ninth Street corridor. I encourage everybody to attend and participate at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 in the main auditorium at the Ocean City Tabernacle...

New Location for Chili Chowder Festival on Sunday, Oct. 2

UPDATE: Due to the weather forecast, the location of the Chili Chowder Festival scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, has been moved from the Tennessee Avenue Soccer Complex to the covered loggia of the Ocean City Music Pier (on the Ocean City Boardwalk between Eighth Street and Ninth Street). Complete information is below...

New book Will Tell More About ‘HERO’ John Elliott and the...

His name and picture are on signs, billboards, posters, websites and other media promoting the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers. Tragically, his name is also on a small granite cross at a roadside memorial that marks the spot in Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, where Elliott was killed by a drunken driver on July 22, 2000...

1968 Olympic Silver Medalist Speaks at Ocean City High School

On Thursday, September 22nd, Ocean City High School welcomed former Olympian and record breaker, Jim Ryun, to speak to the school’s Cross Country team. Ryun is a silver medalist for Team USA, where he participated in the track & field 1,500 meter run during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City...

Veterans Hired by the FAA Will Now Receive New Paid Sick...

Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) today announced that their bipartisan bill – which aims to expand paid sick leave benefits recently made available by the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 to veterans hired by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – is now headed to President Obama’s desk for signature...

Passion Vines to Hold Whiskey-Sampling Class at Greate Bay Country Club

Your grandfather could have hardly imagined years ago, when he was sipping on his whiskey nightcap, that what he had in his glass would become, decades later, a trendy drink...

Weekly Activity Report September 18-24

Calls for Service: 454 Daily Average: 65

Will You Be Watching the Debate Tonight? Check-in After and...

Please check-in with us on facebook after the debate tonight. We are very interested to report on how our audience views the race, after we have had a chance to see the two candidates head-to-head...

A Day of Thrills at the Ocean City Air Show

When you're flying a mere 5 feet apart while zooming along at 230 mph, you've got to trust the pilot in the plane next to yours. Ken Rieder and Jon Thocker, professional air show pilots who have been flying together for 10 years, said they have complete confidence in each other...