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The “Final Flight” for Elaine D. Harmon…

Please allow me to take this opportunity to personally thank the family of Elaine D. Harmon for allowing me the privilege of joining them as she was finally laid to rest on September 7, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia...

Walk for the Wounded in Ocean City Raises More Than $100,000

For most of us, Christmas is a time of joy and fond memories. For J.B. Daniel, one Christmas Day was filled with horror. While serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq, he was wounded in the right hand and foot when a bomb hidden in a vehicle exploded next to his Humvee military truck on Dec. 25, 2004...

Irish Eyes Are Smiling in Sea Isle This Weekend

It was a great day for the Irish and friends of the Irish. And today should be no different...

Ocean City Air Festival Draws Airplane Admirers and Families

Perched on top of his father's shoulders, 6-year-old Jackson Grande peered into the open cockpit of a bright red historic biplane and marveled over what he saw. "My favorite part of the plane were the things moving up and down on the wings, the flaps," Jackson said excitedly, drawing smiles from his parents...

Mayor’s Update: Sept. 23, 2016

I’d like to remind everybody that Atlantic City Electric will be performing restoration work next week. The utility company anticipates rolling 30-minute outages for many downtown and north-end areas on Tuesday (Sept. 27) between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The interruptions will be an inconvenience, but they are necessary to ensure improved and reliable service...

Collins, Donald Sharp of Ocean City, NJ

Donald Sharp Collins passed away peacefully under a pink sunset on the last day of summer, September 21, 2016. He left this world as he had wished, in the house that he was born 91 years earlier surrounded by the love of all of his children and several grandchildren and his oldest great-grandchild.

Ocean City School District Reveals Updated Mascot

The Ocean City School District has long admired the accomplishments and the legacy of Mr. Dixie Howell. Mr. Howell is an icon for our students and in this District. The School District and the Board of Education work to keep Mr. Howell, Coach Howell as he is fondly remembered, in the forefront of who we commemorate in our schools...

Car Wash & Bake Sale – Sat 9:00a-12:00p at the...

The Ocean City Intermediate School is hosting a Car Wash & Bake Sale to benefit the Music Department on Saturday September 24, 2016 from 9:00am-12:00pm.

Sand Sculptor John Gowdy Creates Beach Masterpiece in Ocean City

John Gowdy first started messing around with sand at the age of three, with the standard bucket and hand shovel, according to a photo caption on his web page. Gowdy, now 59 and one of the most renowned artists of the medium, didn’t get serious about sand sculpting until he was parked on an Atlantic City beach and needed something to entertain his twin baby daughters Kelly and Jennifer...

Ocean City Moves Ahead on Dredging Projects

Since starting work in September, Ocean City has already completed two of the three dredging projects scheduled this year as part of a multimillion-dollar program to clear out lagoons and channels choked with muddy sediment, a top city official said Thursday night...