Ocean City
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With one week to go before the unofficial, official start to the summer tourist season, Mother Nature appears to ready to make amends for last year’s natural disasters with a Memorial Day South Jersey tourist officials would dream about. She plans a three-day festival of sun for Saturday through Monday, May 25-27.Just in time.
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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The Cape May County Veterans Bureau will hold its annual Memorial Day Service 2 p.m. Monday, May 27at the Cape May County Veterans’ Cemetery, 129 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House. -
At the second Stop FEMA Now meeting held in South Jersey, founder George Kasimos called the math being used to calculate future increases in flood insurance “Chinese algebra.” He meant it as an insult.But it’s the Chinese, having mastered algebra in the 13th century, who should be highly insulted.
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Send your photos from the prom to the Gazette!Submit your photos to chiggins@catamaranmedia.com or use the form below.
Be sure to include name, school year or age, and hometown for each person in the photo.
Photos will appear online and in print in upcoming editions.
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A quick look back at Raider highlights from the past
May 1988:
Pam McFarland, Alison Amicone and Carla Roberts each won twice as Mike Naples’ girls track team won the Cape May County Meet, 129-52, over second place Lower Cape May. Amicone set meet records in the 800 meters (2:19.1) and the 1600 (5:19.0).
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MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The Health Department, in cooperation with the state Department of Environmental Protection, is continuing its cooperative coastal monitoring program.
Sixty-one ocean and eight back-bay recreational sites have been selected for weekly monitoring. The program is dedicated to monitoring sewage treatment plant discharge to the Atlantic Ocean from outfalls 1 mile off Ocean City, Avalon and Wildwood Crest.
Ocean City Gazette
City council notes
Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, May 21, 2013 09:33 am
The following notes were compiled from a Thursday, May 16 city council meeting:
Stylish stroll
Written by Jen Marra Tuesday, May 21, 2013 05:38 am
Ocean City High School students Mia Antolini and Ollie Tomasello make their red carpet appearance and smile for friends and family as they head in to the Flanders Hotel in Ocean City for their prom Saturday, May 18. For more photos, see the 2013 OCHS prom photo album.
Council supports cottage plan for Haven
Written by Ann Richardson Monday, May 20, 2013 10:16 pm
OCEAN CITY - City Council in a 5-to-1 vote introduced an ordinance permitting 18 single family homes to be built on a 115-by-370-foot parcel that once housed Coggins Waste Management at 13th Street and Haven Avenue.
The “Coastal Cottages” are a new concept, a “planned development,” city planner Randy Scheule explained at a Thursday, May 22 City Council meeting. The ordinance will be back for a public hearing and final vote 7 p.m. June 27 at the Ocean City Library at 1735 Simpson Ave.
Ocean City Police Blotter, edition of May 20, 2013
Last Updated on Monday, May 20, 2013 11:56 am Written by Staff Reports Monday, May 20, 2013 11:53 am
Police Blotter information is supplied by local and other law enforcement agencies. Each person named is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The Ocean City Police Department responded to 687 calls for service May 12-18
Read more: Ocean City Police Blotter, edition of May 20, 2013
OCHS Prom photos
Written by Staff Reports Monday, May 20, 2013 09:34 am
Ocean City High School students make their red carpet debut dressed in gowns and tuxedos and head in to the Flanders Hotel in Ocean City for their 2013 Prom Saturday, May 18.
photos by Jen Marra
Snug Harbor dredging approved
Last Updated on Monday, May 20, 2013 04:30 pm Written by Ann Richardson Saturday, May 18, 2013 09:03 pm
OCEAN CITY – At a Thursday, May 16 city council meeting, council authorized the city to move forward with the requisite easement and permits for a long-awaited dredging project for Snug Harbor.
Tucked in along the bay between Eighth and Ninth Streets, the neighborhood was created in the late 1940’s by the late Howard Stainton.
Musicans may play on the boardwalk, but not solicit
Last Updated on Monday, May 20, 2013 10:49 am Written by Ann Richardson Saturday, May 18, 2013 08:43 pm
OCEAN CITY – The music may play on, but it’s possible that musicians will not be able to solicit monetary donations for their efforts while on the boardwalk.
At a Thursday, May 22 city council meeting, council approved 5 to 1 on first reading, an ordinance that would prohibit boardwalk musicians from soliciting “money or something of value,” for performing or playing a musical instrument on the boardwalk.
Read more: Musicans may play on the boardwalk, but not solicit
Zoning change for West Avenue
Last Updated on Monday, May 20, 2013 04:20 pm Written by Ann Richardson Saturday, May 18, 2013 08:31 pm
Thirteen lots in the 2700 block are now conforming
OCEAN CITY – In an effort to bring uniformity to the block, city council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that changes the zoning of the ocean side of the 2700 block of West Avenue at a Thursday, May 16 city council meeting.
There are 13 lots on spanning between 27th and 28th Street, city Solicitor Dorothy McCrosson noted. Six of them conform to the current zoning, R2-40, which means two-family dwellings are permitted on 40-foot lots, and seven are non-conforming, because they are built on 30-foot lots.
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OC News
- City council notes
- Stylish stroll
- Council supports cottage plan for Haven
- Ocean City Police Blotter, edition of May 20, 2013
- OCHS Prom photos
- Snug Harbor dredging approved
- Musicans may play on the boardwalk, but not solicit
- Zoning change for West Avenue
- DeFelice wins skating championship
- Zoning relief passes, deck height increase to be reconsidered
OC Opinion
- The math of flood insurance just doesn’t add up
- The Business at Hand >> Veterans organizations deserve recognition for charitable work
- Disappointed in the city
- Don’t allow demolition during the summer
- The Business at Hand >> LaRosa gave to his community and his country
- The Business at Hand >> Rentals not so strong, but there is still hope
- Martin Z. Mollusk predicts the arrival of summer for 38th time May 2
- Reasons to keep the ethics board
- The Business at Hand >> Local artist reflects on Margaret Thatcher
- Bring back citywide yard sale in 2014
Business
- The Fractured Prune Donut Shop expands to second OC location
- Prudential teams honored for sales
- Peters and Donaher join Sotheby's in Ocean City
- Ocean City Yacht Club reopens in time for chamber luncheon
- Dot’s Pastry Shop is back in business
- North End Beach Grill to reopen June 15
- Annie’s moves into 8th and Ocean
- Starbucks is coming to Ocean City
- North End Beach Grill operator unsure if he can reopen
- Botto’s Sausage Express coming to OC boardwalk
OC Events
- Gazette to host second 'I Do' bridal show at The Flanders
- Flower Show theme is ‘Let’s Go to the Movies’
- It’s time to run around this weekend in Ocean City
- Ocean City Triathlon takes off on Sunday, registration still open
- OCHS After Prom offers a safe alternative for prom-goers
- Ocean City Events, edition of May 15, 2013
- Ocean City Community News, edition of May 15, 2013
- Jeep Invasion coming to Ocean City
- Demonstration on healthy treats is for the dogs
- Moorlyn Family Theatre grand opening set for May 23
Around our Town
- Local women saluted at annual Ocean City Chamber luncheon
- First Night Ocean City honored by Exchange Club
- OCHS girls basketball team honored for championship season
- Princesses and pirates come out for tea
- A woman of distinction: AAUW honors Peggy Lloyd
- OC Education Foundation hits the mark with Coach Bingo Night
- Contestants put on a show at Mr. OCHS 2013
- Terrific Tuesdays attract a crowd at St. Peter’s
- Realtors honored at Circle of Excellence awards night
- Making waves at Ocean City surf team scholarship benefit
OC Unfiltered
- It's time to volunteer for the biggest party in town
- The worst job in America is simply the best
- Save my job! Read this
- Mid-April makes it mark again
- Detours on Simpson Ave. are a dumb idea
- Wishing summer was already here?
- Peeps: Nothing but cheap thrills
- Stuck in the middle: The sea is rising, the land is sinking
- Just what the doctor ordered: Rescue personnel in a flood
- What’s your number? Know your ABFE