Ocean City
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Ocean City High School won the Ed Byrnes Memorial All-Sports Award for the 2012-13 Cape-Atlantic League school year.
Ocean City, which shared the award with Middle Township last year, earned the top spot for the 11th time in the award’s 23 years. The Raiders were last the solo winner in 2009.
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It happens every year at this time. Hundreds of teenagers in red and white caps and gowns say goodbye to Ocean City High School. There are cheers, high-fives and even some tears.
The speakers talk about the memories these students have created, the progress since they entered as freshmen and the future that lies ahead of them.
These graduates have achieved success in a number of areas. Among them was sports.
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.jpg "Bethany Hamilton, center, poses with the Heritage staff Tuesday before the signing begins.")
OCEAN CITY — Under dark skies, umbrellas in tow, a line of mostly young girls and their parents formed around the block Tuesday for a chance to meet professional surfer Bethany Hamilton at Heritage Surf and Sport in Ocean City. Just as the doors opened, the rain let loose, but that didn’t deter the crowd.
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While Atlantic, Ocean, Monmouth, and Hudson counties received preliminary work maps, replacing the advisory base flood elevation maps, Monday, June 17 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, there is still no word on when Cape May County’s new maps will be released.
These new maps reflect a more precise modeling analysis of current flood hazards, including wave analysis, and a more detailed study of other specific conditions that could affect flood risk.
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OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s Comcast customers will have to travel off the island for face to face service from the cable, Internet and phone company.
Earlier this year, Comcast of South Jersey, LLC, filed a petition with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to close its customer service office, located at 341 West Ave. A notice went out to customers in Ocean City in April.
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OCEAN CITY — Professional female surfer, Bethany Hamilton, who’s story was brought to the silver screen in the movie “Soul Surfer,” will make an appearance at the Ocean City Heritage store, 744 West Ave., 3 p.m. on June 18.
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Residents impacted by Sandy encouraged to apply for grants
Eligible homeowners, whose primary residences were damaged or destroyed by Hurricacne Sandy, were encouraged to apply for two grants to help them resettle in their homes, elevate or rebuild their residences when they met with New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Richard E. Constable III Monday, June 17 at the ‘reNew Jersey Stronger’ Housing Recovery Center in North Cape May.
Ocean City Gazette
'Soul Surfer' Hamilton to appear at Heritage in OC Tuesday
Written by Claire Lowe Monday, June 17, 2013 03:08 pm
OCEAN CITY — Professional female surfer, Bethany Hamilton, who’s story was brought to the silver screen in the movie “Soul Surfer,” will make an appearance at the Ocean City Heritage store, 744 West Ave., 3 p.m. on June 18.
Read more: 'Soul Surfer' Hamilton to appear at Heritage in OC Tuesday
Pesticides won’t get rid of cicadas, expert says
Written by Staff Reports Monday, June 17, 2013 01:50 pm
Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, an expert on cicadas, senior Cornell Cooperative Extension associate and a community coordinator with the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, offers this update on the emergence of “Brood II” periodical cicadas, which are have hatched from South Carolina to New York and New England.
Rookery at Ocean City Welcome Center offers a glimpse of nature
Written by Ann Richardson Monday, June 17, 2013 01:31 pm
OCEAN CITY – Bring your binoculars to the new Ocean City Welcome Center and see nature in action.
Yellow-crowned night herons are sitting in nearby nests with eggs, and some already have chicks. The long-legged birds breed in fresh and saltwater habitats throughout the world, including a rookery surrounding the new welcome center on the south side of the Route 52 Bridge and Causeway.
Read more: Rookery at Ocean City Welcome Center offers a glimpse of nature
Ocean City Pops welcome Jonathan Kim
Written by Staff Reports Monday, June 17, 2013 12:00 am
Jonathan Kim has joined the Ocean City Pops. He currently plays with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and is principal violist of the Opera Company of Philadelphia. He was most recently a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed with the San Diego Symphony, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Prudential sales associates honored with President’s Circle Award
Written by Staff Reports Monday, June 17, 2013 12:00 am
Prudential Fox and Roach Realtors recently honored sales associates Michael Rayno from the Ocean City-Gardens Plaza office, and Scott Kirkpatrick and Nicole and Jack Presnall from the Ocean City-Battersea office with a President’s Circle Award for their excellent sales performance in 2012, placing them in the top 5 percent of associates company-wide.
Read more: Prudential sales associates honored with President’s Circle Award
McCullom named Miss New Jersey
Written by Claire Lowe Sunday, June 16, 2013 10:08 am
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Miss Island Resort Cara McCollum, 20, of Princeton was crowned Miss New Jersey 2013 by her predecessor, Lindsey Petrosh of Egg Harbor City, Saturday, June 15 at the Ocean City Music Pier.
Group gathers to get Ocean City lagoons dredged
Last Updated on Monday, June 17, 2013 04:17 pm Written by Ann Richardson Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:10 am
Strength in numbers needed to battle dredging issue, boaters, anglers and homeowners advised
OCEAN CITY – It was made clear from the start that the more than 150 people gathered at the city's Eighth Street Community Center for a Saturday, June 15 meeting concerning the ongoing dredging battle were all on the same page.
“We know what the problem is, we want to work more towards a solution,” said Councilman-at-large Keith Hartzell.
Ocean City Restaurant Week begins June 17
Written by Claire Lowe Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:00 am
Ocean City Restaurant Association’s annual Restaurant Week begins Monday, June 17 and runs through Saturday, June 22. The event features two for one deals at various local eateries.
See eatinocnj.com for details.
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OC News
- Phillips’ design to be featured on 2014 First Night buttons
- ‘Soul Surfer’ Hamilton greets fans in Ocean City
- No timeline yet on FEMA maps for Cape May County towns
- (UPDATED) Comcast to move customer service office out of Ocean City
- Millville man in stable condition after crash at 9th and Absury
- City Hall repairs coming, but not very soon, mayor says
- Ocean City Police blotter, edition of June 19, 2013
- Pesticides won’t get rid of cicadas, expert says
- Rookery at Ocean City Welcome Center offers a glimpse of nature
- Ocean City Pops welcome Jonathan Kim
OC Opinion
- The Business at Hand >> Appreciating Dad this Father’s Day
- Bradley Manning deserves Nobel Prize
- In-depth interviews needed for BOE candidates
- The Business at Hand >> Spread the word about the Ocean City Theatre Co.
- The Business at Hand >> Common purpose drives post-Sandy recovery
- This is not what a lean budget looks like
- The Business at Hand >> Tabernacle has big plans for boardwalk theater
- 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
Business
- Prudential sales associates honored with President’s Circle Award
- Environmentally friendly taxi service to debut in Ocean City this summer
- Beach spikers a big business for OCHS grad
- 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
OC Events
- International Surfing Day at 59th St. beach
- Moorlyn Family Theatre opens for youths Saturday nights
- OCCA to elect new leaders at June 29 meeting
- Get ready to sculpt fries and crumble cookies for 4th of July
- Celebrate Coastal’s birthday Thursday
- Jeeps invade Ocean City
- Ocean City library events, edition of June 19, 2013
- Ocean City events, edition of June 19, 2013
- Ocean City community news, edition of June 19, 2013
- 'Soul Surfer' Hamilton to appear at Heritage in OC Tuesday
Around our Town
- UMW Fashion Show draws a crowd
- Greate day for golf at LaRosa Klassic
- Tull tales at annual Author’s Tea
- Anderson Cooper the highlight of Stainton brunch
- 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
OC Unfiltered
- Whose house is this anyway?
- Poodle mixes gain the most in popularity
- 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