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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - The only time you’ll ever sit at a BMX track is the minute or so spent on the bicycle during a race.And that is an action-packed minute, with spins and jumps and a rhythm section that will make your teeth clatter.
There was plenty of excitement at EHT BMX last Saturday, May 18, as the track hosted a Redline Cup qualifier for bikers young and old from all over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
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OCEAN CITY - The city’s beaches are scheduled to be opened noon Friday, May 25, with the “unlocking” of the beaches by Ocean City Beach Patrol officials.
The event includes and a celebratory parade of sorts, with flags and an assortment of costumed characters, including the annual businessman’s plunge into the ocean. Participants dress in business suits, carry brief cases and march into the ocean to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance to welcome the new season.
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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.
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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.
Ocean City Gazette
OC mayor gives progress report on ABFE map fight
Written by Claire Lowe Monday, May 13, 2013 10:37 am
OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian, in his update to residents on Friday, May 10, said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been cooperative with the city’s engineering consultant in the city’s quest to change the advisory base flood elevation maps released by FEMA after Hurricane Sandy.
WHYY-FM’s Newsworks Tonight to broadcast live from Ocean City
Written by Staff Reports Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00 am
Station’s first remote broadcast focuses on Hurricane Sandy recovery
WHYY-FM’s Newsworks Tonight will broadcast live 6 p.m. Friday, May 24 from the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk, in Ocean City. The half-hour news program features regional news reports drawing on information gathered by the staff of WHYY.
Read more: WHYY-FM’s Newsworks Tonight to broadcast live from Ocean City
Mallon’s Sticky Buns celebrates 25 years
Last Updated on Monday, May 13, 2013 11:04 am Written by Ann Richardson Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:00 am
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OCEAN CITY — Hurricane Sandy dumped more than a foot of water inside Mallon’s bakery six months ago, but even the brutal force of Mother Nature can’t deter bakers on a mission to make homemade sticky buns.
OC’s new Welcome Center to open for Memorial Day weekend
Written by Ann Richardson Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:00 am
.jpg "Ann Richardson / The new Ocean City Welcome Center on the Route 52 bridge will open for Memorial Day weekend.")
OCEAN CITY — The new Ocean City Welcome Center on the south side of the Route 52 causeway is on schedule to be open by Memorial Day weekend, said Michele Gillian, executive director of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce.
The three-story seashore cottage rises high above the marshes and the campus will be all about the great outdoors, she said.
Read more: OC’s new Welcome Center to open for Memorial Day weekend
Ocean City celebrates start of summer with annual businesspersons plunge
Written by MARK SOIFER / City Public Relations Director Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:00 am
Ocean City’s 10th annual Businesspersons Plunge will kick off the Memorial Day Weekend in Ocean City, noted Realtor John Walton, a founder of the event and its director.
Read more: Ocean City celebrates start of summer with annual businesspersons plunge
11th Street water tower demolition begins in Ocean City
Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, May 10, 2013 10:37 am
OCEAN CITY – Using blowtorches, a crew from Iseler Demolition, Inc. began dismantling the 120-foot-tall water standpipe at 11th Street and West Avenue on Thursday, May 9.
The demolition of the 460,000-gallon standpipe, recently decommissioned after 90 years of service, was about 25 percent complete by 4 p.m. Thursday following a 6 a.m. start.
Read more: 11th Street water tower demolition begins in Ocean City
It's time to volunteer for the biggest party in town
Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, May 10, 2013 12:00 am
Tuesday night, the Ocean City High School After Prom Committee met as it always does, at 6 p.m. in the high school faculty lounge. Thursday night, the committee met again. It’s been doing this for about two months now, gearing up for the 20th anniversary edition of After Prom.
Read more: It's time to volunteer for the biggest party in town
Watch for hidden danger in Sandy-damaged properties, OC fire chief warns
Written by Ann Richardson Friday, May 10, 2013 12:00 am
OCEAN CITY — In the first two weeks after Hurricane Sandy flooded the coastal region last fall, the Ocean City Fire Department received and responded to several hundred calls pertaining to everything from leaking gas to electrical issues. The fire department also responded to eight storm-related house fires.
Read more: Watch for hidden danger in Sandy-damaged properties, OC fire chief warns
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OC News
- Moorlyn gives a glimpse at summer schedule
- Student Awards night at the school board
- Top 10 seniors honored by school board
- South end sand sought from feds
- Freedom Sticker campaign kicks off Saturday
- Grace Kelly and Movie Night return
- Guards will be on duty this weekend
- Students win big at OCHS After Prom prize giveaway
- City council notes
- Stylish stroll
OC Opinion
- 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
- 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
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
- Summer unofficially begins Memorial Day weekend in Ocean City
- Ocean City Events, edition of May 22, 2013
- Ocean City Community News, edition of May 22, 2013
- 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
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