• Cape May County to host Memorial Day service

    starCAPE 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.

  • Christie tours rebuilding in Ventnor

    Gov. Chris Christie shakes hands with Isabella Guzman, 9, of Ventnor in front of her home Friday, May 17 as her father Miguel looks on.

    Three-day project includes Discovery Communications and Atlantic County Habitat for Humanity 

    VENTNOR – Gov. Chris Christie toured the progress of a three-day rebuilding effort here with TLC’s “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro and 125 volunteers from Discovery Communications who are working with Habitat for Humanity volunteers to rebuild 10 critically damaged homes throughout the city of Ventnor.

    Christie joined Ventnor Mayor Mike Bagnell, Discovery Communications President David Zaslav, Sue Henderson and Jim Fischer from Habitat for Humanity and Valastro for a reception at Ski Beach in Ventnor Heights Friday, May 17.

  • County prosecutor has cameras on Ocean City, Wildwood ’walks

    Several people enjoy a sunny spring day on the Ocean City boardwalk this week. The county prosecutor’s office is keeping an eye on the boardwalks in Ocean City and Wildwood, officials announced on Friday.

    Video cameras are installed on both boardwalks, with federal grant money from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness funding the purchase.

  • The math of flood insurance just doesn’t add up

    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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  • THIS MONTH in OCHS Sports

    A quick look back at Raider highlights from the past

    Alison Amicone won twice as Mike Naples’ girls track team won the Cape May County Meet, 129-52, over second place Lower Cape May. Pam

    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).

  • County to begin beach monitoring May 13

     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

No one injured in kitchen fire at Bay Club

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Last Updated on Monday, May 06, 2013 04:31 pm Written by Claire Lowe Monday, May 06, 2013 04:29 pm

Photo courtesy of Ocean City Fire and Rescue / Smoke pours out of a third floor apartment at The Bay Club in Ocean City as firefighters arrive on the scene Monday, 6. Photo courtesy of Ocean City Fire and Rescue / Smoke pours out of a third floor apartment at The Bay Club in Ocean City as firefighters arrive on the scene Monday, 6.

OCEAN CITY — There were no injuries as Ocean City firefighters were able to quickly subdue a third floor kitchen fire at The Bay Club apartment complex Monday, May 6.

About 17 firefighters from Ocean City’s Sixth Street firehouse responded to a report of smoke coming from a third floor apartment at The Bay Club, 336 Bay Ave., at 2:29 p.m. Monday, according to the Ocean City Fire Department. The fire was under control in 15 minutes. No one was home at the time.

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Sandy reduces Ocean City tax base by $22.6 million

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Written by Cindy Nevitt Monday, May 06, 2013 11:41 am

Cindy Nevitt / The 56 first-floor units at the Four Seasons condominium complex, bordered by Bay and Simpson avenues and 35th and 36th streets, had their assessed values reduced by 60 percent due to damage from Sandy. Cindy Nevitt / The 56 first-floor units at the Four Seasons condominium complex, bordered by Bay and Simpson avenues and 35th and 36th streets, had their assessed values reduced by 60 percent due to damage from Sandy.

OCEAN CITY – Six months after Hurricane Sandy hit the island, the storm has struck another blow, but this one comes to the city’s tax base.

Tax assessor Joe Elliott and his staff inspected 1,200 properties in the wake of the Oct. 29 storm, and reduced assessments on 600 of them. Frank Donato, the city’s chief financial officer, said the reductions from storm damage account for $22.6 million of the about $900 million decrease in the city’s tax ratable base in 2013 from $12.2 billion in 2012.

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Ocean City Police Blotter, edition of May 8, 2013

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Written by Staff Reports Monday, May 06, 2013 11:10 am

Ocean City Police Blotter, edition of May 8, 2013 Ocean City Police Blotter, edition of May 8, 2013

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 575 calls for service April 28-May 4

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Kristen Wiig’s new movie set in Ocean City, NJ

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Last Updated on Monday, May 06, 2013 10:29 am Written by Claire Lowe Sunday, May 05, 2013 12:00 am

Kristen Wiig’s newest movie, “Girl Most Likely,” a follow-up to “Bridesmaids” for the former Saturday Night Live actress, is set in Ocean City, NJ. Kristen Wiig’s newest movie, “Girl Most Likely,” a follow-up to “Bridesmaids” for the former Saturday Night Live actress, is set in Ocean City, NJ.

Kristen Wiig’s newest movie, “Girl Most Likely,” a follow-up to “Bridesmaids” for the former Saturday Night Live actress, is set in Ocean City, NJ.

The film was first shown last year under the title, “Imogene,” at the Toronto International Film Festival, but was renamed and has a theatrical release date of July 19.

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Beautiful day for a Block Party in Ocean City

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Written by Jen Marra Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:23 pm

Block party visitors shop for a variety of goods from crafts to food. Block party visitors shop for a variety of goods from crafts to food.

OCEAN CITY — Asbury Avenue shut down for the afternoon as crafters, vendors and entertainment lined the street for the city’s 38th annual spring Block Party.

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FIT debates PSAT at Ocean City High School

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Last Updated on Sunday, May 05, 2013 01:34 pm Written by Ann Richardson Saturday, May 04, 2013 10:19 pm

OCEAN CITY – On Friday, May 3 the community was included in a discussion of pre-SAT testing as Superintendent Kathleen Taylor and Eric Ortolf, director of the guidance department at Ocean City High School, were the invited guests of the Fairness in Taxes organization.

At an April 24 meeting of the Ocean City Board of Education, Taylor and the board debated the merits of the PSSS versus the PSAT, deciding to informally survey students and parents over the next several weeks and consider the issue again at the May board meeting.

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Ocean City Yacht Club reopens in time for chamber luncheon

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Written by Ann Richardson Saturday, May 04, 2013 12:00 am

Ocean City Yacht Club reopens in time for chamber luncheon Ocean City Yacht Club reopens in time for chamber luncheon

OCEAN CITY — Six months ago, with a couple feet of water sloshing around the inside of both Cousin’s Restaurant and the Ocean City Yacht Club, Bill McGinnity was anything but optimistic that his restaurant and catering business would be ready for a spring opening.

Hurricane Sandy took a toll, but this week, as he puts the finishing touches on Cousins and entertained a large Chamber of Commerce crowd for the annual Salute to Working Women, McGinnity couldn’t stop smiling.

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OCHS students get a lesson in storytelling

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Written by Cindy Nevitt Friday, May 03, 2013 02:36 pm

OCEAN CITY – Leslie Clark, children’s librarian at the Ocean City Free Public Library, shared tips for a children’s story hour with Ocean City High School students in Mary Maguire’s early childhood development classes Thursday.

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