• OCHS wins 2013 Ed Byrnes All-Sports Award

    Paul Baruffi (right) accepts the Ed Byrnes Memorial All Sports Award on behalf of Ocean City High School from Dave Talarico of Schoppy's Inc. (Photo by Jo Carroll)

    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.

  • COLUMN >> OCHS Class of 2013 left behind some great memories

     

    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.

  • ‘Soul Surfer’ Hamilton greets fans in Ocean City

    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.

  • No timeline yet on FEMA maps for Cape May County towns

    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.

  • (UPDATED) Comcast to move customer service office out of Ocean City

    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.

  • 'Soul Surfer' Hamilton to appear at Heritage in OC Tuesday

    Professional female surfer, Bethany Hamilton, who’s story was brought to the silver screen in the movie “Soul Surfer” is coming to the Ocean City Heritage store, 744 West Ave., 3 p.m. on June 18.

    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.

  • ‘reNew Jersey Stronger’ Housing Recovery Center open in Cape May County

    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

Raider royalty

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Written by Jen Marra Wednesday, October 17, 2012 01:00 am

Ocean City High School homecoming court 2012 Ocean City High School students Carley DelSordo, Phoebe Schumacher, Eva Nusbaum, Hope Bromhead, Samantha Dallett and Courtney Keenan were named as members of the 2012 Ocean City High School Homecoming Court Friday, Oct. 12. The homecoming queen will be announced at halftime during the football game Friday, Oct. 19, at Carey Stadium.

Ocean City High School students Carley DelSordo, Phoebe Schumacher, Eva Nusbaum, Hope Bromhead, Samantha Dallett and Courtney Keenan were named as members of the 2012 Ocean City High School Homecoming Court Friday, Oct. 12. The homecoming queen will be announced at halftime during the football game Friday, Oct. 19, at Carey Stadium.

 

Good planning is needed for Ocean City

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Written by Opinion Wednesday, October 17, 2012 01:00 am

To the editor:

An open letter to the Ocean City mayor and City Council

For years, good planning has been needed in Ocean City to avoid the high-priced disaster and loss of year round residents that has slowly been taking over the city. Each time a review or re-examination comes up, the same group or groups recommend ways to further detract from the family resort Ocean City once was to a community of empty duplexes for the better part of the year.

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Romney’s plans do not consider the environment

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Written by Opinion Wednesday, October 17, 2012 01:00 am

To the editor:

Mitt Romney talks a lot about how much he cares for this family and how with his business experience he will eradicate unemployment in this country. He also says he will rid us of our dependency on foreign oil since “we have all the energy we need right under our feet.”

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Thanks for supporting wounded soldiers

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Written by Opinion Wednesday, October 17, 2012 01:00 am

To the editor:

On Sept. 29, 2012 Operation First Response representatives and our wounded heroes and their families were received with a warm welcome to the fourth annual Walk for the Wounded on the Ocean City Boardwalk. It is hard to express the degree of gratitude we have for this continued support from your community. As the OFR reps go through each day serving these families, we are fully aware of the fact that without the community coming forward, we could not serve our mission. Just as important as the funds that are raised at this event is the feeling the community gives to the wounded and their families that participate. They often feel as if they have been forgotten by the country that they so readily put their lives on the line for; by accepting them with such open arms and hearts you help to ensure that they are not forgotten. As a military mom, I can tell you that this means so much.

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Pass resolution supporting Bill A575

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Written by Opinion Wednesday, October 17, 2012 01:00 am

To the editor:

I was very pleased to see on the first agenda of the Oct. 11, 2012 Ocean City Council meeting a resolution not to accept toxic, carcinogenic fracking waste from other states. This was a resolution protecting both the health of New Jersey citizens and our environment.

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Mark Soifer named Ocean City’s Citizen of the Decade

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Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, October 16, 2012 05:10 pm

Ocean City publicist Mark Soifer inspects Martin Z. Mollusk during Ocean City's annual Martin Z. Mollusk Day event in May. Ocean City publicist Mark Soifer inspects Martin Z. Mollusk during Ocean City's annual Martin Z. Mollusk Day event in May.

OCEAN CITY — This year’s Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award is being renamed Citizen of the Decade and will be presented to Ocean City publicist Mark Soifer.

Soifer was named Citizen of the Year 20 years ago. He has been promoting Ocean City for more than 40 years and is the creator of many Ocean City signature events such as the Miss Crustacean Pageant and Weird Week.

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Possible case of pertussis at Ocean City Intermediate School

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Last Updated on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 12:26 pm Written by Ann Richardson Tuesday, October 16, 2012 04:48 pm

The Ocean City School district announced late Tuesday, Oct. 16 that there is a possibility that a student at the Ocean City Intermediate School may have developed pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

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The Business at Hand >> Bob French touched the lives of many

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Last Updated on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 03:42 pm Written by Ann Richardson Tuesday, October 16, 2012 01:00 am

The Business at Hand is a weekly column by Ann Richardson where she discusses her take on local issues

On Dec. 7, 1948 President Harry Truman marked the seventh anniversary of Pearl Harbor by honoring Ocean City’s Robert C. French with the Air Medal and a citation for meritorious acts while serving the U.S. Navy in the war zone in 1944 and 1945. In presenting the prestigious medal to French, Truman noted “His conduct and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.”

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