MLK Community Service Award Winners Announced
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian today announced the 2026 recipients of the annual Martin Luther King Community Service Awards. Dr. Constance Pritchard, Sister Joelle Thren and Jennifer Shirk will be honored. Each year, the awards recognize volunteer activity and service...
What’s happening in Ocean City: Save the dates for your favorite events in 2026
Ocean City greeted the new year in style with spectacular First Night and First Day celebrations, and the city is planning another full calendar of special events for 2026. It’s not too early to start planning for family fun in the new year, and here is our tentative...
Stockton University’s Master in Occupational Therapy Program Granted Re-Accreditation for 10 years
The independent agency for graduate Occupational Therapy degrees in the United States has re-approved Stockton University’s program for accreditation for a 10-year period. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) re-accredited Stockton’s...
Plunging into a new year
Letter from the editor The ocean temperature hovers around 42 degrees, but that won’t stop thousands of people from charging into the Atlantic to welcome the new year — South Jersey style. Each Jan. 1, beaches across our region become the stage for one of winter’s...
The Jersey Shore’s top 10 weather events of 2025
From record heat and extreme humidity to damaging storms, wildfire and drought, 2025 was a year of weather extremes along the Jersey Shore. Some events were brief but intense, while others unfolded over months with lasting impacts. Ranked from 10 to 1, these were the...
