Mainland wins sectional championship, 42-14 over Seneca, aims for states LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustangs are sectional champions for the third straight year after another dominant game on the ground Friday evening at the Mustang Corral. The brotherly duo of Rocco and Lucas DeBiaso combined for five touchdowns as Mainland Regional High School ran over […]
Mita and Gillian confirm all the rides – except for carousel, Ferris wheel and wet boats – are on the market OCEAN CITY – Interested in buying a big piece of Wonderland Pier? For $150,000, you can buy the Moby Dick ride. Don’t have that much room in your back yard or your savings account? […]
Editor’s note: The Sentinel contacted all seven members of Ocean City Council last week to get their reaction to a plan to replace Wonderland Pier with a 252-room hotel. The proposal includes deeming the site an area in need of redevelopment, which would require City Council approval. OCEAN CITY — The seven members of Ocean […]
Hotel has 252 rooms, carousel, Ferris wheel, would pay $1 mil in taxes OCEAN CITY — Eustace Mita has proposed a 252-room hotel. that he believes will stand the test of time, to replace the Wonderland Pier amusement park, which closed in October after nearly 60 years in business at Sixth Street and Boardwalk. Mita, who […]
50 vendors expected; produce, jams, wreaths, other gift items SOMERS POINT — Organizer Will Boyer said he wants there to be something for everyone under the tree during the annual Christmas Mart hosted by The Patriots for Somers Mansion from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 on the grounds of the historic home. Local […]
OCEAN CITY – The early forecast calls for clear skies and mild temperatures on Saturday – ideal conditions to kick off the holiday season along downtown Asbury Avenue. In Ocean City, that means shopping in pajamas during the annual Earlier Than the Bird celebration. The downtown shopping extravaganza takes place 8 a.m. to noon Nov. […]
OCEAN CITY — “Discover your coastal paradise in this beachfront corner townhome with unobstructed ocean views, where light fills every corner,” listing agent Burton Wilkins III said of the fabulous home at 931 Pennlyn Place. Located on the corner overlooking the boardwalk and beach in the Northend, the blue home with white trim offers four […]
OCEAN CITY — Set in the heart of the Goldcoast, the first-floor condominium at 2728 Central Ave. provides a terrific headquarters for enjoying everything America’s Greatest Family Resort has to offer. The island is one of the most popular shore resorts on the East Coast, featuring a 2.5-mile-long oceanfront boardwalk filled with hundreds of shopping, […]
OCEAN CITY — The immaculately kept first-floor condo at 2337 Simpson Ave. is snuggled up in a two-block section of the street just east of Bay Avenue. The quiet little pocket of residential homes is also amid the more passive neighborhoods on the island, with easy access to all of the things that make Ocean […]
HOLMDEL – A week after the Ocean City High School boys and girls cross-country teams finished second and third, respectively, at the state Group III championships, they were back on the hilly Holmdel course for the Meet of Champions. Facing the top runners from New Jersey’s high schools, the Red Raider girls finished seventh overall […]
Mainland wins sectional championship, 42-14 over Seneca, aims for states LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustangs are sectional champions for the third straight year after another dominant game on the ground Friday evening at the Mustang Corral. The brotherly duo of Rocco and Lucas DeBiaso combined for five touchdowns as Mainland Regional High School ran over […]
Shawnee knocks Ocean City out of playoffs for second straight year in South Jersey Group III MEDFORD — The Red Raiders played a great game but the Renegades’ brick-wall defense shut down their high-powered offense and Shawnee’s top scorer netted two from long range to win the sectional final Nov. 14 at Shawnee High School. […]
A few hours before heading over to cover Ocean City’s 9-11 ceremonies last week, I was driving behind an SUV with a couple of political bumper stickers. On any other day the stickers would have merited little more than a raised eyebrow. Whenever Sept. 11 rolls around, the day isn’t quite the same. We are […]
The exact timing was unexpected, but it was not a complete surprise that Jay Gillian would announce the closing of Wonderland Pier, the amusement park that has anchored the north end of the boardwalk business district for nearly 60 years and been part of Gillian family boardwalk amusements for nearly a century. The clock has […]
For the climate conscious among us, concerns about the coastline in this state we’re in ramp up with the arrival of tropical storm season each August. You don’t have to be a worry wart to wonder how our beloved shore towns will fare in the face of sea level rise or to view disaster films […]
Editor’s note: See related stories. At the end of September 2023, I had a full shoulder replacement. Dr. Dante Marconi, an orthopedist with Shore Physicians Group, performed the surgery at Shore Medical Center. I met him through the newspaper when I did a story about pickleball and wanted to talk to an orthopedic surgeon about […]
