Ocean City’s annual Doo Dah Parade kicked off at noon Saturday and marched down Asbury Avenue before heading east on 12th Street and up to the boardwalk. There was the Hobo Band, the Jersey String Band, and other string bands and performers, but as usual, the Tri-State Bassett Hound Rescue League with its hundreds of […]
Ocean City Red Raiders, down 13-2 to Cedar Creek, come back to win 21-15 OCEAN CITY — It didn’t make sense to stick around and watch. The Red Raider girls were down 8-0 at the top of the second inning. Two big Ocean City home runs made a dent, 8-2, in the bottom of the […]
It will restore the salt marsh on the island OCEAN CITY — During Earth Week, the state Department of Environmental Protection and Mayor Jay Gillian announced April 22 the city is getting a $5 million grant to restore salt marsh on Shooting Island. “Ocean City has been a leader in investing in solutions related to […]
School chief paints bleak picture of UTSD finances, talks of cuts made, prevented, and OCHS tuition PETERSBURG — “We’re scraping by at this point,” Superintendent Allison Pessolano said of the Upper Township School District during a public forum April 20. The Upper Township Board of Education introduced its $43,178,687 budget for 2026-27 on March 23, […]
Gillian, Hartzell, Madden talk about the race, their priorities OCEAN CITY — An average of 3,789 votes have been cast in Ocean City’s past four mayoral elections, meaning the winner needed to claim about 1,895 to reach a majority. Incumbent Jay Gillian, who has won those past four contests, has topped the number each time […]
Will benefit children in Tanzania while broadening the students’ understanding of the world beyond this island OCEAN CITY — At the Ocean City Intermediate School next week, siblings Gunner and Harper Juelg are leading a drive to collect supplies to help preschoolers in East Africa. Harper, the current Little Miss Ocean City, and Gunner are […]
OCEAN CITY — Sweeping waterfront views, a boat slip with a lift and access to Great Egg Harbor Bay await the next fortunate owner of the first-floor condominium at 1544 Pleasure Ave. “Wide-open bay views and amazing sunsets are what you can expect,” listing agent Chris Monihan said, describing the home as “well-appointed and nicely […]
OCEAN CITY — Quick and easy access to the open bay, sweeping waterfront views, a sheltered anchorage and three floors of luxury amenities await the next fortunate family at 1909 Ferndale Drive. Located in the exclusive Riviera section of the island, the home is among the upscale abodes set on sheltered lagoons off Great Egg […]
OCEAN CITY — From the oceanfront deck or inside the spacious great room of Unit 514, a corner property at Gardens Plaza, the scene unfolding daily includes walkers, joggers, runners and bikers passing by on the newly rebuilt boardwalk, others carting chairs, children and towels down the short path to the beach. On the sand, […]
Ocean City Red Raiders, down 13-2 to Cedar Creek, come back to win 21-15 OCEAN CITY — It didn’t make sense to stick around and watch. The Red Raider girls were down 8-0 at the top of the second inning. Two big Ocean City home runs made a dent, 8-2, in the bottom of the […]
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School’s girls varsity eight was ranked sixth in the nation in the April 13 Rowing By The Numbers (RBTN) Power Ranking, and the crew boosters are inviting the community to help name their boat as it aims at nationals later in the season. The varsity eight includes coxswain Harper […]
WOODBURY – Ocean City’s boys and girls distance medley team both finished first in Division 3 at the Woodbury Relays over the weekend and posted the fastest times at the meet. For the boys, it was Nate Aschmann, Jude Govern, Keenan Neuman and Erik Preisner winning in 10:28.12. Their time was the fastest of all […]
Ocean City voters will be sending in their ballots or going to the polls May 12 to choose who will lead the resort for the next four years. What do they want? Mayor Jay Gillian is seeking his fifth term. He is facing a pair of longtime city councilmen, Keith Hartzell and Pete Madden, who […]
The Sentinel is profiling the four candidates running in the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District seat. This may or may not be the year one of them can topple incumbent Republican Jeff Van Drew, and if they do, they’ll be overcoming the voter registration that gives Republicans a big edge and the power […]
From championships to beyond sports It was a thrilling afternoon in Piscataway Sunday, March 15, when the Ocean City High School boys basketball team won its first state championship in more than 60 years. Being there was a perk of my job as an editor, reporter and photographer at a small community newspaper. Make no […]
It’s years beyond time this nation ended the farce about fraudulent voting by non-citizens. Although the House narrowly capitulated on the SAVE America Act, we hope and expect this legislation to fail in the Senate. We would love to see a majority of senators, Democrats and Republicans alike, acknowledge that there is no real issue […]
