Raiders fall to Atlantic City Vikings 62-61 in CAL title game EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Led by star sophomore Don’Taye Thompson, the Atlantic City Vikings edged the Ocean City Red Raiders in an instant classic Cape-Atlantic League championship basketball game. Thompson lifted the trophy with the rest of his teammates after he delivered Atlantic City […]
Lt. governor talks workforce development, cuts to bureaucracy AVALON — Calling Cape May County an “economic powerhouse,” Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell said he and Gov. Mikie Sherrill are looking to expand New Jersey’s tax base and make the state attractive to business by providing a high-quality workforce and cutting bureaucracy. “The better our businesses do, […]
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is planning another $42 million in capital projects over the next two years, but will average only about $10 million more per year from 2028 through 2030. Chief Financial Officer Frank Donato and Capital Projects and Engineer Director Vince Bekier provided an outline of proposed spending at City Council’s meeting […]
Hartzell raises the question: Does it need room for a municipal court? OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council approved a nearly $1 million contract to design the new police station after discussing the need for space for the new municipal court. The contract for $992,000 goes to William McLees Architecture for the Public Safety Building […]
OCEAN CITY — If Ocean City Council approves, here’s what’s on top for the city’s spending on capital projects in the 2026 fiscal year and some in 2027. Maybe there’s something you’ve been waiting for. Check out this partial list that was presented to council Feb. 19: — $4 million for flood mitigation work from […]
TRENTON — The Ocean City Sentinel won 15 awards in the New Jersey Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, six of them for first place, including best editorial and sports sections. The Sentinel also won awards for best special issue, arts and entertainment writing, business and economic writing, column writing, coverage of government, environmental writing, special […]
OCEAN CITY — Set in mature, professionally landscaped gardens, the unique home at 1436 Simpson Ave. is fabulous from floor to ceiling and operated by the touch of a button. Designed to be light and bright, the home needed no lamps during a tour on a recent gloomy winter’s day. What could be seen of […]
OCEAN CITY — Just two blocks from the boardwalk, the first-floor condominium at 1721 Central Ave. is just steps away from the large beaches in the Central neighborhood of Ocean City. The island is one of the most popular shore resorts on the East Coast, featuring an oceanfront boardwalk filled with hundreds of shopping, dining […]
OCEAN CITY — Come for the view, stay for the lifestyle: the one-of-a-kind single at 14 Caroline Lane is a boater’s paradise built for entertaining. The next fortunate owners of this exceptional property can arrive by land or by sea, as there is plenty of room for vehicles of both types. Featuring an expansive waterfront […]
Raiders fall to Atlantic City Vikings 62-61 in CAL title game EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Led by star sophomore Don’Taye Thompson, the Atlantic City Vikings edged the Ocean City Red Raiders in an instant classic Cape-Atlantic League championship basketball game. Thompson lifted the trophy with the rest of his teammates after he delivered Atlantic City […]
LINWOOD — The Mainland Mustangs’ Cape-Atlantic League Tournament run was cut short after their massive comeback attempt against the Hammonton Blue Devils ran out of steam. Mainland Regional High School took the lead late after trailing by as many as 16 points but eventually fell to Hammonton High School 47-41 on Feb. 13. Jenna Vivadelli […]
Update: Ocean City’s boys basketball team beat St. Augustine Prep 46-42 Tuesday night to earn a berth in the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament finals Saturday at Egg Harbor Township, where they will face Atlantic City, which upset No. 1 seed Middle Township 78-72. OCEAN CITY — The Red Raiders boys basketball team ran past Absegami and […]
Council didn’t want to appear indifferent to business fears Some in the audience at the Dec. 4 City Council meeting were surprised by the reversal of the August vote on the Wonderland Pier property that is home to a defunct amusement park. Others were shocked. We weren’t shocked. We didn’t know exactly how it was […]
Is City Council going to change its mind Thursday evening over the future of the former Wonderland Pier amusement park site? In spite of what seemed a definitive vote in August and subsequent support for a comprehensive study on that property, this is a resolution that just won’t die. Critics allege shady backroom dealing and […]
Three of the candidates running for the Ocean City school board have claimed their opponents are getting political in a non-partisan election. What is hypocritical is that all three of those candidates, in their profiles that appeared in last week’s edition of the Sentinel, all listed as most important getting a Republican elected governor. They […]
It was whipflash. The Ocean City administration rushed a resolution before Ocean City Council Sept. 24 to buy the former Crown Bank building and two parking lots for $12.6 million. The prospect was to make the old high-rise at 801 Asbury Ave. into the new police station. The city was already planning to renovate and […]
