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’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 […]
OCHS musical shows student actors can do OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School Drama Guild is set to present the oddball romantic comedy “Guys and Dolls” this week in the Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing Arts Center. Performances are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April 23-25. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, […]
PETERSBURG — Major upgrades including a new skateboard park and bathrooms are in the works for Amanda’s Field after Township Committee secured more than $1 million in open space funds. The Cape May County Board of County Commissioners approved a shared services agreement with Upper Township on April 14, authorizing as much as $1,129,576 in […]
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Former North Wildwood mayor Patrick Rosenello, already running for a seat on the Cape May County Board of Commissioners in the November election, was appointed to the body April 14. The board appointed him to fill in the unexpired term of Melanie Collette, who resigned from the board in March […]
PETERSBURG — Township Committee adopted its $18,409,035 spending plan April 13 calling for a 2.97-cent tax rate increase. The 9 percent rate hike boosts the total municipal tax rate to 35.3 cents per $100 of assessed value, or $353 on each $100,000. That’s a total municipal tax bill of $1,059 on a $300,000 home. There […]
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, […]
Girls have different types of losses to St. Joe’s, come back with two nice wins OCEAN CITY — Ocean City High School’s softball team has six wins and only two losses so far this season, both to unbeaten St. Joseph of Hammonton. Those losses were quite different. The girls got pounded 15-4 at home Wednesday, […]
LINWOOD — The Mustang boys began the season 6-1, not an unfamiliar place for the Mainland Regional tennis team at this point, but they’re doing it with an unfamiliar lineup. “We lost four starters from last year. We have a lot of new people and new positions,” head coach Chris Connolly said Friday while his […]
LINWOOD — The Ocean City High School boys tennis team is off to a 7-1 start this season, powered by a host of familiar faces. “We are pretty senior-heavy and we bring back our entire lineup,” head coach Tim Kelley said Friday. “The only change is we had our second singles beat out our first […]
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 […]
Although it is hard to fathom there will be wholesale change in the way the city operates following the May 12 municipal election in Ocean City, it is good that residents will have choices to make when they cast their ballots. Mayor Jay Gillian announced the earliest that he would be seeking a fifth consecutive […]
