OCEAN CITY – Agencies are monitoring higher bacteria levels in a tributary of Crook Horn Creek that is south of the 34th Street bridge. According to Mayor Jay Gillian at the Aug. 20 City Council meeting, the county Municipal Utilities Authority and the state Department of Environmental Protection have been checking the levels. He said […]
Shore Medical Center program gives high schoolers hands-on experience with professionals in the f SOMERS POINT — A cardiac arrest simulation, touring an ambulance, reading X-rays and learning how to take a manual blood pressure are just a few of the hands-on experiences of the 20 students selected for Shore Medical Center’s Next Gen Mini […]
Only one entrant in beauty pageant, not many take part in races OCEAN CITY – Although about a hundred spectators gathered at Sixth Street and the Boardwalk Wednesday evening to watch the annual Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant and hermit crab races, there wasn’t much to see. Only one little girl entered her hermit crabs in […]
OCEAN CITY — Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku brought surfing to Ocean City in the 1930s, but it wasn’t until the 1960s that the sport really dropped in on the East Coast. “People think it started in the ’70s,” John Loeper, president of the Board of Directors of the Historical Museum, told the Sentinel. That […]
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Beach Patrol Chief Erich Becker announced Michael Castro as the patrol’s EMT of the year and Steven Salarski as the Lifeguard of the Year Saturday night at the Ocean City Music Pier. During a break in the Junior Miss Ocean City Pageant, Becker also presented the Chief’s Award – one […]
OCEAN CITY — Tucked around the corner from Gardens Parkway, the luxury home at 544 E. Atlantic Blvd. offers abundant living space both inside and outside in one of the island’s most desirable locales. Atlantic Boulevard runs straight to and along the sandy beaches that wrap around the Gardens like a protective arm around the […]
OCEAN CITY — The stunning new home at 827 St. Charles Place is the perfect blend of timeless coastal beauty and modern amenities fit for a large family and friends. The 3,200-square-foot home features six bedrooms and six full bathrooms ideally situated on the sunny side of one of Ocean City’s most desirable Northend streets. […]
LONGPORT — While fantastic in its own right, the home at 1705 Beach Terrace in Longport is but a side note to the true selling points — the view of and proximity to the beach and ocean just on the other side of the protective dunes. Built in 2004, the home features five bedrooms, six full […]
AVALON — The Atlantic City Beach Patrol swept the surfboat races and took third in the swim to secure victory Aug. 14 during the 2026 South Jersey Lifeguard Championships at 35th Street in Avalon. The ACBP accumulated 13 points, followed by the Avalon Beach Patrol with 10 and Upper Township Beach Patrol with 8. Rower […]
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School Dance Team added more highlights to the Miss Ocean City Pageant Aug. 8 and to the Junior Miss Ocean City Pageant Aug. 15. Outgoing Miss Ocean City 2026 Antonella DiAntonio, a 2026 OCHS graduate, was part of the dance team, and now is at the University of […]
VENTNOR — The top two teams tied and the third-place finisher was just one point behind during the 2nd annual South Jersey Women’s Lifeguard Championship on Aug. 12 at Suffolk Avenue beach. The Longport Beach Patrol edged out the Margate City Beach Patrol on the strength of its win in the doubles row, the tiebreaker, […]
We can’t say that we’re always on the same page as PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — but the organization may be onto something with the Miss Crustacean Hermit Crab Beauty Pageant and races. Each year as part of the silly events Ocean City promotes for residents and visitors alike, the […]
I was in a rotten mood because I missed a 3-year-old’s tea party. My granddaughter Dove’s birthday coincides with Juneteenth. Her mom had a tea party for her, inviting her cousin Rya, who is almost 3, Rya’s mom, Dove’s grandmothers (including my wife), a great-grandmother and a few select friends. I didn’t make the cut […]
Any good will Ocean City Council gained through the release of the Boardwalk Subcommittee report June 12 was lost two weeks later when it pushed ahead with a vote to declare the former Wonderland Pier property “an area in need of rehabilitation.” The timing was atrocious. Although the 5-2 decision demonstrates delaying the vote a […]
When people think of sexism in sports, they often picture obvious examples: unequal funding, fewer opportunities or blatant discrimination. Thanks to decades of progress and the protections of Title IX, many assume those battles have largely been won at the high school level. But misogyny in athletics hasn’t disappeared. It has simply become more subtle. […]
