LINWOOD — The Mustang girls swim team will defend its South Jersey Group B title later this week after beating a determined Red Raider team in the sectional semifinals Monday. The Ocean City High School girls kept the meet close throughout and trailed by only four points after seven events. Their Mainland Regional High School […]
Boardwalk Subcommittee reports progress, sees impact of loss of amusement park in Ocean City OCEAN CITY — While entertainment venues are only a minor part of offerings on the Ocean City boardwalk, the loss of the amusement park on the north end of the commercial district had a disproportionate effect on the commercial zone. The […]
OCEAN CITY — Peak hotel occupancy in Ocean City and Cape May County is about 75 percent, with room numbers remaining flat across all three regions of New Jersey. That’s what was found by the Boardwalk Subcommittee, which has been charged with examining the commercial zone and delivering a report to City Council. The board […]
OCEAN CITY — No amusement park operator will open a business on the Ocean City boardwalk because there is no alcohol available, no games of chance and no midway games. “If you’re an amusement park operator, you’re at a huge disadvantage because that’s what people look for today,” said Jody Levchuk, a city councilman, vice […]
Bubblers prevent piling pulling up, damaging decks, boat lifts OCEAN CITY – When the weather gets cold and stays cold like it has this winter, Sean Barnes gets out on his dock on Snug Harbor in Ocean City with a long metal pole and breaks up the ice forming around the piling. “I try to […]
PETERSBURG — A check will be in the mail — if it can be delivered. Township Committee discussed ways to reimburse residents whose mailboxes were knocked down during plowing operations related to the snowstorm Jan. 25. Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike said Feb. 9 that there is no policy to address mailboxes damaged by the […]
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 […]
OCEAN CITY — The ridiculously stunning home at 55 Walnut Road in the exclusive Riviera section of the city is a masterpiece of wood, metal, stone and glass overlooking another of water, wind, sand and salt. “This one-of-a-kind waterfront estate boasts over 8,000 of living and entertaining space with 80 feet of water and dock […]
OCEAN CITY — “Is this the one you’ve been waiting for?” real estate agent Joan Farrell asks. The multilevel single-family home at 2020 West Ave. in America’s Greatest Family Resort offers numerous places for family and friends to gather and get away, making it ideal for a summer vacation. It features an open great room with […]
Raiders and Mustangs get seedings for boys and girls CAL basketball tournament OCEAN CITY – Fighting for the top spot in the Cape-Atlantic League boys basketball standings, the Ocean City Red Raiders staged a furious comeback to push the Middle Township Panthers to the limit. Middle Township High School (12-8) built a commanding 23-point lead […]
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City High School boys swim team slipped past Shawnee on Monday afternoon in an exciting meet to earn their way into the finals of the South Jersey Public B sectional tournament. Once there, at Gloucester County Institute of Technology, the Red Raiders will face defending champion Mainland Regional. The meet is […]
LINWOOD — The Mustang girls swim team will defend its South Jersey Group B title later this week after beating a determined Red Raider team in the sectional semifinals Monday. The Ocean City High School girls kept the meet close throughout and trailed by only four points after seven events. Their Mainland Regional High School […]
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 […]
