14th St. Fishing Pier growing by 113 feet
Beach limited fishing; ‘we’re not in the practice of catching beach-goers’ By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – What good is a 635-foot-long fishing pier, for fishing, if you look down from the end of it just to see people strolling by in a foot of water? That was the long and short of it […]
Council finds religion on competition for engineering contracts
After they couldn’t be bothered with voting up or down on individual expensive engineering contracts for projects around the island, members of Ocean City Council last week found religion about competition. At the Feb. 11 meeting they talked on and on about the importance of the competitive bidding process and then approved an empty resolution […]
Soccer tryout for Nor’easters Saturday in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Nor’easters are building a championship soccer team for the 2021 season and are looking for a few more good men. Due to the popularity of last December’s open tryout, the Nor’easters will host a second tryout on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Carey Stadium (“The Beach House”) in Ocean City. […]
Camryn Dirkes finds her ‘natural high’
She is unfailingly polite, but relentless By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff LINWOOD – Looking at Camryn Dirkes on the basketball court – or, for that matter, on the soccer pitch in the fall or throwing the javelin during track and field in the spring – there is nothing that reveals the fierce competitor inside. Until […]
Mustangs run over listless Red Raider team
SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY OF THE GAME Mainland girls beat rival Ocean City, 47-25, with start-to-finish pressure By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff LINWOOD – The Mainland Regional High School girls basketball team pressed Ocean City throughout Friday night’s game, but the Red Raiders didn’t match the intensity. Games between the cross-bay rivals are usually […]
Sea Isle City home sports panoramic bayfront view, phenomenal sunsets daily
SEA ISLE CITY — With six bedrooms, four full bathrooms and a wide-open great room, the home at 3805 S. Kneass St. in Sea Isle City is the perfect shore getaway or investment property. Located just to the left of the bridge entering the island, the home offers sweeping views of Ludlam Thorofare and the […]
Marjorie Ross Reinhardt, 87
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Marjorie Ross Reinhardt, 87, of Somerville and Ocean City, NJ after a thirty year battle with breast cancer. Marjorie peacefully passed into the closer presence of our Lord at home on Feb. 2, 2021. Born in the Frankford section of Philadelphia on August 19, 1933 to the […]
Athlete Profile/SAMANTHA ROTHMAN
By JACOB WEEKS/Special to the Sentinel LINWOOD – Samantha Rothman, 17, is quick on the field and faster in life. She is always looking toward the future. The Mainland Regional High School senior is ahead of the curve. Rothman is taking both high school- and college-level courses. “I am taking classes right now at ACCC (Atlantic […]
Athlete Profile/BRODY LEVIN
By JACOB WEEKS/Special to the Sentinel SOMERS POINT – Like father, like son. The legacy continues for the Levin baseball dynasty. Brody Levin, 18, is following in father Frank’s footsteps. “To this day, my dad is and was a stud baseball player,” he said. Levin aspires to follow the path his father has carved for […]
ATF: Playland fire accidental
OCEAN CITY – The fire that raged at Playland’s Castaway Cove on the Ocean City boardwalk Jan. 30 was determined to be accidental, officials announced Monday. The blaze, which Ocean City firefighters, assisted by seven other fire companies, fought for hours, destroyed Castaway Cove’s office and arcade building. The rides and other outdoor parts of […]