Neighbors angered by Deauville Inn project
Residents say dredged material is mud; township says it was mostly sand By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE — Some neighbors have questioned the placement of material dredged for a dock-replacement project at The Deauville Inn on the beach at Williams Avenue. The material was removed from the back bay as part of a […]
Ocean City sets new rates for pickleball, field use
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City approved an amendment for fees for city facilities, primarily to be more specific about the costs for playing pickleball, an increasingly popular sport. City Solicitor Dorothy McCrosson said time frames for pickleball prompted the change, because it was being treated like tennis even though it is […]
Bulkhead, chiefs’ pay changes
Resort changes ordinances, compensation range By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council made a subtle but important change to its ordinances on bulkheads and increased the maximum pay range for the police chief and fire chief. At Thursday’s City Council meeting, an ordinance was adopted raising the maximum salary for department […]
Ocean City approves creating engineering firm pool
Resort will move ahead before that with RFPs for W. 17th St. study By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council approved, on first reading, a new ordinance that will create a pool of qualified engineers from which the city will be able to choose future engineering contracts. The administration, with support from […]
Atlantic County calls for 1.8-cent tax rate increase
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Atlantic County’s general purpose tax rate is set to increase 1.8 cents under the proposed $232,954,114 budget. The county portion of a homeowner’s tax bill would increase to 49.3 cents per $100 of assessed value, or $493 for each $100,000 — an increase of $18. “Although this is […]
Criticism of wind farm continues
Citizens, council members fear harm from view of turbines on horizon By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council has continued its barrage of opposition to Ørsted’s planned wind farm off the coast with one member noting most of the project is out of the hands of city officials and another suggesting groups […]
Ocean City girls swimmers beat A.C., Middle Twp.
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff After losing the season opener to Mainland Regional, the Ocean City High School girls swim team bounced back with dominating wins over Atlantic City and Middle Township. Against Atlantic City on Feb. 23, the Red Raider girls won 115-55, taking first place in all but two events. Katie Barlow, Alex Antonov, […]
Red Raider boys improve swim record to 3-0
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider boys swim team is undefeated with wins over Atlantic City and Middle Township last week. They opened the season with a victory against Mainland Regional. On Feb. 23, the boys beat Atlantic City 122-48. The Ocean City High School boys won all but two events […]
Mustang girls happy to pick up another opponent
Mainland team wanted to get another shot at Middle; COVID intervened By CLYDE HUGHES/Special to the Sentinel LINWOOD – When Mainland Regional’s girls basketball team took to the court last Thursday against Haddon Township, a game that wasn’t originally on the schedule, it was a relief that the Mustangs were on the court at all. […]
A tough year for Mainland boys basketball team
COVID-19 derailed two weeks of season, then the coach got pneumonia By CLYDE HUGHES/Special to the Sentinel LINWOOD – It’s been a difficult year for the Mainland Regional boys basketball team, but it has little to do with their record. The Mustangs returned to action Saturday after missing two weeks under coronavirus protocols, losing to […]