Active COVID cases rise locally
New rules require all teachers, school staff to be vaccinated or tested By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff All teachers and school staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 or will have to get tested for the coronavirus at least once or twice a week. That new order for all public, private, charter and […]
Miss Crustacean takes her place among Ocean City’s royal ambassadors
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — The sultry month of August is pageant time in America’s Greatest Family Resort, where three young ladies and a hermit crab are crowned each summer. Seasonal resident Maddyn Randazzo was “over the moon” after being crowned Miss Ocean City 2022 on Aug. 14 at the Ocean City […]
Upper Township Beach Patrol forms Hall of Fame
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff UPPER TOWNSHIP — A committee recently formed to research and document the history of the Upper Township Beach Patrol as well as establish a Hall of Fame award for lifeguards who have contributed to the long success of the UTBP. Dr. David Hadley, a former lieutenant with the patrol, said […]
Body cameras worn by local police protect public and officers
As George Orwell foresaw in his sci-fi classic “1984,” Big Brother is watching — and listening. Like it or not, we live in an age of surveillance where privacy is the exception rather than the rule. A quick look around on any street corner in America will reveal multiple cameras, both public and private, collecting […]
New Junior Miss Ocean City has ‘grit’
SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY Makenna Fleming didn’t get the crown in previous attempts, but her determination won out By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The new Junior Miss Ocean City 2022 has grit. Makenna Fleming competed in Ocean City pageants for half a dozen years, but she didn’t let the fact she […]
Sister crowns sister in Little Miss Ocean City pageant
SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY Arianna DiAntonio crowned; first time sisters have been successive winners By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – In the history of the Little Miss Ocean City Pageant, there have been multiple sets of sisters who have worn the crown. In the past 15 years winners have included Julia and […]
O.C. School District holding forum Aug. 24
Open discussion about concerns for reopening of school OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City School District will host a Community Forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, Ocean City High School library. Masks will be required to enter. The forum will be an opportunity for teachers, staff, parents and other community members to have an […]
Ed Keenan to be in Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame
Ocean City media specialist has worked over 70 fights, has tales to tell By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s Ed Keenan knows the top boxers and has great stories to tell about what goes on outside the ring as well as inside. The media specialist has been helping promote fights for decades, […]
Masks in schools hurt education and did not work; Murphy should stop interfering
It seems everyone is an armchair epidemiologist these days. I don’t profess to know much about infectious disease, other than what I’ve observed over a half century of my life. Gov. Murphy recently broke a promise to New Jersey citizens to reopen schools fully in the fall without a mask mandate, and to leave any […]
How things change with a mayoral race less than a year away
The relationship between Ocean City Council and the Gillian Administration has changed markedly in the last year. Out of last week’s two-and-a-half-hour council meeting, a few minutes illustrate that point. It’s like there’s an election coming up next year and campaigns have been gearing up behind the scenes for months. Some of the machinations become […]