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Month: August 2021

Is it safe to cross in the crosswalk?

Fund started for mother, daughter; girl on bike hit; pedestrian fatality By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — A city crowded with tourists and residents all trying to get where they’re going — on foot, by bicycle or in cars — can be a dangerous place. Residents and summer visitors regularly complain about each other […]

Ocean City lays out $141 mil plan

Spending is over 5 years as city looks for federal stimulus to offset costs By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – City officials laid out $141 million of capital spending over the next five years with more than half of the spending set for this fiscal year. In a presentation Thursday, Aug. 12, in front […]

Chau gets called out: harassment as a teacher

Somers Point parent brings it up after mayor apologizes for earlier outburst By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Mayor Erland Chau opened the City Council meeting Aug. 10 with a statement of apology for his behavior during the previous meeting, July 13, when he verbally assaulted two members and suggested racial discrimination was the […]

Eleanor McDonnell

Eleanor McDonnell nee Colangelo – “Elle” – passed away peacefully in her seashore home in Ocean City on Friday, August 13th, 2021. Born in Darby, PA on July 21, 1929, Elle was a classically trained artist and a 1947 graduate of Upper Darby High School where she was well known for having painted all the […]

Atlantic County health officials warn of increase in RSV in children

Editor’s note: This press release is from the Atlantic County Division of Public Health. The Atlantic County Division of Public Health is asking residents to be on alert for symptoms of Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV. RSV infection primarily occurs seasonally during the fall and winter months in the U.S. However, cases of RSV in […]

Northfield votes to ban marijuana business, for now

Split vote comes after arguments for tax revenue, helping business district By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council voted Aug. 10 to prohibit cannabis businesses from operating in the city but left the door ajar to possibly changing course in the future. The vote fell along party lines with a bit of a twist. […]

Little Miss Ocean City Antonella DiAntonio has had an ‘amazing’ reign

By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Antonella DiAntonio won the first pageant she ever entered. It led to an “amazing” two-year reign as Little Miss Ocean City. On Friday night, she’ll be sad to see that end as she crowns her successor. DiAntonio, 13, has worn the crown since winning it in August 2019. […]

City Council chooses a new VP

Opts for critic of administration instead of supporter By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Showing that the rift on Ocean City Council is alive and well, members refused to support Karen Bergman’s bid for the open vice president spot, choosing instead one of the least-tenured members who is a critic of the administration. […]

It was a tale of perseverance for Junior Miss Ocean City Natalie Argento

By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – For Natalie Argento, it is a tale of perseverance. It took her four tries to become Junior Miss Ocean City. This Saturday evening, she wants her successor to know what follows is going to be the best year of her life. “I never expected having two years of […]

New Miss Ocean City ‘over the moon’

SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY Winner Maddyn Randazzo had competed in Ocean City pageants starting with Little Miss By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Maddyn Randazzo said she was “over the moon” after she was crowned Miss Ocean City 2022 Saturday night on stage at the Ocean City Music Pier. Randazzo, a summer […]