MRHS students: Don’t return drama teacher
They criticize his behavior on stage and off and the culture he created, putting actor in awkward positions LINWOOD — A parent and multiple students have accused drama teacher/director Curt Foy of abusive and inappropriate behavior and asked the school board not to renew his contract. Accusations made April 12 before the Mainland Regional High […]
Gillian, Hartzell share pasts, visions for future
Mayor, challeger meet in well-attended forum ahead of May 10 election OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian and challenger Councilman Keith Hartzell faced off in a forum Monday night hosted by the Ocean City Sentinel. Both candidates in the May 10 election made opening statements and then took turns answering questions posed by moderator David […]
Ocean City girls lax: one extreme to the other
Team has to contend with different levels of competition OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider girls lacrosse team season so far has featured lopsided wins over Cape-Atlantic League teams mixed with a pair of lopsided losses to out-of-conference opponents. In between, they had the chance to play a team that looked like an even-up match and […]
Neighbor: Protect county’s potter’s field
Conversations just starting on senior housing at site that houses graves NORTHFIELD — Joan Pullan Brennan does not want to see anything built on the potter’s field across from her home on Dolphin Avenue and intends to push back against any plan to do so, but the county says it has no intention of allowing construction […]
Ocean City settles female lifeguard’s sexual harassment lawsuit for $135,000
Two other complaints filed; they allege harassment, sexual assault of minors, failure to act by Ocean City Beach Patrol leadership Editor’s note: The Ocean City Sentinel is not naming the Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards filing the lawsuits because of the sexual nature of the allegations involved, but is naming the leadership of the beach […]
A year later Prosecutor’s Office has no update on Ocean City Beach Patrol investigation
OCEAN CITY — An Instagram page that launched an investigation a year ago has not yielded any results made public so far. In April 2021, the Ocean City Sentinel reported on an Instagram page that popped up called “OCBP_predators,” featuring what it called “the untold stories of pedophiles, predators, and inappropriate behavior on the beaches […]
Ocean City Council race: Madden top fundraiser
Much of his spending covers slate including Bergman and Polcini OCEAN CITY — Incumbent Councilman Pete Madden has raised the most money in the six-person campaign for three at-large seats on Ocean City Council. Madden is running on a slate with fellow incumbent Karen Bergman and newcomer John “Tony P” Polcini. Also running in the […]
Secluded condo unit offers comfortable, care-free life, access to island’s hot spots
OCEAN CITY — Owning the home at 105 Breton Court in the Ocean Reef condominiums is like being at a Caribbean resort. The complex is a tree-lined enclave on the bay off Tennessee Avenue, behind the Ocean City Municipal Airport and sports fields, as well as the Humane Society animal shelter and clinic, and offers […]
Mainland Regional tennis team hands Ocean City its first loss
OCEAN CITY – In a close match Friday morning, the Mainland Mustang boys tennis team handed Ocean City its first loss of the season. Mainland Regional (4-0) topped the Red Raiders (4-1) by a 3-2 score. Mainland has proved troublesome for the Red Raiders over the years and was one of the few teams to […]
Ocean City mayoral candidates raise over $90,000
Gillian, Hartzell filed their 29-day pre-election donation-spending reports OCEAN CITY — In the 29-day pre-election reports filed by Ocean City’s mayoral candidates, incumbent Jay Gillian has raised more money — mostly through self-funding — than challenger Keith Hartzell. In his report filed April 11, Gillian reported raising $64,050 and having spent $39,057. Hartzell, the long-serving at-large […]