Sentinel earns 23 awards in NJPA Better Newspaper Contest
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Sentinel won 23 awards in the New Jersey Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for reporting, feature writing and photography. Competing against other weekly newspapers in New Jersey, the Sentinel also won awards for its opinion pages, sports section and two special issues. “We submit entries for the NJPA Better […]
Ocean City Town Hall covers taxes to trash, Seaspray status to Senior Center
OCEAN CITY — After an hour-long presentation by Mayor Jay Gillian and top administrators about the state of Ocean City, city officials spent 90 minutes responding to comments and queries from the public during a Town Hall meting Saturday at the Ocean City Tabernacle. Gillian and company covered a wide range of issues as citizens […]
Upper Township seeking grant to build EMS facility
PETERSBURG — Township Committee is moving forward with an application for federal funding to build a new EMS facility. Mayor Curtis Corson said the township applied for the Community Project Funding Grant last year, seeking $7 million to $8 million to build a community center, and was unsuccessful. He suggested the township apply this year […]
Upper Township Committee reverses course, will have Easter egg hunt
Palombo cited manpower, budget cuts; says businesses will lend support PETERSBURG — It appears as if the Easter Bunny may be visiting Upper Township after all. Committeeman Sam Palombo announced during a Township Committee meeting Feb. 24 that plans are in the works to hold the event April 6. No location was announced. “Last meeting […]
Ocean City’s proposed capital plan: $67 million over 5 years
It’s a big decrease from previous plans as much major work already completed OCEAN CITY — Last winter Ocean City Chief Financial Officer Frank Donato said there was “light at the end of the tunnel.” He was referring to the resort’s five-year plans for capital projects starting to come to the end of more than […]
Another delay for Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread development
Traffic worries fuel concerns about application for plaza SOMERS POINT — Now the fries are getting cold. The hearing on an application to allow for a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Route 9 faced another delay Feb. 19, meaning those hungering for a fried chicken sandwich or some nuggets and waffle fries will have to wait at […]
Somers Point approves development at busy corner
High-end swim club, housing and boat yard SOMERS POINT — A major project on a prominent corner moved a large step closer to fruition last week. The Planning Board unanimously approved three separate applications Feb. 19 to allow for a mix of commercial and residential uses on the properties bordered by Bay, Maryland and Pleasant […]
Jeff Quintin and team join eXp Realty
OCEAN CITY – Jeff Quintin, an influential figures in the southern New Jersey and greater Philadelphia real estate markets, has officially joined eXp Realty, the subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc.. eXp Realty bills itself as “the most agent-central real estate brokerage on the planet.” Quintin, along with his 15-agent team and four support staff […]
Neighbors: We weren’t notified of development application
Hearing goes 4 hours over Somers Point Paddle Club; planners approve it SOMERS POINT — A hearing on a trio of applications before the Planning Board on Feb. 19 started almost 25 minutes late due to an issue with notification of neighbors and dragged on for nearly four hours before each was approved unanimously. At […]
Shore Medical gifts $100,000 to Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — City Council accepted a $100,000 gift and thanked Shore Medical Center for the annual contribution in lieu of real estate taxes. A resolution accepting the gift noted Shore has made annual donations to the city for general expenses and for specific projects, noting this gift would go into the general fund to […]