Somers Point slaps limits on E-bikes
SOMERS POINT — City Council is hoping to boost the safety of people using the bike path, which stretches along former railroad tracks from Somers Point north through the neighboring communities. On Sept. 25, members of the governing body voted unanimously to introduce rules prohibiting electric vehicles from operating on the bike path, on sidewalks […]
Cancer survivor Dawn Coyle has important story to tell
She’ll share it at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk OCEAN CITY — For years, Dawn Coyle took part in the American Cancer Society Making Strikes Against Breast Cancer walk on the Ocean City Boardwalk. “Just being a local and being a woman, I thought, you know, I should go do that,” she said. Then […]
Making Strikes Against Breast Cancer Walk Oct. 12
OCEAN CITY — Thousands of participants are expected to traverse the Ocean City Boardwalk on Sunday, Oct. 12, during the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. The Sentinel spoke to one of the volunteers who had the painful first-hand experience of fighting and beating cancer and now advocates for the Making Strides […]
Ocean City Arts Center cocktail hour to feature sketch artists
OCEAN CITY — At the Ocean City Arts Center’s Fall Cocktail Reception Fundraiser on Oct. 17 at Adelene, a pair of well-known sketch artists will be there in tribute to an old boardwalk tradition. The reception is held to acquaint and reacquaint local residents with all of the offerings at the Arts Center — a […]
Historic Preservation Society AppleFest is Saturday at Gandy Farmstead
GREENFIELD — The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township has scheduled its 24th annual AppleFest for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the John Wesley Gandy Farmstead, 26 Tyler Road. The festival is one of the major community-wide events held each year by the HPSUT and is a favorite fall gathering for […]
Van Drew is Book of Golden Deeds recipient; dinner is Friday
OCEAN CITY – The Exchange Club of Ocean City announced U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew was selected as the recipient of the 58th Annual Book of Golden Deeds Award, the club’s highest honor recognizing exceptional community service and leadership. The Book of Golden Deeds Award Dinner will be 5:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Harbor Pines Golf Club. Tickets […]
‘Mansion tax’ behind rush to buy Crown Bank building
Alternative to renovating existing police station; due diligence awaited Editor’s note: See updated story on Ocean City’s decision not to pursue purchase. OCEAN CITY — If it seems like there’s a rush to buy the former Crown Bank building before all the due diligence is in, well, there is. Ocean City Council approved — on […]