Wonderland property back on City Council agenda this week
Planner’s report supports designating it as ‘area in need of rehabilitation’ OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council plans to act this week on its professional planner’s report that concludes the former home to the Wonderland Pier amusement park qualifies as a property in need of rehabilitation. That rehab designation, which property owner Eustace Mita has […]
OCHS Class of 2026 earns diplomas
Strong winds blow latest graduates into the future OCEAN CITY — It was a hot, breezy late-spring day June 17 as 278 young women and men said goodbye to Ocean City High School — some headed off to college, others to join the workforce or serve in the military. Principal Dr. Wendy O’Neal welcomed the […]
MRHS graduates Class of 2026
Grad talks of dad’s death, tells class not to take life for granted LINWOOD — “Life can change incredibly fast,” Reese Gurwicz told fellow graduates, faculty and family members during graduation June 19. The Mainland Regional High School senior, whose father, Mitchell Gurwicz, passed away suddenly April 12 at the age of 55, urged those […]
Cape May County Park and Zoo mourns loss of snow leopards Maliha and Bataar
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Park and Zoo announced the passing of its snow leopards, Maliha and Bataar. Maliha was euthanized in April due to an unexpected medical event. She was 13 years old. Bataar was euthanized in early June after a year of treatment for age-related health conditions. At almost 18 […]
Ocean City High School Class of 2026 graduates
A look at all the graduates OCEAN CITY – Members of the Ocean City High School Class of 2026 received their diplomas in commencement exercises on a warm and quite windy afternoon at Carey Stadium June 18. Here is a look at the those new graduates. – PHOTOS by DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff
Miss NJ 2025: You can use it to rise above and to help others
Belle Nicholas reflects on her year, moving forward OCEAN CITY — Her official duties soon to be complete, Miss New Jersey 2025 Belle Nicholas was smiling as she tried to eat a cone from Kohr Bros. on the boardwalk in the mid-June heat before it melted. Then she went inside the cooler but noisy Music […]
‘Show Us Your Shoes!’
Miss New Jersey pageant returns to Ocean City, kicks things off with a boardwalk parade OCEAN CITY – The Miss New Pageant made a very public return to America’s Greatest Family Resort with a boardwalk parade the evening of June 17. Playing off what started when the Miss America Pageant was in Atlantic City and […]
Sea Isle’s Skimmer Weekend is June 20-21
SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City’s Division of Tourism will host their 2026 Skimmer Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, offering a weekend full of activities for all ages. On Saturday, June 20, the festival begins with a Seaside Vendors Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. along the oceanfront Promenade (north and […]
Subcommittee: Ocean City Boardwalk needs more entertainment
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City shouldn’t change the character of its boardwalk, but must “update and elevate” what it offers to visitors to remain competitive as a tourist destination. That was the finding by the Boardwalk Subcommittee, presented June 12 at the Ocean City Tabernacle. While its conclusions on the former Wonderland Pier amusement park […]
Boardwalk Subcommittee presents findings: Mita’s hotel plan won’t fly
Presentation at Tabernacle goes over findings, recommendations for future of entire boardwalk OCEAN CITY — If there’s a short take on the Boardwalk Subcommittee presentation Friday night, it’s this: Eustace Mita’s big hotel project is not going to fly. The key word of the evening on that hotel was “compromise.”In just about 70 minutes in front […]