District: Expand sports and add Esports in Ocean City
Proposals also include revamp of consumer science OCEAN CITY — “Everybody from my generation, some a little older, some a little younger, our parents yelled, ‘You’ll never make any money playing video games.’ That couldn’t be farther from the truth,” Curt Nath told the school board Nov. 16. “They make a lot of money playing […]
Somers Point Porch Performances are this Friday
Christmas Parade Friday, Christmas Festival Saturday at Somers Mansion SOMERS POINT – The Somers Point Unique Experiences Club, LLC announced the return of the annual Somers Point Porch Performances, starting at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at 37 Somers Ave. The Riddlesbrood Players will present an original and a bit quirky take on Charles Dickens’ story, […]
Inquiring minds want to know: Do turkey hats make you faster?
More than 800 runners, walkers in Ocean City’s T-day Fast and Furriest 5K OCEAN CITY — There were 802 official finishers in the 15th anniversary Fast and the Furriest 5K Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning on the Ocean City Boardwalk. DQ Timing provided statistics for each runner including gender, age, clock time, place, division and age. There […]
Pining for a real tree?
Lots of choices with farms in Upper Township, Boy Scout sales, area garden stores Black Friday was not only the kickoff to the holiday shopping season but also the start of Christmas tree sales at farms and shops throughout the region. Tree farms, nurseries, a hardware store, church and even a Boy Scout troop are […]
Mita offers $6.5 mil to buy Crown Bank building
Ocean City still interested in Asbury landmark, has been inspecting it By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — Developer Eustace Mita entered into an agreement of sale Nov. 14 to buy the former Crown Bank building at the corner of Eighth Street and Asbury Avenue for $6.5 million, but it has not been finalized. In […]
Need romance for the holidays?
1983 OCHS grad who works in tech field lets inner romantic out, publishes romance novel OCEAN CITY — Daniel Lowden is a romantic. That may sound odd for a guy who has worked in the tech field for 30 years, the past 10 in cyber security. While cold computer codes may be running through his […]
Human rights ‘under attack’
Vigilance vowed at We Belong rally in response to school board election OCEAN CITY — “I feel that human rights in Ocean City is very much under attack,” LGBTQ+ advocate Jakob Pender said Nov. 16 during a rally at Veterans Memorial Park. “It is being lost and it saddens me.” Pender, a 2022 graduate of […]
Saturday morning was for shopping in PJs
OCEAN CITY — Saturday morning was surprisingly chilly in downtown Ocean City, but everyone looked mostly toasty in their pajamas as they walked around during Earlier Than the Bird for the annual shopping extravaganza. Although the temperatures were low, the spirits were high as shoppers got a kick out of strolling Asbury Avenue, many with […]
Ocean City school board makes LGBTQ+ club official
Speakers at meeting decry Instagram account attacking gays, lesbians OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Board of Education formalized creation of the high school’s PRISM Club to support the LGBTQ+ community Nov. 16 by appointing an adviser. American Sign Language teacher Carly Benson has been assigned to oversee the club and will be paid a […]
Somers Point raccoon 11th Atlantic County rabies case
Atlantic County has confirmed the 11th case of rabies this year in a raccoon collected from Bala Drive in Somers Point. This is the third raccoon to test positive for rabies in 2022. Other confirmed cases in the county involved a horse, a groundhog, four skunks, one fox and a cat. The Somers Point raccoon […]