Leon Grisbaum donates $3 million for terminal building at Ocean City Airport
OCEAN CITY – Leon K. Grisbaum, the owner of Berger Realty and an avid pilot, will donate $3 million to be used to construct a new terminal building at the Ocean City Municipal Airport. The new facility will be named the “Leon and Elizabeth Grisbaum Airport Terminal” and house an updated airport terminal, restaurant and […]
Family honored for support of Shore’s front-line workers
Chris, Andrea Monihan raise more than $15,000 for Shore Medical Center through sign campaign SOMERS POINT — Chris and Andrea Monihan realized in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic that health care workers would need the public’s help. That’s why they started a lawn sign fundraising campaign to help Shore Medical Center purchase the suddenly […]
Ocean City firefighters extinguish blaze Thursday morning
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City firefighters extinguished a blaze at 411 Haven Ave. Thursday morning. The call came in at 9:46 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, reporting a fire at 411 Haven Avenue. The fire originated in an exterior doorway, according to Ocean City public information officer Doug Bergen. Three engines and a ladder truck responded. […]
Upper Township residents eye impact of Ocean Wind 1
MARMORA — Several dozen Upper Township residents gathered Nov. 21 at Marmora Volunteer Fire Company headquarters to get a close-up view of plans for the Ocean Wind 1 project planned off the coast. Committeewoman Kim Hayes said Township Committee asked the project principles to “specifically talk about Upper Township and the impact for the project […]
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 […]