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March 24, 2026

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Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground for Upper Township home

UPPER TOWNSHIP – On Thursday, Habitat for Humanity Cape May will hold the groundbreaking for a new home in Upper Township. This will be the 20th home for Habitat in the county.  Members of the Board of Directors, Habitat’s Executive Director Sarah Matthews, Habitat partner family Chelsea Berkey, along with construction volunteers and community partners […]

Board to vote on longtime college coach as OCHS coach

Gaitley, former OCHS, Villanova standout, would take over girls basketball program OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City native who coached college basketball teams to championships will be the next head coach of the Ocean City High School girls basketball team if she is approved by the Board of Education Wednesday, Aug. 24. Stephanie (Vanderslice) Gaitley […]

Antonella DiAntonio crowned Junior Miss Ocean City 2023

OCEAN CITY – Antonella DiAntonio has ensured her parents won’t get much rest, but they don’t mind. They feel blessed. Antonella was crowned Junior Miss Ocean City 2023 on Saturday on stage at the Ocean City Music Pier, the night after her little sister, Arianna, finished her year as Little Miss Ocean City. And before […]

Ocean City’s Lyla Clark crowned Little Miss Ocean City 2023

11-year-old says it is a dream come true OCEAN CITY – For 11-year-old Lyla Clark, her lifelong dream came true Friday night at the Ocean City Music Pier as she was crowned Little Miss Ocean City 2023. “It feels amazing. It’s been my dream forever and I’m just so happy,” she said, tears still welling in […]

Ocean City Council approved $10.9M bond after debate on turf

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council unanimously approved a $10.945 million bond ordinance Thursday night without change after a pair of coaches and other community members debated the inclusion in the bond of $2.275 million, the bulk of which will go toward installing an artificial turf field at the Tennessee Avenue complex in place of […]

Despite pleas, no more tuning into council via Zoom

OCEAN CITY – In spite of pleas from some members of the public, Ocean City Council is not going to resume Zoom access to meetings any time soon. Council President Pete Madden and city Business Administrator George Savastano laid out their reasons why they don’t believe it is needed during council’s meeting Thursday evening. At […]

Upgrades at Village Apartments?

SOMERS POINT — City Council’s talks have advanced with the owner of Somers Point Village Apartments, which has agreed to make safety and quality-of-life improvements at the aging complex. A 20-year-old Egg Harbor Township man who has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting Feb. 10 at the complex remains a fugitive from justice. […]

Somers Point, county OK Shore Road study

SOMERS POINT – Somers Point City Council authorized an agreement with Atlantic County for a Shore Road Corridor Study.  According to a resolution approved July 21, an increase in new commercial development, expansion of existing businesses and new residential development require the city to reevaluate Shore Road from Ocean Heights to Goll avenues. The city […]

Ocean City beach tag, parking revenues behind 2021; jitney ridership mixed

OCEAN CITY – The resort’s tourism-related revenues are lower than the peak of 2021, when crowds eager to escape their home confines as the COVID-19 pandemic eased packed Ocean City last summer, but should meet budget predictions. Business Administrator George Savastano provided an update on beach tag and parking income through the end of July, […]

Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd in concert in Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – Platinum-selling blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd is playing the Ocean City Music Pier Monday, Aug. 22. Shepherd burst on the scene in the 1990s as a teenage guitar phenom and has grown into one of the torch-bearers of blues music.  He spoke with the Sentinel between shows on his current tour. This […]