Gillian, Hartzell share pasts, visions for future
Mayor, challeger meet in well-attended forum ahead of May 10 election OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian and challenger Councilman Keith Hartzell faced off in a forum Monday night hosted by the Ocean City Sentinel. Both candidates in the May 10 election made opening statements and then took turns answering questions posed by moderator David […]
Neighbor: Protect county’s potter’s field
Conversations just starting on senior housing at site that houses graves NORTHFIELD — Joan Pullan Brennan does not want to see anything built on the potter’s field across from her home on Dolphin Avenue and intends to push back against any plan to do so, but the county says it has no intention of allowing construction […]
Ocean City settles female lifeguard’s sexual harassment lawsuit for $135,000
Two other complaints filed; they allege harassment, sexual assault of minors, failure to act by Ocean City Beach Patrol leadership Editor’s note: The Ocean City Sentinel is not naming the Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguards filing the lawsuits because of the sexual nature of the allegations involved, but is naming the leadership of the beach […]
A year later Prosecutor’s Office has no update on Ocean City Beach Patrol investigation
OCEAN CITY — An Instagram page that launched an investigation a year ago has not yielded any results made public so far. In April 2021, the Ocean City Sentinel reported on an Instagram page that popped up called “OCBP_predators,” featuring what it called “the untold stories of pedophiles, predators, and inappropriate behavior on the beaches […]
Ocean City Council race: Madden top fundraiser
Much of his spending covers slate including Bergman and Polcini OCEAN CITY — Incumbent Councilman Pete Madden has raised the most money in the six-person campaign for three at-large seats on Ocean City Council. Madden is running on a slate with fellow incumbent Karen Bergman and newcomer John “Tony P” Polcini. Also running in the […]
Ocean City mayoral candidates raise over $90,000
Gillian, Hartzell filed their 29-day pre-election donation-spending reports OCEAN CITY — In the 29-day pre-election reports filed by Ocean City’s mayoral candidates, incumbent Jay Gillian has raised more money — mostly through self-funding — than challenger Keith Hartzell. In his report filed April 11, Gillian reported raising $64,050 and having spent $39,057. Hartzell, the long-serving at-large […]
Ocean City Easter fashion parade features the Philly Keys
Doris Shull of Somers Point, above, won the award for the most unusual Easter bonnet at Sunday afternoon’s Easter fashion parade in front of the Music Pier on the Ocean City boardwalk. Not only did the self-crafted hat feature chicks, they also peeped. Looking on behind her is Little Miss Ocean City Arianna DiAntonio, who […]
State picks seven sites for recreational marijuana sales
TRENTON — The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) approved certification for expansion of seven medical cannabis dispensaries, know as Alternative Treatment Centers (ATC), to begin selling recreational marijuana. The expansion covers 13 locations in the state since some of the ATCs have more than one. Recreational sales at ATCs could begin in a month if they […]
Linwood taxpayers won’t see municipal tax hike
LINWOOD — The city introduced its budget April 13, with Councilman Matthew Levinson saying there would be no need to increase the municipal tax rate to fund the $13,553,644 spending plan. If adopted as introduced, the tax rate would remain 94.6 cents per $100. That translates to $946 for each $100,000 of assessed value, or […]
MRHS budget includes tax hike for new year
LINWOOD — The Mainland Regional High School budget for 2022-23 calls for higher taxes in each of its sending districts, with a total tax levy increase of 1.47 percent. Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone introduced the $30,942,090 spending plan to the Board of Education on April 12, saying the allowable tax levy increase (2 percent) […]