Ocean City Mayor on Wonderland: ‘Stay tuned’ for new rides, adventures at park
OCEAN CITY – Mayor Jay Gillian gave a teaser about the future of his amusement park near the end of his re-election announcement Sunday afternoon. “I would like to address the one question I get asked a lot,” he said: “‘What’s going on with Wonderland?’” After briefly explaining the troubles with getting the park refinanced […]
Rotondi, DeVlieger take out papers for City Council election
Current, former ward councilmen may face incumbents Madden and Bergman OCEAN CITY – Among those who have picked up petitions required to get on the ballot to run for Ocean City Council’s three at-large seats on May 10 are a councilman who resigned from his First Ward seat in August, the serving Second Ward councilman, […]
Somers Point hopes to build on momentum
Businesses large and small have opened, enhancing retail, dining, historical SOMERS POINT — “We had a lot of good stuff start in 2021,” City Council President Janice Johnston said last week while looking back at last year’s successes and forward to more to come. The commercial real estate agent said there is a lot of […]
Northfield man who lost arm ‘overwhelmed’ by outpouring of support
‘We live around a lot of great people so it’s not too hard to believe that we can get that much. Dan has a lot of friends. He’s a great kid and a lot of people love him.’ – Joe Summers, brother of accident victim NORTHFIELD — “He’s optimistic and his hopes are high, his […]
Seeking fourth term as mayor, Gillian wants to do even more for Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – With the Wonderland Pier carousel in the background and a large contingent of supporters in front of him, Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian formally announced his re-election campaign Sunday afternoon. The resort native and 1983 graduate of Ocean City High School said he has dedicated his life to the community and after […]
1 Ocean City family, 2 decades, 80 seasons of running
Seven Greene siblings and their father/coach reflect on legacy Editor’s note: The Sentinel covered all seven Greene siblings during their cross country and track and field careers at Ocean ity High School. Here are their perspectives of the family history of running and their father as coach. Photos and story by David Nahan. Danielle Greene […]
Stranding Center: Stay away from seals on the beach
BRIGANTINE — If you see a seal lying on the beach, leave it alone. That’s the advice of Bob Schoelkopf, director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The center currently is posting signs in coastal towns that read, “Give seals space, stay 150 feet away, seals rest on our beaches, stay back and give them […]
COVID cases drop
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Active COVID-19 cases dropped dramatically from Jan. 14 to Jan. 21 in Cape May County, but the Department of Health announced eight more deaths attributed to the coronavirus. On Friday, the department announced there were 1,499 active cases among residents in the county. That compares to 2,329 active cases the […]
Police still investigating accident on Asbury that left pedestrian dead
This updates last week’s story on the fatal accident. A version was posted Jan. 19 OCEAN CITY – A motor vehicle accident on Asbury Avenue Jan. 13 left a pedestrian dead. City public information officer Doug Bergen said police and fire responded to an 11:28 a.m. call reporting a collision involving a motor vehicle and […]
Asbury Ave. building demolished after early Jan. snowfall damages roof
OCEAN CITY – When the unusually heavy snow of Jan. 3 dumped on Ocean City, the weight of it partially collapsed the roof on one of GG’s Diamond Cleaners’ two buildings on Asbury Avenue. Last week, the building at 609 Asbury Ave. came down, demolished for safety reasons, taking with it almost $300,000 worth of […]