The apex and nadir of pie-eating: Enjoying the win, coping with loss
OCEAN CITY — Russ Crotts will not be celebrated among the pantheon of winners. He will not be in the spotlight. That may be good; Crotts’s face was so covered in pie that it was difficult to make out his features. Crotts will be known as the guy who finished as the runner-up in the […]
Patriotism on display in annual Gardens Civic Association Bike Parade
OCEAN CITY — Participants in the bike parade sweltered under a blazing sun and cloudless blue sky Saturday, but the triple-digit temperature could not compete with the patriotic fervor on the nation’s 250th Independence Day. “We love Fourth of July, we love this country and it’s just a great time to be out with the […]
Mita on rehab vote: This is a win for Ocean City
Hotelier and developer has harsh words for group threatening to sue OCEAN CITY — Eustace Mita called City Council’s June 25 vote “a win for Ocean City.” Council voted 5-2 in favor of designating the former Wonderland Pier amusement park site at 600 Boardwalk as “an area in need of rehabilitation.” It has been a […]
Ocean City Council approves rehab designation for Wonderland Pier parcel
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since Thursday evening. Look for an additional story about the public weighing in on the rehabilitation designation in the July 1 edition of the Sentinel. OCEAN CITY — During a nearly three-hour meeting, Ocean City Council voted 5-2 Thursday evening to approve the former Wonderland Pier parcel as […]
Ocean City 2050 advocacy group says it will sue city over Wonderland rehab designation
OCEAN CITY — The day after City Council voted to designate 600 Boardwalk as “an area in need of rehabilitation,” advocacy group Ocean City 2050 said it will join other groups to sue the city. The group believes the decision was wrong “strategically, procedurally, ethically, logically and morally,” according to a news release it issued […]
Carnegie Medal awarded to resident for rescuing woman
73-year-old Ocean City man saves her from rip current in resort OCEAN CITY — A 73-year-old Ocean City man saw a young woman minutes from drowning being carried offshore by a rip current. He didn’t hesitate. For saving her life last October, Frank John LaFerrara is one of 18 people awarded a Carnegie Medal for […]
Somers Point: Let businesses use city parking lots to meet requirements
SOMERS POINT — A measure proposed by Councilman Sean McGuigan would allow businesses to use space in city lots to fulfill parking requirements. Ordinance 17-2026, which was introduced June 25 in a 4-3 vote, states that commercial development, particularly along Bay Avenue and between Bay Avenue and Shore Road, is constrained due to the size […]
Ocean City Arts Center premieres ‘More Than Touch,’ groundbreaking multi-sensory art exhibition
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Arts Center presents ‘More Than Touch, A Connection,” a groundbreaking traveling exhibition that reimagines how art is experienced. Opening July 1 at the Arts Center Gallery on the second floor of the Ocean City Community Center, the exhibition invites visitors — especially those who are blind or have low […]
Upper Township to celebrate Independence Day at Amanda’s Fieldcelebrate Fourth of July
PETERSBURG — Upper Township has scheduled its 250th Anniversary of American Independence Day Celebration for July 4 at Amanda’s Field, 10 N. Sunset Drive in Petersburg. Parking is free and the complex opens at 1 p.m. Scheduled activities include live music presented by Cape May Entertainment, laser tag, interactive games, food truck vendors, craft and […]
Citizens weigh in on rehab designation both pro and con
OCEAN CITY — Just like at sessions before City Council over more than a year, a host of citizens passionately weighed in Thursday evening to oppose or support a rehabilitation designation at the former Wonderland Pier amusement park site. In a meeting moved to the Ocean City Music Pier from council chambers to accommodate the […]