Ocean City Fire Department responds
The Ocean City Fire Department responded to the former Crown Bank building at the corner of Eighth Street and Asbury Avenue at 10:52 a.m. this morning for the report of an AT&T worker who suffered an upper arm laceration when he fell off a six-foot ladder on the roof of the building. The elevator on […]
Alum, senior to school board: Don’t change yearbook, grad gowns
Principal: No worries, those traditions are going to remain OCEAN CITY – Don’t change tradition, a student and parent implored the Ocean City Board of Education Wednesday evening, Feb. 23. They asked the board to continue the practice of having the graduation gowns in both red and white – and not to have all 2022 […]
B.L. England sale complete
Dismantling process can begin; Upper Township may use site for emergency training UPPER TOWNSHIP — The sale of the B.L. England property is complete and the defunct power plant is set for dismantling, solicitor Dan Young told Upper Township Committee on Monday. Committeeman Jay Newman raised the possibility of using the vacant property in the […]
Councilman Levchuk pushes for answers
He wanted definite bathroom completion date, update on parking garage OCEAN CITY – Third Ward Councilman Jody Levchuk pushed city administrators Thursday evening, saying he wasn’t getting timely information on progress of the new bathrooms on the boardwalk or an update on a potential parking garage in the city. Levchuk’s comments came after city Business […]
Madden, Bergman, Polcini formally announce their bids for City Council
Six candidates expected for three at-large positions OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council incumbents Pete Madden and Karen Bergman and newcomer John “Tony” Polcini officially announced their candidacies in the May 10 election. Madden and Bergman, who have served two terms each, are seeking re-election. Polcini is running for office for the first time. Former […]
Reaction to team letter mixed: some back players; alums sing praises of coach, how he treated them
See related story OCEAN CITY – Reaction to the Ocean City High School girls basketball team’s appearance at last week’s Ocean City Board of Education meeting has been mixed, with some supporting the girls for speaking out and others, including former athletes, backing the head coach. Comments came in after the Ocean City Sentinel published […]
Somers Point Council picks DePamphilis
Public speaks up for Bender, but GOP taps former Linwood mayor SOMERS POINT — Republicans cited his lengthy government experience in appointing Richard DePamphilis to the open Ward I seat Feb. 24, despite strong support for another nominee. “I have known Mr. DePamphilis for a long time. He does have roots here in Somers Point and […]
Fox: ‘Republicans … are controlling the laws of physics’
Humorous and serious take on appointment SOMERS POINT — Frowzy 40-year-old Levi Fox provided some humor to an otherwise-serious City Council meeting Feb. 24, when a new member was chosen from among four nominees. Sporting long hair and a bushy beard, the Democrat is highly educated, having earned a bachelor’s degree in history and anthropology […]
Ocean City girls basketball team: Don’t renew coaches’ contracts
Players tell school board coaches have been ‘demeaning,’ ‘disrespectful’ OCEAN CITY — About a dozen members of the Ocean City High School girls basketball team stood before the Board of Education on Wednesday night and asked that their coaches’ contracts not be renewed for next season. They offered complaints including being “verbally degraded, bullied, sworn […]
Upper Township to pare $450K from budget; new hires on block
PETERSBURG — Upper Township Committee met for a budget workshop Feb. 14 and reported the preliminary spending plan is about $450,000 too high. Chief Financial Officer Barbara Ludy said last year’s budget was $15,480,943, with $4,108,933 to be raised by taxes. The municipal tax rate is 21.9 cents per $100. She did not want to […]