Point promotes officers, honors fire company volunteers
By KRISTEN KELLEHER/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Two police officers were promoted and seven firefighters and volunteers were recognized for as much as 45 years of service to Somers Point, during a City Council meeting Thursday, Feb. 27. Somers Point Police Department Patrolman David Ficca and Patrolman Robert Gray were both promoted to the rank […]
Performers remember ‘Standing Ovation’ 10 years later
By RACHEL SHUBIN/Special to the Sentinel Set on location in areas around Cape May County, the film “Standing Ovation” marks its 10th anniversary in 2020. The family-friendly movie is a comedy about a group of girls competing in a national teen music video contest and chasing their dreams, including a few side-story antics that keep […]
Black History Month events at Northfield library
Kristen Kelleher/SENTINEL Poets, performers and community leaders participated in a Read-In on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield as part of the library’s Black History Month programming.
Point encourages Air Force to base F-35 jets at 177th
By KRISTEN KELLEHER/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Somers Point City Council passed a resolution Thursday, Feb. 27, encouraging the U.S. Air Force to base F-35 fighter jets at the New Jersey Air National Guard facility in Egg Harbor Township. According to the resolution, on Thursday, Jan. 9, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a resolution to urge […]
The show must go on:
Somers Pt. students to perform play despite loss of costumes, sets, props By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point School District is working hard to prepare for its junior play after having lost a lot of its sets, costumes and props in a fire Jan. 30. The fire started at about […]
Play: ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’
Kristen Kelleher/SENTINEL Country Shore Women’s Club will present its 38th annual production for children, “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.” in March. The CSWC’s annual production is performed by local children with proceeds benefiting student scholarships and local organizations within Cape May County. There will be four performances: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, Friday, March 6, […]
Solicitor, FIT leader spar over price for city lot
By ERIC AVEDISSIAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The city solicitor sparred with the leader of a citizens group that blocked a $9 million purchase of the former Ocean City Chevrolet car dealership, but that had no effect on Ocean City Council Feb. 27 when it approved three bond ordinances to fund the same acquisition – […]
BYOB opponents propose another referendum
They are upset by rise of supper clubs that allow patrons to bring alcohol By ERIC AVEDISSIAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Opponents of supper clubs held a public forum Feb. 25 in the Ocean City Free Public Library and proposed a public referendum that would tighten the ordinances allowing restaurants to charge membership fees so […]
Staino files to run for Second Ward
He just moved to O.C.; brings marketing and a business mindset By ERIC AVEDISSIAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Gabe Staino filed his application to run as a candidate in the Second Ward council race. Four four-year ward seats are up for grabs in the May 12 municipal election. Ocean City’s Second Ward extends from the […]
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OCEAN CITY
One-day sale at Flanders Hotel is ‘an early sample of summer’ in O.C. OCEAN CITY – Boardwalk and downtown merchants in Ocean City will offer discounts on favorite local merchandise, goods and attractions at a new event planned for Saturday, March 7. “Market Madness” will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the historic […]