Citizens ask for action on dredging in Ocean City
City Council, administration blame each other for delay of bay, lagoon survey By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – A host of local residents appeared before Ocean City Council last week to implore the city to get moving on dredging the back bay and lagoons, reigniting a debate over the engineering firm that had been […]
SOCIA fears end of group
OCEAN CITY – The Board of Directors of the South Ocean City Improvement Association (SOCIA) has begun discussions concerning the potential dissolution of the organization. SOCIA has had a long history here in Ocean City. Founded over 100 years ago, SOCIA, through the generosity and participation of its members and volunteers, has been responsible for both […]
After 2-week delay, legal services contract approved
Solicitor’s firm given contract; FIT president says she shouldn’t have two roles By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Two weeks after a debate erupted at Ocean City Council after Councilman Michael DeVlieger pushed to have a contract for the city solicitor’s firm pulled from the agenda and tabled, council approved the contract unanimously Thursday, […]
Council members ask to cut tax rate, but Ocean City budget stands, benefiting from $7M federal aid
By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – After learning they couldn’t use more of the federal COVID-19 relief money for tax relief, Ocean City Council unanimously approved the 2021 budget with a 1-cent tax hike Thursday evening, June 25. Chief Finance Officer Frank Donato presented the “prudent, fiscally responsible budget” in short form, saying the […]
Ocean City car show at Tabernacle was a drive down memory lane
By ELIZABETH LITTLE/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — For 65 years, the Jersey Cape Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America has been putting on a car show in Ocean City. This year, the vehicles rumbled onto the lawn at the Ocean City Tabernacle, 550 Wesley Ave., followed by car buffs. A plethora of vintage […]
Fire destroys Marmora home, but everyone gets out safely
MARMORA – Everyone got out safely from a house fire in Marmora last week. The Marmora Volunteer Fire Company and Upper Township Division of EMS were dispatched to a structure fire on North Quail Drive in the Marmora section of Upper Township around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, June 23. According to the Marmora company, firefighters were […]
Fatal accident at Ninth and Bay in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Jay Prettyman of the Ocean City Police Department announce the joint investigation into a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of 9th Street and Bay Avenue, Ocean City Tuesday, June 22. At approximately 6:10 p.m., Ocean City Police Patrol Units […]
Bill cuts Ocean City’s power in fight over wind farm
Moving fast in Legislature, it limits right of municipalities to control rights of way By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – A new bill moving quickly through the New Jersey Legislature would take away leverage Ocean City has to hold up the Ocean Wind off-shore wind farm project. That leverage is the ability to deny […]
Pot biz may be legal in Northfield
Council splits 5-2 in favor of ordinance By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council voted 5-2 to introduce an ordinance that would allow four types of cannabis businesses to operate in the city. All municipalities in the state are up against a deadline of Aug. 21 to permit, prohibit or otherwise limit cannabis […]
MRHS graduates celebrate roots in their communities
SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY By ELIZABETH LITTLE/Sentinel staff LINWOOD – The 2021 graduates of Mainland Regional High School have had a memorable four years. On Monday, the seniors graduated on the field at the Mustang Corral with the stands full of family members, a stark contrast to last year’s commencement ceremonies that limited […]