NJDEP scales back coastal flood rules
TRENTON — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is scaling back the coastal flood rules proposed last year. The DEP announced Monday, July 14, that it will adopt the Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) rules “with changes responsive to public comment and stakeholder feedback.” That comment and feedback from local, county and state representatives […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Friends of the Ocean City Pops annual luncheon OCEAN CITY – “Celebrating the Golden Age of Music” is the theme of the Friends of the Ocean City Pops Annual Luncheon set for Thursday, August 21, at the Flanders Hotel, 719 E. 11th St., Ocean City. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The event continues to celebrate […]
OCBP Master’s Swim: A mile of fun
Swimmers of all ages accept the challenge OCEAN CITY — For a 10-year-old squirt who never swam a mile in the ocean, for women doing their second distance swim in a day, and for the competitive racers aiming to win, the 2025 T. John Carey Master’s Swim late Sunday afternoon offered something for everyone involved. […]
Patricia Ruth Migliaccio, ‘Voice of the Boardwalk’
Patricia Ruth (nee Heckman) Migliaccio passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Patricia was born and raised in Pennsylvania and would come to Ocean City every summer and stay at her father’s house at 1640 Boardwalk on the beach. To those who knew Pat, she left an imprint on just about […]
Developer Eustace Mita ‘thrilled’ about poll results on Ocean City hotel project
He will make formal application for a redevelopment zone before Ocean City Council in August OCEAN CITY — Eustace Mita was “absolutely thrilled” with the recent opinion poll of Ocean City residents regarding his proposed 252-room, eight-story hotel at the site of the former Wonderland Pier amusement park at Sixth Street and Boardwalk. A day […]
‘Good Trouble’ rally and march Thursday, July 17, in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Indivisible OCNJ in cooperation with Indivisible Atlantic County and Fight Against Fascism Org (FAFO) will be participating in the Good Trouble Lives On: A Day of Nonviolent Action from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 17. The rally will be at Gazebo park at Ninth Street and Bay Avenue from noon to 1:30 p.m. and will […]
Ocean City 2050 commissions poll: More residents oppose boardwalk hotel than support it
Advocacy group says commissioned census shows 78 percent would rather have family-friendly attractions and entertainment like it has proposed OCEAN CITY — An independent poll commissioned by a local citizens group shows a majority of Ocean City residents are very or somewhat opposed to Eustace Mita’s proposal to build a 252-room hotel at the former […]
Somers Point School District, union, agree on contract
Raises wages 15 percent months after district lays off 15 teachers SOMERS POINT — The Board of Education approved a four-year contract agreement with the Somers Point Education Association on June 26. The contract will increase salaries and wages by more than 15 percent over its term, nearly two months after the school district cut 15 […]
Does Somers Point have an identity crisis?
Is it a residential community or will it be welcoming to tourists? SOMERS POINT — Somers Point has an identity problem. Is it a residential seaside community or a tourist town? That issue was at the heart of the debate June 12 when City Council voted 4-3 to extend the minimum stay at short-term rental […]
Crowley weighs in on new role at Ocean City Council president
Discusses budgeting, Wonderland site, public comment, personnel OCEAN CITY — At the July 1 Ocean City Council meeting, Terry Crowley Jr., the former vice president of council, was unanimously elected president, while former president Pete Madden was named vice president. The Sentinel posed a range of questions to the First Ward representative on the budget, […]