A Little Winter Reading
Bibliophiles share favorite books, authors OCEAN CITY — Winter is a good time to find the warmth that comes from walking into a library, where thousands of choices are at your fingertips. Getting lost in a book has been my favorite pastime since I was a kid. Fifth grade brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the […]
Ocean City adds jitney route to Stainton Senior Center
OCEAN CITY — The city took over operations at the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center at the beginning of February, hiring former city council vice president Karen Bergman to oversee it, and now is adding more free transportation to the center. On Feb. 22, City Council extended the contract of the Atlantic City Jitney Association, […]
New body-worn police cameras will provide top tech for 5 years
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council approved a $583,453 contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for the lease of body-worn cameras (BWC) for the police department. Following the initial cost of $163,075, the contract will extend through 2028 at a cost of $105,094 yearly. According to a letter from Ocean City Police Chief Bill Campbell, the […]
Somers Point’s ex-OEM chief pleads guilty to sending child porn
MAYS LANDING — Somers Point’s former director of Emergency Management Roger B. Tees, 74, pleaded guilty Feb. 28 to distribution of child sexual abuse material. The state will recommend a four-year prison term at the time of sentencing. Upon his release from state prison, Tees will be placed on parole supervision for life and be […]
Ocean City school budget levy may rise $500K
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City School District is expected to introduce its 2024-25 budget next week with a tax levy increase of about $500,000. District Business Administrator Timothy E. Kelley provided a budget update to the Board of Education on Feb. 22, saying it still is a work in progress. “We are anticipating that […]
First responders honored for saving lives
Chiefs highlight 2023 incidents in Ocean City in which police officers, firefighters, dispatchers, lifeguards answered the call OCEAN CITY — There wasn’t a safer place on the island Feb. 28 than the Ocean City Tabernacle, where dozens of first responders gathered along with their families and other loved ones to honor those among them who […]
Ocean City Councilman Rotondi not seeking re-election
OCEAN CITY – Second Ward Councilman Tom Rotondi has decided not to run for another term in the May 14 election, leaving former councilman Keith Hartzell and Arlene’s Restaurant’s Paul Stryker as the two candidates for the seat. Rotondi sent a letter out to his constituents Wednesday letting them know of his decision. “It is […]
Panico urges opposition to two state bills
Fellow board member: School board not place to express political view OCEAN CITY — A verbal altercation took place Feb. 22 during the Ocean City Board of Education meeting over state legislation regarding reading material and mental health care. During new business, board member Catherine Panico read a statement opposing the legislation, eliciting a scathing […]
Lawyer requests clarification on Somers Point street vacation
Developer wants to use paper street Oak Lane as two-way access to Greate Bay housing project By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The attorney for a housing developer asked City Council to amend an ordinance vacating a street that relates directly to the construction of more than 200 homes around the 18-hole Greate […]
Sentinel wins 25 awards for photos, advertising, writing
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Sentinel won 25 statewide awards, including nine first-place awards, in the New Jersey Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. The Ocean City Sentinel, with many of its stories featured in sister newspapers the Upper Township Sentinel and The Sentinel of Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield, competes against weekly newspapers […]