Kristin Chenoweth, Atlantic City Ballet help close out Ocean City Pops season
OCEAN CITY – Maestro Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops Orchestra completed their 95th season as the resident orchestra of Ocean City’s Music Pier over the weekend. Sunday night, a sold-out crowd heard Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award-winning actress and singer. The night before, the Pops welcomed dancers from the Atlantic City Ballet. The concerts […]
Somers Point GOP appoints Kirk Gerety to City Council
SOMERS POINT — Neither the voters nor City Council got to choose the newest addition to the seven-member governing body. Instead, the Somers Point Republican Club’s County Committee did so. Club President Jack Shields, who also serves on the Planning Board and Mainland Regional High School Board of Education, ignored requests for comment about the […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events around the area
Storm preparedness topic at AARP OCEAN CITY – Join Ocean City AARP Chapter 1062 at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Ocean City Free Public Library for a panel to discuss storm preparedness. Panelists are Liberty Kocis, Cape May County health educator, risk communicator, medical reserve communicator; Frank Donato, Office of Emergency Management for Ocean […]
Grace Lutheran concert benefits animal organizations
SOMERS POINT — Grace Lutheran Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series of events that began with a kickoff luncheon in February and will continue with a free concert this fall. Part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Grace Lutheran was formed in 1924 and built the original church on Shore […]
Ocean City Surf Fishing Tournament Sept. 21
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fishing Club expects more than 100 anglers to line city beaches in its 55th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament, which will be held Saturday, September 21, a month earlier than in the past. Ed Parkinson, OCFC member who runs the tournament, hopes the earlier date will mean warmer weather for […]
Ocean City Council president free falls from 10,500 feet at Airport Festival
OCEAN CITY — City Council President Pete Madden had a short but unusual perspective of the resort he represents early Saturday afternoon, free falling toward it from 10,500 feet in the air. He did a tandem parachute jump with Team Fastrax during the annual Airport Festival. The free fall lasted about 45 seconds and then the […]
Atlantic City High School principal indicted
ATLANTIC CITY – Atlantic City High School Principal Constance Days-Chapman was indicted by an Atlantic County Grand Jury Wednesday, Sept. 11, on multiple counts related to allegations of failing to notify authorities about parental abuse of a student. The child reportedly is the daughter of Atlantic City Superintendent of Schools La’Quetta Small and Atlantic City […]
Ocean City High School students walk red carpet on first day of school
Editor’s note: Photo and story courtesy of the Ocean City School District. OCEAN CITY – More than1,100 students made their way across a vibrant red carpet Tuesday into Ocean City High School (OCHS), a building celebrated as it begins its 20th year in operation. District officials are planning a variety of celebratory events this fall […]
Chris Wodazak coordinates program, rotations, acts as a ‘den mother’ to med school students at Shore Medical Center
Editor’s note: See related stories on the program at Shore Medical Center hosting third-year medical students from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine online at ocnjsentinel.com. Those stories appeared in last week’s edition of the Sentinel. SOMERS POINT — Chris Wodazak is the den mother for the 10 medical students at Shore Medical Center, making sure […]
Back to school with tighter belts
Upper, Somers Point, MRHS welcome back students with fewer teachers, other changes Editor’s note: Because most of the state aid the Ocean City School District receives is through stable School Choice funds, and because it’s smaller regular state aid actually rose a little bit, the district did not face cuts like its neighboring districts. Many […]