Ocean City Pops: A week of Elvis and Broadway
OCEAN CITY – Sunday night, Vince Lee and the Ocean City Pops hosted Frankie Moreno for a program of Elvis music. Not an impersonator, instead Moreno injected his own personality and energy into music associated with Elvis. He brought along his own pianist, who is also his arranger, Matt Podd, two backup singers, a drummer, […]
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Residents, staff at The Shores in Shirley MacLaine film, but they’re not ready to kiss O.C. goodbye and head to Hollywood OCEAN CITY – They were practically rubbing elbows with Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine, but the residents at The Shores didn’t let it go to their heads. They’re not ready to bid farewell to […]
The Shores staff helped with logistics, props for Shirley MacLaine movie filmed in part in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Building services director Michele Fabiano and her staff were pressed into service – once 24 hours straight – during the filming of a Shirley MacLaine movie at The Shores, a UMC Community on Bay Avenue. MacLaine and Hollywood stars including Mercedes Ruehl and Stephen Dorff were at The Shores June 20 and […]
Benefit for severely injured Upper Township boy is July 27
PETERSBURG — Upper Township and the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Officers Association have teamed up on a mission to support a Seaville boy who was severely injured in an accident at home. According to a post on the family’s GoFundMe page started by Ginger Berens, the aunt of Dylan Vanderhaeghen, the 3-year-old suffered […]
For mother’s love of Strathmere, family donates a lifeboat to Upper Township Beach Patrol
STRATHMERE — Strathmere resident Brian McIlhenny and his family recently donated a new surfboat to the Upper Township Beach Patrol in memory of his mother, Rita McIlhenny, who passed away in 2021 at the age of 90. “We couldn’t really celebrate her life (amid the COVID pandemic), so we are trying to figure out ways […]
Ocean City to host 69th Night in Venice boat parade July 20
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s 69th annual Night in Venice boat parade and house decorating contest is set for 6:30 p.m. July 20 and this year will honor musician Jimmy Buffett and provide a chance to celebrate the music and carefree persona of the songwriter, who passed away in September after more than five decades […]
Summer Show House ‘Pond of Hope’ in Linwood a stunning Cape Cod
LINWOOD — Linwood’s premier waterfront Gold Coast neighborhood provides the setting for the 2024 Surfside Casual Furniture Summer Show House, open for public tours on weekends from Friday, July 19, through Sunday, Aug. 11. The stunning Cape Cod, named “Pond of Hope Mansion,” is located at 121 Edgewood Ave., adjacent to Off’s Pond. The Show House […]
Ocean City wins N.J.’s Favorite Beach contest 11th time in a row
OCEAN CITY – For the 11th consecutive year, beachgoers chose Ocean City as “New Jersey’s Favorite Beach” in a statewide poll. Representatives of the N.J. Sea Grant Consortium announced the winners of the annual contest in a presentation on the Ocean City Music Pier on Friday morning. The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium introduced the survey in 2008 […]
Somers Point honors Navy aviation electrician Keegan McDevitt
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — City Council saluted a hometown hero July 11, congratulating and thanking a native son for his commitment and sacrifice. U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician 2nd Class Petty Officer Keegan McDevitt, who grew up on Higbee Avenue in the city’s historic district, recently was honored for a second […]
‘Silent Fallout’ screening, discussion with director Hideaki Ito Sunday
OCEAN CITY – The public is invited to a special event with acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hideaki Ito from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at the Ocean City Free Public Library. Director Ito will be screening his film, “Silent Fallout,” followed by a question and answer session. “Silent Fallout” addresses one of the world’s […]