Sea&Do: Ocean City area events coming up
Masonic Lodge Hoagie sale July 4 OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Masonic Lodge No. 171 is hosting an Italian hoagie sale fundraiser Thursday, July 4. Hoagies are $10 each; soft drinks will be for sale. Pre-ordered hoagies can be picked up from 9 a.m. to noon July 4 at American Legion Post 524, 4562 […]
Revisions in School Choice expected for the 125 districts in N.J. involved
TRENTON — The New Jersey Department of Education is expected to adopt revisions to the Interdistrict Public School Choice program in August. An NJDOE report from the Division of Field Support and Services, published Jan. 17, 2024, provides an overview of the School Choice program and some changes that are being considered. According to the […]
Parents of Choice students mostly view OCHS positively
OCEAN CITY — Parents of School Choice students have a generally positive impression of what is going on at Ocean City High School, according to a survey the district undertook this spring. Individual comments ran the gamut from glowing to critical, with some concerned their children weren’t treated the same as those from Ocean City […]
MRHS club wants N.J. license plate dedicated to all veterans
SOMERS POINT — The Support Our Troops Club at Mainland Regional High School likes to bring attention to military veterans and the sacrifices they have made for the country. That’s why its members are leading the charge to convince state officials to approve a special license plate available to all veterans, regardless of branch, affiliation […]
Ocean City Theatre Co.’s Summer Children’s Tuesday series opens with ‘Garfield’ July 2
OCEAN CITY – The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company is about to embark on a summer season full of creativity, imagination, fun and interactive storytelling with its 2024 Summer Children Theatre Series. Tuesdays at the Ocean City Music Pier will feature five fully staged family musicals at 10:30 a.m. from July 2 through July 30. Opening the […]
Former OCBP guard gets 4 years probation in alleged sex assault case
Case related to ‘OCBP_predators’ page on Instagram in 2021 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Former Ocean City Beach Patrol lifeguard Jonathan Howell was sentenced to four years’ probation June 18 after pleading guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Howell, 42, of Marmora, a former member of the OCBP member and teacher in […]
Ocean City High School Class of 2024 graduates receive diplomas
OCEAN CITY – More than 300 members of the Ocean City High School Class of 2024 receive their diplomas in commencement exercises June 13 on the field at Carey Stadium. All of the graduates are pictured here. – PHOTOS by DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff
Ocean City dedicates POW-MIA Chair of Honor
OCEAN CITY — The Philadelphia Eagles’ home, Lincoln Financial Field, with room for more than 67,000 spectators, would not have enough space to accommodate all of the American service members missing in action from World War II to the present. In honor of their memory, and in front of a standing-room-only audience Friday morning, a […]
Somers Point $4.66 million bond would fund road work, major purchases
SOMERS POINT — City Council voted June 13 to introduce two bond ordinances, one in the amount of $3.15 million for various improvements and acquisitions and the second in the amount of $1.51 million for sewer utility capital improvements. The larger of the bonds would earmark more than $2 million for roadway improvements. The ordinance […]
Somers Point school budget raises tax levy 8.5 percent
District bringing back three teachers, some projects SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point Board of Education presented its amended budget June 12 after receiving some relief from the state through the Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program. The new spending plan raises the tax levy 8.5 percent and tax rate 8.78 cents while using the […]