Part of Route 9 to be closed in both directions for two months
SOMERS POINT — Route 9/New Road is scheduled to be closed and detoured in both directions for about two months as the Greate Bay Country Club Pedestrian Tunnel Replacement Project begins. Since Jan. 5, the part of Route 9/New Road northbound and southbound has been closed and detoured from Somers Point-Mays Landing Road to North […]
LCMR swim team 6-2, aiming for sectionals, home meet
PLEASANTVILLE — Co-ed swim teams can be at a disadvantage in New Jersey because they can compete only against other co-ed teams or against boys teams. When it comes to the playoffs, they are in the boys brackets. Lower Cape May Regional High School’s co-ed swim team is hoping for its shot at the sectionals […]
Somers Point Council chooses Haberkorn for president
SOMERS POINT — City Council has a new president following its reorganization meeting Jan. 3, when Charlie Haberkorn replaced Councilwoman Janice Johnston in the position. “I’m looking forward to bringing a collaborative and common-sense approach to my new role and looking to work with all council members, professionals, volunteers and employees to accomplish the priorities […]
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Masonic Lodge pancake breakfast OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Mason Lodge No. 171 F.&A.M. is having a pancake breakfast starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 at the lodge, 940 Wesley Ave. Breakfast includes specialty pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee and juice. Cost is $12 for adults, $8 for children and $10 for veterans. Walk-ins […]
Rotary names Upper Citizen of the Year
Walcott honored for rescuing family at Ocean City beach Editor’s note: The Sentinel had an article about Brandon Walcott’s rescue of a family in an article in July. It is available online at ocnjsentinel.com. PETERSBURG — “Rotary’s motto is ‘service above self,’ and it is that motto that brings us here this evening to honor […]
Ocean City approves occupancy tax on first reading; narrow 4-3 vote; applies to Airbnb, Vrbo, hotels, motels
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Council narrowly voted to approve a 3 percent occupancy tax on transient rentals — the kind made through companies such as VRBO and Airbnb — and to impose the same tax on hotel and motel rooms. The 4-3 vote came after discussion on an ordinance to impose the new occupancy […]
Ocean City football stunned in final-minute 7-0 loss
EGG HARBOR CITY – Ocean City High School finished up the football regular season with another tight game. The Red Raiders were locked into a scoreless defensive struggle with Cedar Creek High School Friday until the game’s final minute, when the Pirates broke the stalemate. Quarterback Reilly Hoffacker led Cedar Creek on a 14-play, 99-yard […]
Heartbreaker for Ocean City football vs. Holy Spirit
Late penalty upends upset in the making OCEAN CITY — After a thrilling comeback victory last week over Middle Township, Ocean City High School looked primed to do it again in the annual homecoming game. The Red Raiders hosted powerhouse Holy Spirit High School (7-1) on Oct. 18. They put the Spartans on upset alert […]
New Miss Cape May County, Miss Cape Resort crowned
Teen winners, former Little Miss contestants, finally get chance to walk runway as queens OCEAN CITY — During the Miss Cape May County and Miss Cape Resort pageant, two of the four crowns ended up on the heads of former Little Miss Ocean City competitors. They didn’t have the chance to walk the Ocean City […]
‘Shout! The Mod Musical’ running Oct. 11-20 combines musical theater with ‘Laugh-In’
OCEAN – Musical theater meets “Laugh-In” Oct. 11-20 in this all-new production of “Shout! The Mod Musical” presented by the Ocean City Theatre Company at the Ocean City Music Pier. “This bright vinyl time capsule tracks five groovy girls as they come of age in the ‘60s and flips through the years, taking you back […]