83 °F Ocean City, US
July 1, 2026

Gillian to announce re-election bid Sunday

OCEAN CITY – Mayor Jay Gillian will officially announce his run for re-election at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, in front of the carousel at Wonderland Pier on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

Gillian has served for three terms and is seeking his fourth in the May election.

Longtime at-large City Councilman Keith Hartzell announced in September that he plans to run for mayor. Hartzell has served on Ocean City Council since 2006.

All three at-large council seats, including those held by Pete Madden and Karen Bergman, are up in the May election.

No other candidates have officially announced a run for mayor or City Council.

Related articles

Let your freak flag fly … or at least political flags

Solicitor: City cannot regulate flags, including those with ‘off-color’ messages By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – People may not like all of the political flags flying around Ocean City, but citizens have the right to fly them. At Thursday evening’s Ocean City Council meeting, City Solicitor Dorothy McCrosson said “complaints have been trickling in” to […]

Residents struggle with water restrictions

Wells on Bayaire Road in Upper Township contaminated with mercury UPPER TOWNSHIP — Residents in the vicinity of Bayaire Road in Marmora are struggling with health concerns and restrictions on water usage following a report that some wells in the neighborhood are contaminated with high levels of mercury. “We’re all afraid,” homeowner Helen Libro said. […]