OCHS Alumni Weekend kicks off this Friday: Red + White = Pink
OCEAN CITY – Red and White will mix with plenty of Pink this year as the Ocean City Alumni Association hosts the 17th Annual Red & White Weekend, part of the Ocean City High School Homecoming festivities. The celebration begins Friday, Oct. 10, with a community-wide “Get Your Pink On” pre-game rally from 4 to […]
Tom Sherf to lead Ocean City Tabernacle
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Tabernacle announced the appointment of Tom Sherf as its new executive director. Sherf brings more than two decades of leadership experience in Christian higher education and ministry, including his most recent role as vice president of marketing and enrollment at Cairn University. “As the Ocean City Tabernacle nears its 150th […]
Dr. Paul Herschel Pettit Junior
Dr. Paul Herschel Pettit Junior passed away on June 16, 2025. A native of Ocean City, New Jersey, Paul was the son of Dr. Paul Herschel Pettit Senior and Dorothy Seymour, and grandson of Dr. Herschel Pettit and his wife Jennie. Both families long-time beloved residents and physicians of Ocean City. Paul was the oldest […]
Incredible new duplex offers option of buying both or just one condo
OCEAN CITY — The beautiful new duplex at 829 St. Charles Place is just a block and a half from the beach in the Northend neighborhood of America’s Greatest Family Resort. The homes, Units A and B, feature incredible craftsmanship throughout, including custom wainscoting, shiplap, base and crown molding, along with large, spacious bedrooms and […]
Ocean City won’t pursue buying Crown Bank building
Editor’s note: This updates story from Thursday’s Ocean City Council meeting. OCEAN CITY – On Tuesday afternoon, Ocean City officials announced the city won’t consider the purchase of the former Crown Bank Building at 801 Asbury Ave. In a press release issued after the Sentinel’s Oct. 1 print edition went to press, the city wrote that […]
Red Raider girls soccer ties Williamstown 1-1 in double overtime
OCEAN CITY — Visiting Williamstown took a 1-0 lead 3 minutes into Saturday morning’s girls soccer game at the Tennessee Avenue field when Harper Carney’s shot bounced off the crossbar and got past Ocean City’s goalie. Williamstown wouldn’t score again, but that lead held up for the next 65 minutes until Red Raider Emma Vince, […]
Quality materials, fine craftsmanship create instant classic in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — They don’t build them like this anymore, except for the fantastic upside-down home at 421 15th St., on the corner of 15th Street and Central Avenue, just two blocks from the beach. Take a look and you’ll see what I mean — quality is found from the ground up to the sundeck […]
Coast Guard gives lifeguards an uplifting experience
OCBP takes part in rescue simulation with former colleague, now a rescue swimmer OCEAN CITY — The rescue helicopter crews out of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Air Station Atlantic City train relentlessly when they’re not out patrolling or conducting actual rescues. They want to be so well-trained that when the emergencies arise, their efforts feel […]
Somers Point schools seek $5.6 million referendum
Superintendent says it would not raise tax rate SOMERS POINT — The Somers Point School District has included a bond referendum on the ballot Nov. 4, seeking $5.6 million in improvements with a state share of $1.9 million. Superintendent Ted Pugliese said last week that the district must make key improvements to the buildings to […]
Possible alternative to stop beach erosion in Strathmere
PETERSBURG — Upper Township is considering the use of innovative technology to prevent beach erosion. At Monday night’s meeting, Mayor Curtis Corson said he and Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike met with Leo “JoJo” Yodock Jr. of Yodock Simmons Construction & Environmental Solutions. The national company based in Bloomsburg, Pa., specializes in water barrier technology […]