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December 14, 2025

Sean barnes

Mita’s hotel thrown a lifeline

After marathon meeting, Ocean City Council reverses course from August, sends Wonderland to planners Editor’s note: This is an updated version of the story that appeared online Friday at ocnjsentinel.com OCEAN CITY — After three hours of public comment Thursday night, City Council members spent another hour providing excruciatingly detailed rationales before they voted 4-3 […]

Ocean City Council candidates spent $100,000

ELEC reports show how much each raised, major donors, what votes cost OCEAN CITY — Candidates running in the Ocean City Council election May 14 spent a collective $100,074 in their successful — and unsuccessful — bids for office. For a city with a 2024 budget of $113 million, the total spent on the 2024 […]

Ocean City Councilman Barnes sworn in

Mayor Jay Gillian, right, swears in new at-large Ocean City Councilman Sean Barnes at the City Council meeting June 13. Holding the Bible for Barnes is his great-nephew, Milo Sean Barnes, 7. “He is my real close buddy and we do a lot together,” the new councilman said of Milo. “As soon as I was […]

Ocean City Council Candidates Forum

Nine weigh in on issues facing the resort in event sponsored by the Ocean City Sentinel VIDEO LINK: To view the forum on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/yxN9krSI4sU OCEAN CITY — Nine candidates for five City Council positions shared their views on issues raised by voters and what they would do to address them during […]

Ocean City Council candidate profile: Sean Barnes

Says he has energy, vision, is an analytical thinker with financial skills Editor’s note: The Sentinel is running profiles of the candidates for Ocean City Council in the May 14 election. Sean Barnes and former councilman Michael DeVlieger are running for the remaining term of the at-large position open because of the resignation of long-serving […]