Upper Township master plan topic at virtual meeting April 16
Way behind schedule, it affects Strathmere, B.L. England site and more By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Even before COVID-19 threw all plans into disarray, Upper Township’s work on its master plan was behind schedule. That includes consideration of proposed zoning changes for the beachfront Strathmere section of the township. The township […]
Boardwalk businesses look ahead
They hope summer season won’t be delayed By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – On a Saturday afternoon in April, cars line up along the curb at Ninth Street. Barricades block the nearby parking lots, as well as the Boardwalk entrances. The Boardwalk itself stood empty. Dave Evans, a Manco and Manco employee, […]
Senior centers across county limit access to protect residents
By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – As New Jersey, the nation and the world take unprecedented steps to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff at United Methodist Communities at the Shores and other senior living facilities work to keep life as normal as possible for residents while protecting them […]
Police investigating a homicide in Somers Point
MAYS LANDING – The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Somers Point Police Department are investigating a homicide in Somers Point. They are conducting a “cooperative investigation” into the homicide of Somers Point resident 67-year-old Somers Hickman, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced Wednesday, April 1. In a press release, a […]
More COVID-19 cases in area; 86,000 to 509,000 projected in state
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As deaths attributed to the COVID-19 virus topped 1,000 this week across New Jersey, and the state projected up to a half million cases at the peak, Cape May County and Atlantic County are reporting more positive cases and that two local residents have succumbed to the coronavirus. Across the state, […]
26 infected at Victoria Manor
Facility is in North Cape May By JACK FICHTER/Sentinel staff NORTH CAPE MAY – As the number of COVID-19 cases increased to 99 this week in Cape May County, the Health Department confirmed Monday, April 6, that 15 residents and 11 staff members at Victoria Manor in North Cape May tested positive for the coronavirus. […]
Athletic director says juniors most affected
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — High school athletes began practice for spring sports March 6, only to be told a week later that the season was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order barring gatherings and closing schools put baseball, softball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, track and field and […]
Student athletes miss training with teammates this spring
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff UPPER TOWNSHIP – Student athletes are missing the start of their spring seasons. More than that, they’re missing their teammates. Statewide COVID-19 restrictions are forcing students to stay at home and study online to keep them from catching and/or spreading the coronavirus. In tandem with that, the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]
Emotional needs of students supported
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — A major change was recently thrust upon students in districts around the area and across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to stop attending school in person and begin attending online. Nate Lichtenwalner, vice principal and director of guidance at Mainland Regional High School, said […]
Ocean City Council election on schedule, but will be mail-in only
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Council election will be taking place as scheduled on May 12, but all voting will be by mail-in ballots only. The Ocean City Clerk’s office released a special notice on the city’s website – ocnj.us – that there will be no voting at the polls […]