The best and worst of our communities on display
By DAVID NAHAN I saw the best and worst of our local communities last week. The best was the protest. The few hundred people who gathered for a Black Lives Matter march in Somers Point walked the two miles across the Route 52 causeway and gathered peacefully in front of the Ocean City Police Department. […]
Marion A. Crawford, 91
Crawford, Marion A., 91, passed away at home in Ocean City on June 1, 2020. Originally from Paterson, NJ she married Henry “Russ” Crawford in 1952 on an Army base in California. They later moved to Fair Lawn, NJ. where she worked as a bank officer and later as a school lunch aide. Marion was […]
Neill R. Grech, 67
Neill R. Grech, 67, passed away on June 2, 2020 in Ocean View, NJ. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he graduated from LaSalle College High School and Temple University before moving to Cape May County 43 years ago. Neill enjoyed sports, especially soccer, and spent many hours coaching his children’s teams. He liked living […]
Louis Taccarino, 70
It is with great sadness that the family of Louis J. Taccarino Jr., 70, of Somers Point, announce his passing after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s, on Sunday, May 10, 2020. He will be remembered as a loving husband, brother, father, father-in-law, and grandfather. Louis (Lou) was born in Ocean City, NJ on November 27, […]
Anne B. Kelleher, 61
Anne B. Kelleher, 61, of Canton, CT, beloved wife of Don Goodman, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home. She was born March 31, 1959 in Ocean City, NJ, daughter of the late Michael Kelleher and Frances (Castaldi) Kelly and had lived in Pennsylvania prior to moving to Canton, CT 25 years ago. She […]
James Anthony Walsh, 90
James Anthony Walsh passed peacefully at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida on May 8, 2020 and joined his wife of nearly 70 years, Mary, to be together with God in Heaven. He was 90. Jim was born August 2, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of the late John J. Walsh and Viola […]
Upper Township Committee waits on July 4 fireworks decision
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Members of Township Committee decided to hold off until Friday on a decision on whether fireworks will go off at Amanda’s Field July 4, waiting as long as possible before canceling the event. At a meeting Monday, June 8, members of the governing body continued the […]
COVID-19 numbers lowest in Cape; more cases in Atlantic
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Over the past week, new COVID-19 cases have remained low in Cape May County, with one day showing no new cases. One coronavirus-related death, reported Saturday, and three more Monday, has brought the total to 53. One death was in Ocean City, another in West Cape May and the others in […]
A community on the edge
Resort’s undocumented immigrants face the same trials and tribulations with COVID-19, and more By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – Azel Vasquez came to Ocean City about 18 years ago, looking for work and a better life. In many ways, he found what he was looking for. His two children attend Ocean City […]
Nation will be watching congressional primary for GOP, Democrats
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff The upcoming primary election will be unlike any conducted before in the United States, which will have its eyes on the hotly contested race for New Jersey’s Second Congressional District. As the nation works to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions put in place by Gov. Phil Murphy limit the size […]