Not the best way to promote public comment
Members of the Ocean City Flooding Committee had the audacity to question the city’s spending on $629,100 worth of no-bid contracts at last week’s City Council meeting. They did not receive a pleasant reception. The message from City Council members was simple: we believe in public comment but not in public comment that questions our […]
New leader at helm of Shoemaker Lumber Co.
Jim Argerakis says entire team is moving century-old company forward By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Jim Argerakis is the new president and chief executive officer of Shoemaker Lumber Co. When asked about his plans for the Ocean City business founded more than a century ago, Argerakis inevitably steers the discussion back to the […]
More parking issues arise in Strathmere
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE – Strathmere’s summer of discontent continues, at least so far as parking is concerned, with fresh complaints raised at the Aug. 10 Township Committee meeting. At earlier meetings this summer, committee members and residents discussed options for crowded streets in the center of the beachside community, where cars […]
Upper Township officials praise response to tornado
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – The tornado was over in minutes, while Tropical Storm Isaias lasted a large portion of the day. But in the aftermath of each, the cleanup and tallying the damage will take far longer. So will the congratulations. At the Aug. 10 Township Committee meeting, officials lavished […]
Miss Ocean City 1970 was crowned 50 years ago
Ginny Mulford’s talent was sewing, she wore her prom dress in the evening gown competition Editor’s note: For the first time in more than 50 years, there won’t be a Miss Ocean City Pageant in 2020. It was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current title-holder’s reign was extended until next year. By DAVID […]
Cape May, Ocean City and Upper Township are part of high-risk flooding study
By JACK FICHTER/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY — The city will be part of a multi-agency study of high-risk flooding areas across four counties in southern New Jersey. The New Jersey Coastal Coalition received a $75,000 grant to conduct a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study to identify high-risk areas and provide potential solutions. The coalition will […]
Cape May County daily totals low
COVID-19 cases about even among residents, visitors By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff Cape May County has almost as many active COVID-19 cases among visitors as it does among residents, but the daily total of new cases remains low. There are now 51 active cases among residents in the county, including 10 in Middle Township, eight […]
New Jersey voters have options for election
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Clarifying his statements from last week that all registered voters in New Jersey will get mail-in ballots, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday, Aug. 17, that voters will have multiple options on Election Day, Nov. 3. Murphy said that by Oct. 5, ballots will be mailed to everyone in New Jersey who […]
Levinson: Let businesses reopen
Executive cites COVID-19 down in Atlantic County By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff With Atlantic County COVID-19 cases diminishing and only one reported death attributed to the coronavirus in the past 16 days, County Executive Dennis Levinson said it is time to allow the rest of the state’s businesses to reopen at limited capacity. “We have already […]
Julius A. Green, 90
Julius A. Green, “Jule”, 90, of Ocean City, NJ went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at his home with his family by her side. Born in Ocean City, NJ he was a graduate of Ocean City High School. Mr. Green was a Fire Fighter for the City of Ocean […]