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Month: August 2020

Aftermath: Coming to terms with a tornado

Tornado tossed around pool house, big gazebo, destroyed swath of trees across Stagecoach Road property By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff MARMORA – To Charles Pomlear, the wind giant that stomped through his property at 326 Stagecoach Road, smashing a fence, picking up and knocking over a big pool house and a gazebo, then snapping off and knocking […]

Glenn Borgo, 64

Glenn Borgo, 64, passed away peacefully at his home in Linwood, NJ on Saturday August 1st, 2020. He was a supportive father, son, and brother who loved good food, live music, relaxing on the beach, and taking trips with his family. He retired early from the US Postal Service after over two decades to care […]

Jane Edwards Graff, 92

Graff, Jane Edwards (Cramer), age 92, of Gulfport, FL, died July 22, 2020. Born in Upper Darby, PA, to Leo and Florence (Gaul) Edwards. A graduate of West Chester University, in 1949 she married Robert R. Cramer (passed away in 1964). A long time resident of Ocean City, NJ, business owner (Warren’s Card Shop and […]

Active COVID cases in long-term care facilities fall to 1 in Cape May County

By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health announced Monday, Aug. 3, that there was only one active COVID-19 case in long-term care in the county. It is in Lower Township, which saw the largest number of cases and fatalities (33) in long-term care since the pandemic began. As of the middle […]

Northfield team pulls out over COVID concerns

Coach won’t risk it after ACBL allows players who left state to come back without quarantine By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — The Atlantic County Baseball League playoffs started Monday short one team. The eight teams in the league were split into two divisions for the double-elimination tournament, but the Northfield Cardinals opted out […]

COVID stats rise; gatherings restricted

Gov. Murphy blames party knuckleheads  By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As the rate of transmission of COVID-19 increases across New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy is blaming “knuckleheads” having big indoor parties without face coverings and social distancing. In response, he cut the allowed number of people to gather in any room down from 100 to 25 […]

Upper Township up in air over events, sports

Officials want more information to avoid putting residents at risk By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel PETERSBURG – As emergency measures drag on through the summer and COVID-19 seems unlikely to disappear anytime soon, members of the Upper Township Committee worked on plans for special events and sports in September.  The local governing body is […]

Court ICEs sheriff’s lawsuit

Nolan lost to N.J. attorney general, who wouldn’t allow jailers to check with feds on inmate status By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff U.S. District Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by Cape May County Sheriff Robert Nolan and Ocean County officials who sued New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal over his order barring county officials from working […]

Dems kick off campaign for CMC freeholder campaign

By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Democrats Brendan Sciarra and Elizabeth “Liz” Casey kicked off their campaigns for the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders last week, challenging a pair of Republican incumbents. Sciarra is a Wildwood businessman and third-generation county resident. Casey is an attorney who lives in Upper Township and has a practice in […]

Tornado touchdown

‘It ripped right down the street’ By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff UPPER TOWNSHIP — The National Weather Service in Mount Holly confirmed Tuesday it had received reports of a tornado touching down in the Strathmere section of Upper Township. Meteorologist Patrick O’Hara said he could not confirm anything early Tuesday afternoon but that the office […]