Eleanor Frances Mulkeen, 89
Mulkeen, Eleanor Frances (née Horn), on August 13, age 89, of Springfield, DelCo, and Ocean City, NJ. Also predeceased by her dear sister Dorothy Johnson and her dear brother Harry Horn. Beloved “Ellie-Baby” of the late Martin R. Mulkeen. Beloved “Mom” of Richard (Marlene); Michael (Fran); Diane Weindel (Jerry); Deborah Affonsa; Suzanne Reto; and Clare […]
‘Partyologist’ makes a bet on Ocean City
Timing odd, but owner of new business expects that economy will turn around By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — “I call myself the partyology firm — I know how to do everything for a party,” said Laura Gibbons, 58, from her new store Showstoppers Plus in downtown Ocean City. “We hold parties at people’s […]
East Village Drive residents in Somers Point: make street one-way
Drivers racing through from Rt. 9 to MacArthur Blvd. causing problems, accidents By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — City Council appears to be moving forward with a plan to make East Village Drive one-way for safety reasons. “It’s being looked at by the police to see if they have any problem with that […]
Atlantic County goes another five-day stretch without COVID death
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Atlantic County went another five days without a COVID-19 fatality, health officials reported Monday, Aug. 31. Since the pandemic began, 245 residents have died from the the coronavirus and 3,976 have been infected. The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has reported 2,689 residents have recovered. On Monday, there were 14 […]
Cape May County gets one-day reprieve on new cases of coronavirus
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Cape May County had one day of relief over the weekend when there were no new COVID-19 cases reported among residents or non-residents. Officials from the county Department of Health said that was the first time that occurred since the county began to report non-resident cases two months earlier on June […]
Councilman regrets response to comments
Was wrong to label Flooding Committee questions ‘accusations’ By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Councilman Keith Hartzell apologized for letting his response to public comments about flood control projects at the Aug. 13 City Council meeting turn antagonistic. Hartzell, speaking at the Thursday, Aug. 27 council meeting, said he made a mistake after Suzanne Hornick […]
Boardwalk group on NJ’s indoor dining: ‘too little, too late’
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Starting Friday morning, you can have breakfast inside a restaurant and then hit a movie. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday afternoon, Aug. 31, that he was signing an executive order allowing indoor dining in restaurants to resume as of 6 a.m. Friday and reopening movie theaters. “I’m proud that our restaurants […]
Northfield scrambling to get crossing guards to cover students with split school schedule
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Northfield Community School’s plan for two half-day sessions four days a week has created an unforeseen safety and financial issue. The police department, which oversees and pays the crossing guards, simply does not have enough guards to cover the extra shifts nor the money to pay them. Board […]
Ocean City announces after-school programs
Editor’s note: This is an announcement from Ocean City about the youth camps and programs scheduled for this fall. The programs were announced at the Aug. 27 Ocean City Council meeting, but this release details the specific camps and how to sign up. OCEAN CITY – Ocean City will provide a variety of youth camps […]
First positive case of West Nile virus reported in Atlantic County
Atlantic County has reported finding a mosquito sample in Hammonton that has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first confirmed positive mosquito sample found in Atlantic County this year Representatives from the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control collected the sample last week from the 200 block of Jacobs Street in Hammonton. […]