Ocean City leads in active COVID
Breakout in long-term care, Upper Township coronavirus also higher By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff COVID-19 claimed the lives of three Ocean City residents over the past week as active cases surpassed 400 in Cape May County. The resort town leads the county in overall active cases with 63 in the community and a breakout in long-term […]
COVID not yet at peak; state adds new limitations
Private gatherings kept to 10; winter H.S. sports may have no spectators By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy placed a 10-person maximum on private gatherings, most notably Thanksgiving, and set new limits that could mean no spectators at indoor winter youth sporting events, including high school. In his Monday afternoon COVID-19 press conference, Murphy […]
Veterans Day 2020: Communities remember
Somers Point: We didn’t serve for a ‘thank you’ By CRAIG D. SCHENCKSentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Local, county, state and federal officials gathered with veterans advocates and the public Wednesday, Nov. 11, to mark Veterans Day at Patriots Park in Somers Point. Robert Frolow, commander of American Legion Post 352 and county veterans service […]
170 new COVID-19 cases in one day reported in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Although there were only 63 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Atlantic County Monday, there were nearly triple that number on Saturday with 170 cases. There have been four coronavirus-related fatalities since last Wednesday, Nov. 11, including a 51-year-old, and a total of 265 deaths in Atlantic County and 7,613 cases […]
Northfield scraps plans for Birch Grove dog park
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council has decided not to move forward with leasing land to a nonprofit group for creation of a dog park at Birch Grove Park. City Council President Frank Perri said after consideration, the majority of council is not in favor of the plan. “I’ve got some reservations […]
Bike path is dedicated as ‘Purple Heart Way’
Somers Point, veterans organizations ACIT students bring project to fruition By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The city has found yet another way to honor those who have served their country in the military, this time naming its popular bike path in honor of the men and women who were injured or killed […]
MRHS Support Our Troops Club delivers breakfast to veterans
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Prevented from holding its annual Veterans Day breakfast at the school, the Mainland Regional High School Support Our Troops Club put its meals on wheels. Linwood resident Jo Carney, an MRHS English teacher and adviser to the club, said the coronavirus pandemic prevented them from hosting the […]
Critics take on Strathmere hotel plans; board goes into overtime
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE – After a second grueling three-hour virtual meeting, the Upper Township Zoning Board again adjourned without reaching a decision on a proposal to demolish and replace the Strathmere Motel. More than 100 people signed up to speak to the board at the meeting Nov. 5. As with the […]
Family legacy: OCHS homecoming queen follows in mom’s footsteps
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The year after she was crowned Ocean City High School’s homecoming queen, Gabrielle Davis returned on a fall evening to crown her younger sister, Jasmine, and place the homecoming queen sash on her. That family legacy continued this year. On Oct. 23, during halftime of the Red Raiders’ […]
Murphy imposes limited COVID restrictions
As cases soar, he stops indoor dining at 10 p.m., bans interstate youth sports By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy announced new restrictions as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in New Jersey that take effect Thursday, Nov. 12. One is prohibiting youth sports tournaments through the high school level that feature teams from out of […]