State gears up for possible armed protest Jan. 17
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy used part of Monday’s COVID-19 press conference to decry the anti-Semitism seen as part of the Trump supporters’ insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and said the state is gearing up for a proposed protest at the state capital on Sunday, Jan. 17. Some news sources have reported an […]
Cape May County: Hospital COVID cases decline
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Department of Health said the number of COVID-19 patients at Cape Regional Medical Center has decreased since Jan. 4, when there were 28 coronavirus-positive patients, including six in intensive care and one on a ventilator. Gov. Phil Murphy said statewide the patients hospitalized […]
1 million register for COVID-19 vaccines in N.J.
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff One million New Jersey residents have registered to get the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday morning, the state had vaccinated just shy of 200,000 people. The state debuted new graphs Monday on the state’s COVID-19 hub at covid19.nj.gov, to track progress in state vaccinations. As of Monday morning, the state had […]
Donohue decries riots, fears broad-brush criticism
By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel The nation watched in shock Jan. 6 as rioters outside the Capitol overwhelmed police and smashed their way into the building, rampaging through the halls and delaying the official certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Thousands thronged to Washington from around the country that day, urged on by President […]
Hobart W. Sapp Jr.
Sapp, Hobart (Hobie) W. Jr, passed away on January 8,2021. Hobie was born in Marmora, New Jersey on October 18, 1925, and went to Ocean City High School and then went onto college receiving a Bachelor’s Degree. He served in the Army during World War II, after which he taught school in Cape May County. […]
Joseph Philip Rhein, Janet Houston Rhein
Joseph Philip Rhein, born October 1, 1926, and Janet Houston Rhein, born September 22, 1930, both of Sarasota, FL died on December 28 and December 30, 2020. Their deaths came just two weeks after they contracted COVID. Born in Pittsburgh PA, they met in 1941 when Joe’s family moved to the house across the street […]
Vaccine clinics are this week in Atlantic County
MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Jan. 12-14 for individuals in Phase 1A that now includes uniformed police and fire personnel in addition to frontline health care workers. Governor Murphy announced the addition of police and fire effective Jan. 7. The Division of Public Health […]
Upper Township declares BL England area in need of redevelopment
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Township Committee moved forward on declaring the sprawling site of the BL England power plant an area in need of redevelopment Monday, Jan. 11. That included a resolution making the declaration and the introduction of an ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan. The ordinance makes no changes […]
Marmora, Woodbine bank robber sought
WOODBINE — State Police detectives are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a man who committed two bank robberies in Cape May County. The perpetrator entered Sturdy Savings Bank in Dennisville at about 3:10 p.m. Dec. 30 and handed the teller a note requesting that money be placed on the counter. The suspect then departed […]
Ruled murder suicide in Lower Township
VILLAS – Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief William Priole of the Lower Township Police Department announce the two deaths that occurred on Cardinal Avenue in the Villas section of Lower Township were a murder-suicident. According to Sutherland, on Jan. 5, the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office conducted autopsies and positively identified […]