Strathmere group wants more input on beach tags, parking
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — The president of the Strathmere Improvement Association pushed for more community input on township plans for potential changes in parking rules and other matters now under consideration for the beachfront section of the township. Speaking at the Jan. 25 meeting of Township Committee, held remotely, Linda […]
Somers Point eases the way for short-term rentals like Airbnb
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The city has seen an increase in short-term rentals and has welcomed the practice, but whether changes to the municipal code make it easier to operate one or exert control over the process depends on whom you ask. It’s clear the practice is something the city wants […]
Atlantic County tops 23,000 vaccinations; cases decline
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Atlantic County has declined from recent weeks, dropping below 900 between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1. The county has administered 23,193 doses of the coronavirus vaccine as of Monday, Feb. 1. Statewide, there have been about 800,000 doses administered, including 664,548 first […]
Cape May County cases down, vaccinations top 11,000
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The number of new cases of COVID-19 has been slowly declining in Cape May County, according to the Department of Health, which also reports 11,391 doses of the vaccine had been administered as of Monday, Feb. 1. The doses include those administered at the county site […]
Athlete Profile/JAKE INSERRA
By JACOB WEEKS/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – The importance of family. A blood brotherhood which has come to define the culture of a program. That’s Ocean City High School football, according to Jake Inserra, 18, who has played in integral role on the team for three years. Last fall he was able to […]
Athlete Profile/MEGAN ERDMAN
By JACOB WEEKS/Special to the Sentinel LINWOOD – A Linwood resident taking her field hockey skills abroad, Megan Erdman, 17, is representing her hometown as she competes for Holy Spirit High School. “Growing up [here] has taught me the importance of working hard and giving everything my all,” she said. Erdman first fell in love […]