Wind power, marijuana topics of discussion at Ocean City Council meeting
Editor’s note: The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Notice of Intent on Monday to advance Ørsted’s 1,100-MW wind project 15 miles off the coast of New Jersey. See story here. By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY — City Council heard from cannabis activists as well those for and against a […]
Council assails Sentinel regarding guest columns that attacked Van Drew
By STAFF REPORTS OCEAN CITY – City Council approved a resolution slamming the Ocean City Sentinel for publishing a controversial guest column, the latest in a firestorm of criticism levied at the newspaper and the local resident who wrote the column. Approved after a lengthy and at times emotional discussion, the resolution condemns all threats […]
Budget in Upper Township has tax increase
Rate up 1.7¢ in proposal By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Township Committee introduced a $15.4 million budget March 22, including an increase to the tax rate. Spending is up by close to half a million dollars over last year. Leon Costello, the township’s auditor, told committee members at the virtual meeting […]
Somers Point rejects plan for ALDI market
Groveland location not a good fit, officials say By CRAIG D. SCHENCK Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — A redevelopment subcommittee reported March 25 that plans for an ALDI grocery store likely will not be moving forward. Councilman Sean McGuigan reported to City Council that he met with attorney Stephen Nehmad, representing the proposed developer, a […]
Barr criticizes Gillian over comments in address
Council president faults mayor over mention of request to close bridges By BILL BARLOW Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – In a rare public show of dissent withing city government, City Council President Bobby Barr rebuked Mayor Jay Gillian at the Thursday, March 25, City Council meeting. On March 11, Gillian presented his state […]
Mayor’s Zoom visit starts U.T. Business Association’s 10th anniversary year
UPPER TOWNSHIP – The Upper Township Business Association’s (UTBA) annual meeting was much different this year due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the all-volunteer community organization carried on with a special ceremony Zoom meeting held Feb. 25 with the induction of officers and board members, along with a timely program by Upper Township Mayor […]
Ocean Wind project gets critical federal approval
TRENTON — Gov. Phil Murphy lauded the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s issuance of a Notice of Intent (NOI) to advance Ocean Wind, Ørsted’s 1,100-MW wind project 15 miles off the coast of New Jersey. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s NOI for Ocean Wind marks a critical step in the project’s federal review, […]
Ocean Drive erosion cause for concern in Upper Township
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE — After Hurricane Sandy slammed much of Cape May County in 2012, including deluging long sections of Ocean Drive along the barrier islands, a Cape May County project armored the stretch of roadway between the Rush Chattin Bridge and the Strathmere Bridge on an undeveloped island to the […]
Atlantic County: More appointments available for 65+
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff There were 12 deaths attributed to COVID-19 over the past week in Atlantic County and 698 new cases of the coronavirus as the county closes in on 25,000 total cases and 600 deaths since the pandemic began. As of Monday, March 29, there have been 24,206 cases and 589 fatalities. According […]
Cape May County: lowest number of new COVID cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health announced Sunday that 35,208 county residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 22,434 had been fully vaccinated. The department noted the county has “consistently led the state in per capita administration of the COVID vaccine” and that a study […]