Linwood school budget calls for 2.7-cent tax rate increase
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — The school district’s proposed budget calls for a 2.7-cent tax rate increase, or an additional $27 on each $100,000 of assessed value. Superintendent Brian Pruitt presented the plan to the Linwood Board of Education on Wednesday, March 17. The spending plan includes $15,000,713 in the general fund, $579,600 […]
Moving forward: A change in policy
Apology revised I wrote an apology in last week’s edition after Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s press conference March 15. I wrote it on deadline and it didn’t go far enough. I was focusing on what was in the newspaper, not that phone call. To fix that, I revised the editorial in our online edition under […]
Ocean City reinstates zoning against all marijuana uses
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – After vociferously opposing the state’s new marijuana legalization laws at the last meeting in February, Ocean City Council members quietly approved a new zoning ordinance banning the sale, distribution and manufacture of marijuana in the resort. The city had enacted a similar law in 2019, but city Solicitor […]
Upper Township Committee weighs action on limiting cannabis sales
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — With Ocean City moving forward with an ordinance banning growing or selling cannabis, Upper Township Committee members say they don’t want it in their municipality either. Members discussed the topic March 8 during a committee meeting, at which there seemed to be a consensus that the […]
Cape May County: 1,000 shots a day for 10 days
More than 45,000 doses have been administered across the county so far By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Cape May County surpassed 45,000 doses administered of the COVID-19 vaccine between the county-run site in Avalon and other institutions. According to the county Department of Health, as of Monday the county and entities including pharmacies had administered 45,210 […]
Atlantic County helping vaccinate homebound
Number of cases, deaths attributed to COVID remain about the same By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Atlantic County Division of Public Health announced it is participating in a pilot distribution of 500 doses of the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Those doses will go to recipients of the county’s home-delivered meal program and will […]
Upper school board blames loss of state aid for tax increase
By BILL BARLOW Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — School Business Administrator Laurie Ryan on Monday presented the Upper Township Board of Education with a $35.5 million budget that will cost the average taxpayer slightly over $122 more a year. The board voted unanimously to introduce the budget. The spending plan for 2021-22 now […]
Modern, artsy beach pad was way ahead of its time with upside-down design
OCEAN CITY — Some houses are terrific and some houses are in a terrific location. In the case of 375 E. Seaspray Road, everything is terrific. The three-story upside-down home was built in 1988, long before builders on the island fully embraced putting the bedrooms on the ground floor and great room above so that […]
OCHS junior sets powerlifting records
OCEAN CITY – Aimee Altieri, a junior at Ocean City High School, recently competed in the RPS North American and New Jersey Powerlifting Championships. Altieri captured first place in the teenage, female, 132-pound weight class, by posting a 205-pound squat, 100-pound bench press, and 275-pound deadlift for a total of 580 pounds. The deadlift and […]
Atlantic Cape Buccaneer baseball loaded with former CAL players
ATLANTIC CITY – The Buccaneers of Atlantic Cape Community College kick off their season today (Wednesday) against Cumberland County, the NJCAA Division III reigning national champion. The team is on the road for that game, but will face the same team at home at Surf Stadium in Atlantic City on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The […]