Shore Medical nurse retires after 52-year career
SOMERS POINT – Barbara Estabrook is finally ready to trade in her stethoscope and scrubs for retirement – and a well-deserved chance to be more involved in her young grandchildren’s lives. Last week she worked her last shift in Shore’s ER, where she has bravely served our community’s emergency medical needs as a nurse for […]
COVID numbers back to November levels, rate of transmission lowest yet
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – After peaking with more than 2,300 active cases in January, COVID-19 infection rates in Cape May County have dropped back to levels in November. The rate of transmission is now at the lowest level since the pandemic began at 0.62. In Friday’s weekly report from the Cape May County Department […]
In good shape, Northfield not planning tax hike
NORTHFIELD — Tom Polistina wasn’t exactly singing “Happy Days are Here Again,” but the City Council president did say the city is in good financial shape and used numbers to back it up. On Feb. 3, during the first of three planned budget workshops, the head of revenue and finance said no municipal tax increase […]
Mustang boys swimmers defeat TRS in quarterfinals
LINWOOD – The Mainland Mustang boys breezed through their quarterfinal swim meet Friday afternoon, leading Toms River South from start to finish before winning 116-54. The Mustangs, the No. 3 seed, were 10-2 as they traveled to No. 2 seed Moorestown Tuesday evening after the Sentinel sports section went to press to decide who would […]
Atlantic City High School Vikings cheerleaders liven up the house
During Atlantic City High School’s home basketball games, the Vikings cheerleaders keep the house jumping with cheers from the bleachers throughout the games and routines on the court during breaks in the action. Here the girls perform during last week’s game between the hometown Vikings and the visiting Mainland Regional High School girls basketball team. […]
Bretones leads Mainland girls basketball over Atlantic City Vikings
ATLANTIC CITY – The Atlantic City High School girls had the height and power to get their shots off against visiting Mainland Regional Friday night, but the Mustang defense kept them off balance all game so too many of those shots turned into near misses. The last time around, the Mustangs had to come from […]
Upper Township students mark Black History Month
‘We are teaching our kids to accept everyone. Our motto is that all are welcome no matter the color of our skin, our differences, our backgrounds.’ – Teacher Rita Lythgoe UPPER TOWNSHIP — Students in the Upper Township School District have been learning about the accomplishments of African Americans and their contributions to the creation […]
Mainland girls swim team powers past Ocean City in semifinals
Mustangs head to GCIT to compete for South Jersey sectional championship LINWOOD – The Mainland Regional girls came out firing on all cylinders in Monday’s South Jersey Public B swimming tournament semifinal against Ocean City’s Red Raiders, jumping to a huge 37-9 lead after the first three events and then powering their way to a […]
Ocean City boys swim team in finals: ‘We’re not done yet’
Top-seeded Red Raiders dunk Cherry Hill West, go for first title since ’62 OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City High School boys swim team isn’t finished. On Monday afternoon at the Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center, the Red Raiders earned a berth in the South Jersey Public B final with a dominating win over […]
Multilevel beauty awaits new family in residential Gardens section of Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — The magnificent multilevel home at 25 W. Station Road is an architectural gem in the popular Gardens section of this beach resort. Featuring multiple peaked roofs, porches both covered and open to the sun and a combination of cedar-impression vinyl and board-and-batten siding, the home has a handsome white-on-gray color scheme inside […]