Reaction to team letter mixed: some back players; alums sing praises of coach, how he treated them
See related story OCEAN CITY – Reaction to the Ocean City High School girls basketball team’s appearance at last week’s Ocean City Board of Education meeting has been mixed, with some supporting the girls for speaking out and others, including former athletes, backing the head coach. Comments came in after the Ocean City Sentinel published […]
Somers Point Council picks DePamphilis
Public speaks up for Bender, but GOP taps former Linwood mayor SOMERS POINT — Republicans cited his lengthy government experience in appointing Richard DePamphilis to the open Ward I seat Feb. 24, despite strong support for another nominee. “I have known Mr. DePamphilis for a long time. He does have roots here in Somers Point and […]
Fox: ‘Republicans … are controlling the laws of physics’
Humorous and serious take on appointment SOMERS POINT — Frowzy 40-year-old Levi Fox provided some humor to an otherwise-serious City Council meeting Feb. 24, when a new member was chosen from among four nominees. Sporting long hair and a bushy beard, the Democrat is highly educated, having earned a bachelor’s degree in history and anthropology […]
Ocean City girls basketball team: Don’t renew coaches’ contracts
Players tell school board coaches have been ‘demeaning,’ ‘disrespectful’ OCEAN CITY — About a dozen members of the Ocean City High School girls basketball team stood before the Board of Education on Wednesday night and asked that their coaches’ contracts not be renewed for next season. They offered complaints including being “verbally degraded, bullied, sworn […]
Upper Township to pare $450K from budget; new hires on block
PETERSBURG — Upper Township Committee met for a budget workshop Feb. 14 and reported the preliminary spending plan is about $450,000 too high. Chief Financial Officer Barbara Ludy said last year’s budget was $15,480,943, with $4,108,933 to be raised by taxes. The municipal tax rate is 21.9 cents per $100. She did not want to […]
Sentinel wins statewide awards for coverage of wind turbine project, sports
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Sentinel won seven statewide awards in the New Jersey Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including first place awards for its coverage of the proposed wind turbine farm off the coast, its local sports coverage and in photography. The Sentinel also earned awards for special subject writing, coverage of crime and […]
Somers Point is paying tribute to another naval hero
Medal of Honor winner lived later in life in city SOMERS POINT — Tom Innocente would like to kick himself. More accurately, he would like to kick his twentysomething self. The U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve veteran spent time with a decorated American hero in the 1970s and failed to take advantage of the opportunity. […]
Horseshoe crabs get an assist after rare winter beaching
Beached horseshoe crabs have been getting an assist from Stockton University alumni and staff, who are sharing how others can help by flipping the crabs over so they can return to the water. Elizabeth Parsons first discovered more horseshoe crabs than she could easily count stranded on the beach about a mile from Stockton University […]
State misses deadline on marijuana sales
TRENTON — Sale of recreational marijuana from medical dispensaries was supposed to start Feb. 22 but the deadline will not be met, according to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC), which has yet to issue a license. The CRC wants to ensure medical marijuana users do not face shortages of cannabis due to it […]
Somers Point to stay in Legislative District 2
SOMERS POINT — Legislative redistricting maps released last week from both major political parties keep Somers Point in District 2, much to the relief of city leaders. It may never be known whether their efforts to keep the city in District 2 paid off, but that matters little since the outcome is what was desired. “I’m […]