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9 candidates for 3 committee seats UPPER TOWNSHIP — With Mayor Rich Palombo and Deputy Mayor Ed Barr deciding not to seek re-election, voters in Upper Township have the best chance in more than two decades of deciding the future of their hometown. Attempting to fill that leadership vacuum are nine candidates seeking three seats […]

Garcia Balicki, Hankerson and Capizola: Level the playing field Democrat Yolanda Garcia Balicki is challenging Republican state Sen. Mike Testa in the First Legislative District race Nov. 2. The district includes all of Cape May and Cumberland counties and a small part of Atlantic County. The candidates differ on issues of mask mandates, energy policy […]

NORTHFIELD — Ward II Councilman Greg Dewees once again is challenging City Councilman Frank Perri for the at-large seat in the election Nov. 2.  It’s a purely political move by the Republican that if successful would increase the majority party’s hold on power. There currently are four Republicans and three Democrats on the seven-member board. […]

SOMERS POINT — Somers Point City Council President Janice Johnston, a Republican who represents Ward I, is facing a challenge from Democrat Elizabeth “Lisa” Bender.  Johnston, 65, is a commercial real estate agent and small-business owner with extensive community service experience. In addition to her more than two years on City Council, she has served on […]

OCEAN CITY – As Mayor Jay Gillian was reminding residents about Ocean Wind’s open house Nov. 6, he laid out his position on the proposed wind turbine farm planned for 15 miles off the coast of Cape May and Atlantic counties. First of all, he wrote in his weekly address to residents and visitors Friday, […]

By CRAIG D. SCHENCK Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — “We are very excited to have Target in Somers Point and wish them all the best,” Mayor Jack Glasser said during a ceremony to welcome the store’s opening Tuesday, Oct. 19. City officials gathered with representatives of Target, members of the business community and happy shoppers […]

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City boardwalk was packed Saturday afternoon with a happy horde of people, many of them dressed up in costumes, all accompanying the stars of the day – their dogs. Some of the humans on their stroll during Ocean City’s inaugural Howl-O-Ween parade and contest sponsored by the Humane Society of Ocean […]

LINWOOD — Four people are seeking three full terms and two others are seeking an unexpired term on the Linwood Board of Education in the Nov. 2 election. Steven Evinski, the current board vice president, is seeking a second term. He was elected in 2018. Christopher Schneider, who was appointed to fill a vacancy left […]

Poll shows Republicans ahead in 1st District GALLOWAY – Incumbent Republican Mike Testa leads Democratic challenger Yolanda Garcia Balicki by 13 percentage points in the Legislative District 1 State Senate race, according to a Stockton University Poll released last week. Testa’s Republican running mates also lead in the 1st District Assembly races, but they are […]