Cape May County reports 9 new deaths attributed to COVID
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May County recorded nine more deaths attributed to the surge of COVID-19, county commissioners announced Friday. The deaths include two men, a 94-year-old and 81-year-old, from Upper Township; an 89-year-old man from Ocean City, an 86-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman from West Cape May, an 87-year-old man and a […]
National Guard ‘strike team’ arrives to assist at Meadowview home
NORTHFIELD — Men and women wearing a different kind of uniform are now walking the halls of a local nursing home. A 10-member New Jersey National Guard strike team was deployed Monday to Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northfield. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Jan. 6 that the National Guard would be deploying to long-term […]
Last week’s storms worth their salt … and shovels
Having just dug out from the previous storm, area residents woke Friday morning to find 3 to 4 more inches of snow ahead of their morning commute Jan. 7. Hardware stores were doing a brisk business for snow shovels and salt. Area schools closed for the third day of the week and some businesses opened […]
School districts celebrate top educators, staff
School districts across the state celebrate their best and brightest in December, naming Teacher of the Year and top support staff members before the holiday break. The Sentinel solicited information on these special public servants from superintendents in Linwood, Northfield, Somers Point and Mainland Regional High School. Linwood Brian Pruitt, who oversees Seaview Elementary School […]
Ocean City Arts Center hosts Upper Township artist
Summer at the shore courtesy of Faherty’s ‘Tidelands’ – reception Friday OCEAN CITY — The gallery at the Ocean City Arts Center kicks off the new year with a solo show featuring the work of painter Tim Faherty. “Tidelands” — a name that sums up Faherty’s fascination with the shore — opened Jan. 4 and […]
Fighting the COVID surge
AtlantiCare, Atlantic County open drive-thru NORTHFIELD — With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading across the country, the U.S. is now averaging more than 700,000 new cases per day. To help deal with the increase, in collaboration with AtlantiCare, Atlantic County opened a drive-thru test facility Monday in the county’s Public Works Yard at […]
First Night Ocean City finishes year off in a better way
OCEAN CITY — Bryan O’Malley was putting the finishing touches on his 2021 ice sculpture Friday as the city’s popular New Year’s Eve celebration began at the Ocean City Music Pier. By the next day, when hundreds lined up to take the traditional First Dip in the ocean — and many more just to watch — both […]
COVID cases jump 70 percent in past 10 days
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Active COVID-19 cases jumped 70 percent between Dec. 24 and Jan. 3, according to the Cape May County Department of Health. Four deaths attributed to the coronavirus were reported during that 10-day period. On Jan. 3 the number of active cases was 1,820. On Dec. 24, that number was 1,071 […]
Ocean City announces a full roster of events for 2022
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City officials announced there were be a full calendar of special events for 2022. The city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony will kick things off and bring the community together to honor Dr. King’s legacy on Monday, Jan. 17. The event will start at noon and move to the Ocean City […]
McClellan: Put tax dollars back into tourism, culture
OCEAN CITY — Assemblyman Antwan McClellan said his priorities for the new year area making sure he and his First District colleagues continue to look out for southern New Jersey and that tourism tax dollars go back to the areas that send them to Trenton. McClellan said he, fellow Assemblyman Erik Simonsen and state Sen. […]