Memorial Beach Challenge is more than a race
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Memorial Beach Challenge is more than a Navy SEAL-inspired obstacle course designed for fun and fitness on the Ocean City beach. It also is away to teach a new generation about the sacrifices made by America’s armed forces and to honor them on Memorial Day weekend. On […]
Call it a comeback
Linwood Market family to open Elsie’s Northfield in next few weeks By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — “We are a sanctuary for those with dietary restrictions, gluten intolerance, for those who follow the Keto regimen and for those who simply love our signature pickles,” Head Pickle Proprietor Katherine Cohen said. The salty gal at […]
Is City Council trying to micromanage the city?
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – Former City Councilman Gregg Johnson attended the April 22 meeting of the governing body to discuss the issue of juveniles and bikes in the community, but he offered those currently serving some advice, warning them against trying to micromanage the city instead of acting as the […]
More than half of Cape May County vaccinated
Fatalities reach 200; number of new and active COVID-19 cases decline By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff More than half of Cape May County’s population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and more than a third have received both doses, the county Department of Health announced last week. Since April 21, there has […]
Atlantic County COVID cases fall; vaccinations open
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff There have been 14 new fatalities attributed to COVID-19 in Atlantic County over the past week and 483 new cases, both declines from the previous week. Since the pandemic began, there have been 645 deaths and 26,734 cases of the coronavirus among residents. Statewide, there have been 865,700 confirmed cases and […]
Linwood schools: Autism Awareness
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, but with area schools on spring break there was no opportunity to mark it this year. Lori Care, principal of Seaview Elementary School, wasn’t having it. “We’re huge at Seaview School at celebrating differences, so we decided that we needed to do […]
A Call to Investigate Ocean City High School for Unsafe and Unjust Practices
GO TO CHANGE.ORG to see the original petition We are demanding that the New Jersey State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, and the Prosecutor’s Office investigators conduct a formal investigation into Ocean City High School’s faculty, guidance, and administration for disorderly persons offenses, failure to act, […]
Mayor: Independent contractors to oversee Ocean City Beach Patrol after allegations
Investigation continues into accounts of sexism, sexual harassment, worse By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Mayor Jay Gillian is responding quickly to the issues unfolding with allegations surrounding the Ocean City Beach Patrol, having his aide bring in independent contractors to oversee the patrol while it is investigated. Last week, shortly after a lifeguard […]
Ocean City, Prosecutor’s Office probe ‘OCBP_predators’ Instagram site
Prosecutor’s Office looks at fast-growing accounts of alleged inappropriate to illegal behavior Editor’s note: This story involves a new Instagram page with numerous entries alleging inappropriate behavior on the Ocean City Beach Patrol and other South Jersey beach patrols. Readers should be aware than none of the entries on this page have been independently verified. […]
Local arrest in Capitol attack
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — The son of a Philadelphia man indicted in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building was reportedly arrested March 18 in Northfield and now faces similar charges. James Douglas Rahm III was charged with fives counts associated with allegedly entering restricted grounds, disorderly conduct and others […]