Linwood parts ways with former police chief Hamilton
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — Amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct, Police Chief John Hamilton will resume his duties and be allowed to retire and collect a pension after 25 years of service to the city. City Council passed a resolution April 14 that authorizes a separation agreement and mutual release with […]
County to weigh in on wind farm
Ørsted plans to use B.L. England, requiring use of county roadway See related editorial By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – With a decision that the former B.L. England generating station in the Beesleys Point section of Upper Township will be one of two sites where power generated by offshore wind will enter […]
Superintendent of Schools Taylor retiring
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Taylor announced her retirement Friday, April 16, in a letter to the district community. Taylor has been the superintendent of schools for 15 years. Her retirement is effective Aug. 1. Taylor took over the district just after the completion of the […]
Cape May County lowest in number of new COVID cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff All New Jersey counties remain at “very high risk” for COVID-19, but Cape May County again has the lowest number of new cases of the coronavirus. According to the county Department of Health, Cape May County had the lowest number per capita for the fifth week in a row between April […]
Fewer COVID deaths in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As the number of new cases of COVID-19 and related deaths reported in Atlantic County have fallen over the past week, residents are still listed at very high risk, along with residents of all of New Jersey counties. There were five deaths attributed to the coronavirus between April 13 and 19 […]
Ocean City Council deals with range of topics, promotion to housing
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – By all available measures, the summer of 2021 looks to be an exceptionally busy one, with many people eager to hit the beach after an exceedingly tough year and some overseas destinations unavailable due to continued restrictions related to the pandemic. “Being in the hotel business […]
Upper Township Harbor Road boat ramp closed until July
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel BEESLEYS POINT – The boat ramp on Harbor Road will not be accessible until the end of June at the earliest. Plans call for work on the ramp, and to dredge out around it. One boater, who declined to be identified, complained to the Sentinel that the work comes […]
Shore Medical Center honors volunteers
By SUZANNE MARINO/Shore Medical Center SOMERS POINT — National Volunteer Week began April 18 and is the perfect time to recognize the important role volunteers have at Shore Medical Center. According to a news release, the hospital is home to great physicians, nurses and staff but as a community hospital, also is blessed to have […]
No municipal tax hike in Northfield
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council was expected to adopt its municipal budget Tuesday, April 20, with a flat tax rate, lower spending and a lower tax levy. The $13,294,026 spending plan is $96,853 less than in 2020 and the amount to be raised by taxes is down $24,143 to $8,418,277. The […]
Northfield school tax rising despite stable levy
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — The Northfield School District would collect the same amount from taxpayers for 2021-22 as it did the previous year, but due to falling property values would have to increase the tax rate to do so. The fact that the district works on a school calendar and the […]