Ocean City approves creating engineering firm pool
Resort will move ahead before that with RFPs for W. 17th St. study By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council approved, on first reading, a new ordinance that will create a pool of qualified engineers from which the city will be able to choose future engineering contracts. The administration, with support from […]
Atlantic County calls for 1.8-cent tax rate increase
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Atlantic County’s general purpose tax rate is set to increase 1.8 cents under the proposed $232,954,114 budget. The county portion of a homeowner’s tax bill would increase to 49.3 cents per $100 of assessed value, or $493 for each $100,000 — an increase of $18. “Although this is […]
Criticism of wind farm continues
Citizens, council members fear harm from view of turbines on horizon By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council has continued its barrage of opposition to Ørsted’s planned wind farm off the coast with one member noting most of the project is out of the hands of city officials and another suggesting groups […]
Committee backs next step on Strathmere beach fees
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE — Discussions continued on introducing beach tags for Strathmere — with the most detailed picture to date presented at a Township Committee meeting Monday — but it is clear some members of the governing body still have questions. Members unanimously approved a resolution requesting an ordinance be prepared […]
Wind farm’s benefits could blow across region
Funding available to boost small-business development in supply chain By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff Funding is available for small businesses in southern New Jersey to get in on the ocean floor of the wind-energy industry. A group of business leaders gathered online Wednesday, Feb. 17, with representatives of Ørsted and the Pro-NJ Grantor Trust to […]
MRHS to expand in-person learning
Plan is to have students in on alternating days By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — “We’re trying to get students in school more as soon as possible,” Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone told The Sentinel last week. Marrone presented the administration’s plan to expand the instructional schedule Tuesday, Feb. 23, to the Mainland Regional […]
Senator attracted to Hartman’s skills
He is her chief of staff By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff It may not seem the same skills are required to run a senator’s office compared to those needed to run pageants, musicals and concerts, but Carolyn T. Comitta would beg to differ. Those skills are among the attributes that attracted her to Ocean City’s Michael […]
Upper Township athletes get canine support friend
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Ezekiel is one busy dog who is about to get even busier. The 7-year-old white boxer is a therapy dog, a member of the Upper Township Rescue Squad and has multiple certifications. This spring, he is set to work with young athletes in the multiple programs […]
OCHS grad ran events for city, founded and runs O.C. Theatre Co.
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — One of the first stories that appeared in the Ocean City Sentinel about Michael Hartman was in 1997, when he became an Eagle Scout. Over the 20-plus years since, he has appeared many times, associated with theater or running events for the city of Ocean City. This story […]
Linwood moves ahead to ease planning and development process
Makes it easier for site plans, solar By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — City Council followed up on an idea from Councilman Eric Ford, introducing an ordinance Feb. 10 that would create a Development Review Committee to ease the planning and development process. The ordinance lays out the members of the committee and defines its […]