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 […]
Eagle Scout project turns barrier into bookshelf
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — The Eagle Scout project completed by Dennis Xu was all about inclusion. Xu and other members of Boy Scout Troop 72 painted the fence behind the Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield, a place near and dear to the Northfield resident’s heart. “I chose to involve myself with […]
20 questions for Ørsted
Company officials answer questions about wind farm status, concerns, phases, whether it’s a ‘done deal’ Editor’s note: On April 7, Sentinel editor David Nahan interviewed Marc Reimer, project development director for Danish company Ørsted, about the planned Ocean Wind wind farm project 15 miles off the coast of Cape May and Atlantic counties. Ocean Wind […]
Northfield: Voters 70% in favor of weed law
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Long known (in some circles) for allowing the sale of paraphernalia for smoking (legal substances and otherwise), the city could become the home of one or more marijuana businesses in the future. With a state deadline of Aug. 11 to create local regulations on the cannabis industry, City […]
Ocean City says no to all marijuana biz
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – In a vote after extensive discussion, Ocean City Council on Thursday, April 8, unanimously approved an ordinance banning cannabis-related businesses anywhere in the city. Councilman Jody Levchuk expressed concern about the availability of cannabis for those with state approval for its medicinal use. He said he […]