Cape May County: lowest number of new COVID cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health announced Sunday that 35,208 county residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 22,434 had been fully vaccinated. The department noted the county has “consistently led the state in per capita administration of the COVID vaccine” and that a study […]
Somers Pt. school board presents its preliminary budget with no tax hike
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The school district’s preliminary 2021-22 spending plan does not require a tax increase, according to a presentation March 17 during the Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder presented the budget to the board, detailing the creation of the plan and what items factored into it. She […]
Linwood’s proposed budget has no tax increase
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — City Council introduced its spending plan March 24 showing a slight increase in operating budget and no increase in the municipal tax rate. According to a presentation from Councilman Matthew Levinson, who oversees the finance department, the operating budget would increase by about $96,000 to $4.036 million and […]
Resort busy, gets boost by early Easter egg hunt
Businesses hope it is sign of good things to come By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — Easter weekend is the traditional time for many summer residents to open their homes for the season and take part in the family-fun activities hosted by the city. It’s also the time many merchants begin opening their […]
Somers Point group has ‘roadmap to the end goal’
State, city, nonprofit working on process for Somers Mansion acquisition By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The amount of red tape a nonprofit group has to deal with to take over operations at Somers Mansion likely would stretch across Great Egg Harbor Bay — the view from the home of the city founder. […]
Ocean City students all back full-time live April 12
Learning in-person five days a week By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City School District will be opening for five-day in-person instruction in April, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Taylor and Board of Education Presient Joseph Clark announced last week. Taylor said the students in grades seven and eight at the intermediate […]
Somers Point schools changing instruction
All grades in-person five days a week April 26 By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The Board of Education approved the administration’s “Bouncing Forward” proposal to increase in-person instruction time, with plans to have all students back to an extended schedule starting April 26. Superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder said the plan, adopted Thursday, March […]
Sierra Club: Why were wind farm opponents silent on power plant?
Group argues wind power a win-win for region By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — If opponents of wind farms 15 miles off the coast of southern New Jersey are worried about the impact wind turbines will have on the tourism economy, fishing and the environment, why didn’t they ever speak up about the pollution […]
Committee supports ban of marijuana businesses
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — In a unanimous vote, Township Committee on Monday resolved to introduce an ordinance to keep cannabis shops out of Upper Township, despite reservations voiced by Mayor Rich Palombo. “I just think there’s a lot there. We should take some time to step back and get public […]
CapeGOP endorses candidates for Legislature, governor
STONE HARBOR – Cape May County Republicans gathered at the Harbor Square Theater in Stone Harbor for their annual convention on March 10. State Sen. Michael Testa and his running mates, Assemblyman Erik Simonsen and Assemblyman Antwan McClellan, were unopposed at the convention, as was County Commissioner Len Desiderio. Three candidates competed for the CapeGOP […]