Upper school board blames loss of state aid for tax increase
By BILL BARLOW Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — School Business Administrator Laurie Ryan on Monday presented the Upper Township Board of Education with a $35.5 million budget that will cost the average taxpayer slightly over $122 more a year. The board voted unanimously to introduce the budget. The spending plan for 2021-22 now […]
Centenarian on her long life: Put your trust in God
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — Juanita B. Moore has lived her 100 years by a simple philosophy: “Do unto others as I would have them do unto me.” She marked her centennial on Thursday, March 11, 2021. She was born on March 11, 1921, and is the oldest African-American woman in Ocean City, according […]
Northfield returning to school full time starting April 12
By Claire Conway Jones/Special to the Sentinel NORTHFIELD — With only one dissenting vote, the Northfield Board of Education approved the districts “Next Step” plan to return to a seven-hour full day of classes after spring break. April 12 is the proposed first day of full-day classes. Northfield School District Superintendent Pete Bretones explained the […]
Ocean City to host Easter events, including boardwalk egg hunt
OCEAN CITY – Last March and April, Easter events in the resort were squashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which eventually stopped almost all of Ocean City’s popular events through the end of the year. The Great Egg Hunt is back, but with a twist to make sure the participants are safe. The hunt used to […]
Bunting starts regional baseball league
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — The first pitch will be tossed out May 24 at five of 10 diamonds around the area in the South Jersey South Shore Baseball League, a new organization for players 16 and older. Joe Bunting, a Linwood resident who owns Bunting Family Pharmacy on Route 9 in Northfield, […]
Fishing industry concerned about wind farm
Worried about potential ecosystem changes for commercial, recreational By JACK FICHTER/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY — The commercial and recreational fishing industries are viewing a potential project that would erect as many as 99 wind turbines 15 miles offshore with a wary eye, expressing concerns about changes to the “cold pool” and inability to harvest scallops […]
Northfield mayor proposes joining county library system
Library director supports independent control, fears loss of programming By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council will be considering rejoining the Atlantic County Library System to try to save money on operations, facilities and other costs. Mayor Erland Chau proposed the idea, which was discussed March 2 during a City Council meeting. On […]
Budget has 2.2-cent tax increase
Does not include federal infusion of $7 million By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – In Mayor Jay Gillian’s proposed 2021 budget, revenues are expected to rise more than $5.6 million with spending increasing along with it. The proposed tax rate is 48.31 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, a 2.2-cent increase of the current […]
Gillian presents budget, touts accomplishmens
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – During his State of the City address Thursday night, Mayor Jay Gillian proposed a budget “that maintains everything Ocean City residents have come to expect in services, improvements and quality of life.” His proposal at the beginning of the budget process contains a 2.2-cent tax hike per $100 […]
Ocean City police sergeant to run for election to Township Committee
By BILL BARLOW Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Mark Pancoast is running for Upper Township Committee this year, according to township Republican leader Larry Trulli. The sergeant with the Ocean City Police Department is the Republican organization’s pick to round out the three-person ticket. Pancoast has the party’s backing for the nomination for […]