Mainland Regional High School prom set for June 3
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — The prom will go on. Chief School Administrator Mark Marrone announced March 4 that Mainland Regional High School will be holding a senior prom Thursday, June 3, at The Point in Somers Point. “Due to existing social distancing and ‘gathering’ limitations, coupled with the fact that last year’s […]
Legal cannabis: Business, tourism opportunities
Stockton webinar outlines plan for capturing growing audience of users By JACK FICHTER/Sentinel staff With recreational marijuana now legal in New Jersey, entrepreneurs may find lucrative business opportunities related to cannabis tourism and hospitality ranging from retail dispensaries and agritourism to events for cannabis edibles and delivery services. The Lloyd Levinson Institute of Gaming and […]
Ocean City officials blast marijuana law
They want it known use on the beach and boardwalk won’t be tolerated By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – City Council and the administration want visitors to know Ocean City is not going to tolerate the use of marijuana on the beach and boardwalk. Officials are adamant about maintaining the family-friendly nature of the resort […]
Former OCHS teacher charged with sexually assaulting student
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — A former teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting an Ocean City High School student in 2016. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Ocean City Police Chief Jay Prettyman announced the arrest of Ricardo Valle, 34. On Feb. 27, the Seabrook, Texas, resident was charged with two counts of […]
Sentinel wins nine statewide awards for coverage
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Sentinel won nine awards in the New Jersey Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for coverage in 2020. The entries that won appeared in the Ocean City Sentinel last year and in sister newspapers the Upper Township Sentinel and The Sentinel of Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield. The newspaper won […]
Lukewarm reception to nonprofit’s plans for Somers Mansion
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Members of a local nonprofit group received a lukewarm response to their proposal to take over stewardship of Somers Mansion, with plans for physical, cultural and educational improvements. The Patriots for the Somers Mansion presented their “comprehensive plan to assume responsibility for our city’s National Register treasure, […]
Linwood schools’ preliminary budget calls for 4.5¢ hike
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — The school district’s preliminary budget calls for collecting an additional $134 on the average tax bill for 2021-22. The Linwood Board of Education discussed the spending plan during a meeting Feb. 24, with Business Administrator Kevin Byrnes presenting the information via PowerPoint. The $15,237,429 budget calls for a […]
Palombo says a major developer interested in former power plant
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Mayor Rich Palombo looked back on the effets of COVID-19 and plans for 2021 in his annual address to the Upper Township Business Association on Feb. 25. Plans for the sprawling site of the former BL England power plant top the township priorities, he said, in […]
Upper Township likes ideas, balks at cost of flood-protection proposals
Strathmere group says conditions likely to worsen By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE — Seas are rising, and unless steps are taken quickly the damage from flooding in coastal areas is likely to get worse, members of the Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club wrote in a recent letter to Upper Township Committee and the […]
Taylor explains barriers to full-time in-person instruction
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — In a letter to the community Tuesday morning, Ocean City School District Superintendent Kathleen Taylor detailed the hurdles to returning all students to the classroom full time and the efforts the administration is taking to overcome those obstacles. Taylor also announced plans to return sixth-graders to five […]