COVID-19 claims 10 lives in Atlantic County
County averaging more than 100 cases a day over the past week as well By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff COVID-19 claimed 10 lives in Atlantic County over the past week, including seven in one day. The county also averaged more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 each day. According to the Atlantic County Division of Public […]
‘Yenta’ re-elected: Freeholder sees herself as matchmaker
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Characterizing herself as a yenta, or matchmaker, Freeholder Caren Fitzpatrick said her focus is to connect people with a problem and the person or agency that can provide the solution. “My role as a representative of all the residents of Atlantic County is to be their voice in […]
YoungLife students think beyond themselves, act
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Just before Thanksgiving, students from YoungLife and WyldLife gathered at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Ocean City to think beyond themselves and to act. “We are putting together shoeboxes for the ministry, Samaritan’s Purse, for Operation Christmas, and also for Crisis Pregnancy Services in Egg Harbor City to show […]
Upper flood-protection rules aim to reduce insurance costs
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Township Committee approved tougher rules for flood protection in a unanimous vote Nov. 23. This was the final vote on the ordinance, which amends the flood damage control section of the township code. “Probably the largest change is the requirement for having a flood inspection for […]
Project Love Cards
Upper Township woman sends cards and care packages to brighten the holidays for U.S. troops serving overseas By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff TUCKAHOE — “The next two weeks will be crazy,” said Robin McCauley, who was busy collecting cards, candy and other items to send to U.S. troops serving overseas. The Tuckahoe woman started Project […]
Administrator: We’re not making excuses; we are doing everything we can
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Responding to parent concerns, one administrator said the district isn’t making excuses, has looked at every option and already is doing everything it can for students. After parents spent about an hour speaking about their children’s education at the Nov. 18 Ocean City Board of Education meeting, Superintendent […]
Most board members are sympathetic, but one is tired of all the complaints
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Some school board members said they were sympathetic to parents’ concerns; two said the parents should also complain to state officials. Another bluntly said she was tired of the complaining. A handful of board members responded after about an hour of public comment at the Nov. 18 Ocean […]
Parents lay out concerns, fears, criticisms
This story focuses on concerns raised by parents. The links below focus on the response by school board members and administrators. Administrator: We’re not making excuses Most board members sympathetic An hour of public comment at Ocean City school board meeting By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – A host of Ocean City parents laid […]
Planners get report on B.L. England
Owner disputes designation as site in need of redevelopment By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel BEESLEYS POINT – After a lengthy virtual meeting, and over objections from the owners of the sprawling property, the Upper Township Planning Board backed efforts to designate the site of the former B.L. England power plant as an area in […]
Atlantic County averaged 102 COVID cases a day
Coronavirus deaths in past five days: 2 in Linwood, 2 in Galloway, one in A.C. By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Atlantic County has averaged just more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 daily over the past week, which also brought five new fatalities related to the coronavirus. Between Tuesday, Nov. 17, and Monday, Nov. 22, the […]