Cape May County hits 100 coronavirus fatalities
Ocean City and Lower Township lead in active cases; county surpasses 500 By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Cape May County recorded its 100th coronavirus-related fatality over the weekend, a 64-year-old Middle Township woman, saw more than 300 new cases over a seven-day period and surpassed 2,500 cases since the pandemic statistics started being recorded in March […]
Cape May, Atlantic may be moving to COVID ‘high risk’
Health Department to set status today; letter talks impact on schools By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Rising COVID-19 cases may be pushing this part of New Jersey into the “high risk” level for community transmission of the coronavirus, that is one stage below the “very high risk” classification in which schools are recommended to go to […]
Governor focusing on state vaccine distribution
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff With the potential to have vaccines for COVID-19 getting to New Jersey within the next month, Gov. Phil Murphy said the state is pushing to ensure the presidential transition can begin so there are no holdups on federal support for vaccine distribution. “We’re back at a place we haven’t seen in […]
Mayor granted power to decide on recreation issues
Some express frustration with ongoing limits for youth teams By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Township officials face a tough task as winter approaches — balancing the demand for activities with concerns over minimizing the continuing spread of COVID-19, Mayor Rich Palombo said during the Township Committee meeting Monday, Nov. 23. The […]
Earlier than the Bird a fun, wacky shopping morning
SCROLL DOWN FOR A FULL GALLERY OF THE MORNING By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — America’s Greatest Family Resort is known for its wild and wacky events and has successfully paired one with shopping to give a boost to downtown merchants in a traditionally slower time of year. The city celebrated its “Earlier […]
Boy charged with arson in Acme fire
No one hurt in midday blaze but customers evacuated By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – Black, acrid smoke poured from the parking garage underneath the downtown Acme supermarket on Sunday. A 12-year-old boy faces arson charges in connection with the fire. The child’s name was not released. Detective Sgt. Dan Lancaster and […]
Mainland cancels football
Positive tests, quarantines By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — Mainland Regional High School has canceled the remainder of its football season due to a player testing positive for the coronavirus. Athletic Director Michael Gatley notified media of the situation Tuesday, Nov. 10. “Unfortunately, due to a positive COVID case on the football team today, […]
District surveys parents
Quarantines, cases rise in Ocean City schools By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – As the Ocean City School District began surveying parents about the remote education students have been receiving, the district updated its COVID-19 statistics Friday, Nov. 13, showing that here have been 18 positive cases in the district since the school year began […]
Ocean City leads in active COVID
Breakout in long-term care, Upper Township coronavirus also higher By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff COVID-19 claimed the lives of three Ocean City residents over the past week as active cases surpassed 400 in Cape May County. The resort town leads the county in overall active cases with 63 in the community and a breakout in long-term […]
COVID not yet at peak; state adds new limitations
Private gatherings kept to 10; winter H.S. sports may have no spectators By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy placed a 10-person maximum on private gatherings, most notably Thanksgiving, and set new limits that could mean no spectators at indoor winter youth sporting events, including high school. In his Monday afternoon COVID-19 press conference, Murphy […]