Somers Point Council accepts $92,000 Shore pledge
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Despite a tough financial year for hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic, Shore Medical Center continued its annual donation to the city, pledging to pay Somers Point $92,000 for use in this year’s budget. Of the funds, $42,000 is intended for ambulance services and the rest is available […]
Five Tribes raising money to make benefit film short
OCHS grads in production company want to support front-line workers By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – A production company run by “a bunch” of Ocean City High School graduates is raising money to produce a short film they hope will, in turn, raise money for front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. Colin Stewart, a […]
Four county commissioners are ’70s MRHS grads
Maureen Kern Marie Hayes Caren Fitzpatrick John Risley Click the photos above for more on the Commissioners They walked the halls in Linwood during Vietnam war, other tumultuous events By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — Four area elected officials began their journey together, went their separate ways but ended up in the same position. […]
Holdup on COVID vaccine is short supply
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Cape May County residents should go to the county’s website to learn how to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. Although this county is the leader in the state for vaccinations based on population, the main reason for any delays in getting vaccinations is that the demand is far outstripping the supply, […]
Hartzell: Consider a user-fee hike in Ocean City
Council borrows from fund to offset COVID-19 shorfall By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City plans to take $1.2 million from its fund balance to make up for budget shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that prompted City Councilman Keith Hartzell to ask if the city should consider raising user fees. […]
October occupany tax helps trim tourism revenue losses
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The latest 2020 Occupancy Tax data released by the New Jersey Treasury shows October collection for Cape May County surpassed the amount collected in 2019 by $33,533.58, or 6.5 percent. Increased numbers of visitors during the fall affected all sectors of the tourism industry, with the average overnight visitor spending […]
Testa, Simonsen introduce marijuana education bill
TRENTON — In anticipation of an adult-use recreational marijuana market in New Jersey, state Sen. Michael Testa and Assemblyman Erik Simonsen introduced a bill to educate students in grades 3 through 12 on the risks of cannabis and marijuana use. The bill (S3360/A5168) specifies schools must include age-appropriate instruction on the use of cannabis and […]
COVID-19 claims 30 lives over week in Atlantic County; highest total yet
By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff This past week saw 30 deaths related to COVID-19 among Atlantic County residents. It is the largest number of deaths reported in a one-week period since the pandemic began March 4, bringing the total among county residents to 410. There also were 1,285 new cases of the coronavirus reported by […]
Ocean City could sue Ørsted
Councilman suggests that course of action to slow wind turbine project off south Jersey coast By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council is not done with its criticism of the planned wind farm off the southern New Jersey coast. Council President Bob Barr suggested the city could sue to slow down the […]
January highest yet for COVID in Cape May County as 5,000 are vaccinated
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff January has seen the largest spike of new COVID-19 cases in Cape May County since the pandemic began last March, but the state Department of Health reports more than 5,000 vaccines had been administered in the county since they became available. On Sunday, the county Department of Health noted it has […]