Corson: Too many crashes at parkway
Roosevelt Blvd. entrance needs to be fixed, committeeman says By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel MARMORA – On Dec. 26, members of the Marmora Volunteer Fire Company responded to a far-too-familiar scene. Two cars collided at the northbound entrance to the Garden Sate Parkway. One person was freed from the damaged car and transported to […]
Political leaders blast Capitol insurrection at Capitol
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK and JACK FICHTER/Sentinel staff Local political leaders from both major parties condemned the deadly pro-Trump insurrection Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead and the halls of Congress in shambles. Leonard Guthrie of Cape May was among those arrested in the Capitol assault. What they did […]
Reaction to Van Drew opposing certification split along party lines
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff Members of both houses of Congress gathered Wednesday, Jan. 6, to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden as the 46th commander in chief. What has almost always been a matter of course became political theater when lawmakers led by Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri — and […]
Major security failure cited as Trump mob stormed the Capitol
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff The head of the U.S. Capitol police and two other senior security officials are resigning following the mismanaged response to the assault on Capitol Hill by a violent mob incited by President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, according to news reports. Steven Sund’s resignation will be effective Jan. 16 and […]
Residents ask Upper Township Committee to denounce riots, tell Van Drew to resign
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Members of Upper Township Committee complied with a request from a member of the public who asked each to denounce the violent protest Jan. 6 at the Capitol, but declined another request asking for a resolution calling on U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew to step down. […]
State gears up for possible armed protest Jan. 17
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy used part of Monday’s COVID-19 press conference to decry the anti-Semitism seen as part of the Trump supporters’ insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and said the state is gearing up for a proposed protest at the state capital on Sunday, Jan. 17. Some news sources have reported an […]
Cape May County: Hospital COVID cases decline
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Department of Health said the number of COVID-19 patients at Cape Regional Medical Center has decreased since Jan. 4, when there were 28 coronavirus-positive patients, including six in intensive care and one on a ventilator. Gov. Phil Murphy said statewide the patients hospitalized […]
1 million register for COVID-19 vaccines in N.J.
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff One million New Jersey residents have registered to get the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday morning, the state had vaccinated just shy of 200,000 people. The state debuted new graphs Monday on the state’s COVID-19 hub at covid19.nj.gov, to track progress in state vaccinations. As of Monday morning, the state had […]
Donohue decries riots, fears broad-brush criticism
By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel The nation watched in shock Jan. 6 as rioters outside the Capitol overwhelmed police and smashed their way into the building, rampaging through the halls and delaying the official certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Thousands thronged to Washington from around the country that day, urged on by President […]
Vaccine clinics are this week in Atlantic County
MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Jan. 12-14 for individuals in Phase 1A that now includes uniformed police and fire personnel in addition to frontline health care workers. Governor Murphy announced the addition of police and fire effective Jan. 7. The Division of Public Health […]