COVID-19 cases lower, but Ocean City, Upper Twp. still lead county
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Ocean City and Upper Township continue to lead Cape May County in the number of active COVID-19 cases, but the numbers have dropped since a week ago. The same is true of new cases, which were at a high of 16 on Oct. 7, but have decreased since. According to the […]
Two Marmora men sentenced to jail for prescription fraud
CAMDEN, N.J. – Two former New Jersey state public education system employees were sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 6, to prison terms for defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary compounded prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Richard McAllister, 45, a former schoolteacher, and James Wildman, 46, a former maintenance […]
Ocean City police investigate dog attack on woman near 25th and Wesley
Husband says dog owner ‘left her bleeding on the sidewalk. That’s unconscionable in this town.’ Editor’s note: For privacy concerns, the Sentinel is withholding the name of the victim of the dog attack. By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – An 82-year-old Ocean City woman was attacked by a dog early Saturday morning on Wesley […]
Dems challenge incumbents in Cape’s freeholder race
Editor’s note: Democrats Brendan Sciarra and Liz Casey are challenging Republic incumbents Will Morey and Jeffrey Pierson in the Nov. 3 election for the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Two seats are up for grabs. Sciarra, Casey and Morey are profiled here. Pierson, of Upper Township, did not respond to multiple requests for […]
Upper Township Committee allows wind power at B.L. England
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel BEESLEYS POINT – Upper Township Committee took a step toward allowing wind-generated electricity to be brought in to the former B.L. England power plant, unanimously voting to introduce an ordinance to allow Ocean Wind to install electrical cable and conduit along township roads. That ordinance is expected to come […]
Murphy: Trump’s fundraiser was ‘reckless’
Gov. uses press conference to criticize president for actions, statements By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff President Donald Trump getting COVID-19 dominated Gov. Phil Murphy’s press conference Monday, Oct. 5. Murphy said it was poor leadership by example because the president has on multiple occasions downplayed the use of face coverings to avoid being infected by the […]
Ocean City, Upper Township lead county in active COVID-19 cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Ocean City and Upper Township were leading Cape May County in the number of active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, Oct. 5, combining for more than a third of all active cases among county residents. Ocean City was reporting 25 active cases among residents and Upper Township reported 16, according to […]
Somers Point bike path improvements finished
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — It was three years in the making, but the city’s bike path improvement project is finally complete. “People are raving about it,” Mayor Jack Glasser said Thursday, Oct. 1. “What a great addition to Somers Point.” City engineer Greg Schneider, of Mott Associates, said the contractor is […]
Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle haven’t decided on trick or treat
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel Like the Great Pumpkin, the full moon is set to rise from the Atlantic on Halloween night. The second full moon of October, the Hunter’s Moon for 2020 on Oct. 31 will be a blue moon, meaning the second full moon in a calendar month. All of this will […]
Library plans StoryWalk® at small Ocean City park
Outdoor activity for parents, their children By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Free Public Library is mixing the great outdoors with reading in the form of a StoryWalk®. Pages of the children’s book “The Gruffalo” will be posted in Lake Memorial Park at 407 Wesley Ave. Parents can walk their children […]