Councilman regrets response to comments
Was wrong to label Flooding Committee questions ‘accusations’ By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Councilman Keith Hartzell apologized for letting his response to public comments about flood control projects at the Aug. 13 City Council meeting turn antagonistic. Hartzell, speaking at the Thursday, Aug. 27 council meeting, said he made a mistake after Suzanne Hornick […]
Boardwalk group on NJ’s indoor dining: ‘too little, too late’
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Starting Friday morning, you can have breakfast inside a restaurant and then hit a movie. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday afternoon, Aug. 31, that he was signing an executive order allowing indoor dining in restaurants to resume as of 6 a.m. Friday and reopening movie theaters. “I’m proud that our restaurants […]
Northfield scrambling to get crossing guards to cover students with split school schedule
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Northfield Community School’s plan for two half-day sessions four days a week has created an unforeseen safety and financial issue. The police department, which oversees and pays the crossing guards, simply does not have enough guards to cover the extra shifts nor the money to pay them. Board […]
Ocean City announces after-school programs
Editor’s note: This is an announcement from Ocean City about the youth camps and programs scheduled for this fall. The programs were announced at the Aug. 27 Ocean City Council meeting, but this release details the specific camps and how to sign up. OCEAN CITY – Ocean City will provide a variety of youth camps […]
First positive case of West Nile virus reported in Atlantic County
Atlantic County has reported finding a mosquito sample in Hammonton that has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first confirmed positive mosquito sample found in Atlantic County this year Representatives from the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control collected the sample last week from the 200 block of Jacobs Street in Hammonton. […]
Ocean City to give kids an outlet, parents a break
Resort offering inexpensive fall youth programs for 3 hours afternoons By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – With the Ocean City School District going to a hybrid schedule that has students in schools only two days a week, the city Community Services Department is going to offer after-school fall youth camps and clinics at a […]
Ocean City Arts Center reopening after Labor Day
Arts and music classes to resume in September; shows are scheduled By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – After nearly six months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ocean City Arts Center is coming back “full force” after Labor Day, restarting classes and shows. The staff and teachers are anxious to get […]
Upper Township Committee: Tow-away zone in Strathmere
Upper Township continues to deal with debris from Aug. 4 tornado By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Township Committee has asked the county to establish a tow-away zone along a pedestrian and bike lane on Commonwealth Avenue, the latest move to prevent people parking along the route. At recent meetings, some neighbors […]
Let your freak flag fly … or at least political flags
Solicitor: City cannot regulate flags, including those with ‘off-color’ messages By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – People may not like all of the political flags flying around Ocean City, but citizens have the right to fly them. At Thursday evening’s Ocean City Council meeting, City Solicitor Dorothy McCrosson said “complaints have been trickling in” to […]
Northfield officials: School won’t budge on split schedule
They say city does not have the money to pay crossing guards necessary for school’s COVID-19 plan By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council has made it clear that it was not involved, nor was it asked to participate, in the school district’s reopening plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic that requires nearly triple […]