Ocean City native pens book about city in 1940s-1950s
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — A budding author has written a book detailing the memories of his early days in Ocean City. Jim Jeffries said he received the proof of the book from Amazon on Wednesday, Sept. 2. “The Bay Rat Kid: Growing Up in Ocean City, New Jersey 1940s-1950s” is “about […]
Young Ocean City surfers make waves at East Coast Championships
CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — Two young Ocean City surfers won their divisions at the 2020 National Scholastic Surfing Association East Coast Championships on Sept. 11-13 in Carolina Beach, N.C. The top East Coast surfers traveled to compete in great surf thanks to multiple hurricanes brewing off the coast. Ocean City’s Cruz Dinofa, 11, won the Mini-Grom and […]
Northfield crossing guard coverage ‘positive so far’
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — The Northfield Community School’s plan to return students to the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic forced the city to scramble to provide enough crossing guard coverage, but so far that has not been a problem. “So far, so good,” Police Chief Paul Newman said. “It has worked out […]
N.J. passes 200,000 cases; Murphy blasts the GOP
Tells Trump, senators to focus on pandemic, not U.S. Supreme Court By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As New Jersey surpassed 200,000 cases of COVID-19 – and the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000, Gov. Phil Murphy used Monday’s press conference to blast President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans for focusing on the U.S. Supreme […]
Hammonton hardest hit in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff COVID-19 has hit Hammonton the hardest among communities in Atlantic County, with the most cases and the most deaths during the pandemic. According to the Atlantic County Department of Public Health, through Monday, Sept. 21, there have been 57 coronavirus-related fatalities and 681 positive test results in that community. That accounts […]
Lower, Upper, Ocean City have highest number of active COVID-19 cases in County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff There were 115 active cases among Cape May County residents as of Sunday’s report from the Department of Health, but by Monday, Sept. 21, that number had dropped to 82. As of Sept. 21, Middle Township had the highest number of active cases among residents with 20, followed by Lower Township […]
‘Good people, good energy’
Mainland Regional surf team hits the water By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — On a crisp, cool morning at the northern end of Atlantic City, Richard Sless and his 30 or so charges gather on the beach for practice in the fine art of riding waves on a fiberglass board. Known as Crystal, the […]
Asbury Ave. is busy, shoppers are in the mood as fall begins
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — While shopping in Ocean City’s award-winning downtown is popular in the summer, it remains so even after Labor Day, when there are fewer people around and the weather is cooler. Gina Miele, standing outside Island Gypsy at the corner of Eighth Street and Asbury Avenue with her […]
Amenhauser runs against Corson for U.T. Committee
Newcomer challenges a longtime incumbent By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPPER TOWNSHIP – A relative newcomer, both in political terms and in his time in Upper Township, is challenging veteran incumbent Curtis Corson for Township Committee this year. John Amenhauser is the Democratic nominee for Township Committee, seeking a seat on the five-man governing […]
Ocean City WWII vet honored at A.C. 9/11 ceremony
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff ATLANTIC CITY — “It was no picnic,” Ocean City resident Francis Xavier McCormac said about storming Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944, during World War II. McCormac, 99, was among the veterans honored Friday, Sept. 11, during the 10th annual ceremony at the Saracini-O’Neill Atlantic City […]