Cape May County daily totals low
COVID-19 cases about even among residents, visitors By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff Cape May County has almost as many active COVID-19 cases among visitors as it does among residents, but the daily total of new cases remains low. There are now 51 active cases among residents in the county, including 10 in Middle Township, eight […]
New Jersey voters have options for election
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Clarifying his statements from last week that all registered voters in New Jersey will get mail-in ballots, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday, Aug. 17, that voters will have multiple options on Election Day, Nov. 3. Murphy said that by Oct. 5, ballots will be mailed to everyone in New Jersey who […]
Levinson: Let businesses reopen
Executive cites COVID-19 down in Atlantic County By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff With Atlantic County COVID-19 cases diminishing and only one reported death attributed to the coronavirus in the past 16 days, County Executive Dennis Levinson said it is time to allow the rest of the state’s businesses to reopen at limited capacity. “We have already […]
Atlantic County goes 10 days without COVID-19 fatality
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Atlantic County has gone 10 days straight with no COVID-19-related fatalities. It is the longest stretch since the first COVID-19 fatality was reported April 2, county officials said. As of Tuesday, Aug. 11, the county Division of Public Health reported there had been no deaths due to the coronavirus for 10 […]
Active COVID-19 cases drop in Cape May County week to week
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of active COVID-19 cases in Cape May County fell by half from last week to this week. According to the Cape May County Department of Health, on Monday, Aug. 10, there were 42 active cases among residents in the county and an additional two in long-term care. Through most […]
Ocean City cancels events through October
Mayor cites precautions due to COVID-19; beach replenishment continues By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Mayor Jay Gillian canceled special events in Ocean City through October, including the annual Baby Parade and the Fall Block Party. Previously, the city canceled most of the events during the summer to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in […]
Ocean City district splits student body, fall schedule
Half of students will attend at a time, 2 days a week in school, 3 at home By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City School District is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by splitting its school schedule and student body this fall. Half of the students will spend Monday and Tuesday in […]
Legion supports Cape Regional
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Cape Regional Health System has received a $1,000 donation from the Stone Harbor American Legion Post No. 331. The donation is designated for Cape Regional’s COVID-19 Relief Fund established in early April to support the Health System’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We appreciate the support that Cape Regional […]
Mainland Regional High School: In school one day a week
Students will be remote learning on other days By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — Students at Mainland Regional High School will be attending school in person just one day a week this fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the nation. The district released its back-to-school plan during a virtual Board of Education […]
G.E.I. Oyster Farm/Ocean City Oyster Co.
Trio’s 5-year plan is to bring 500,000 oysters to market from farm in the Great Egg Inlet; their first crop, planted in 2019, is maturing this summer By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – If you look down from the walkway on the western side of the Garden State Parkway bridge over the Great Egg […]