Path of destruction nearly 2 miles long in Upper Township
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff UPPER TOWNSHIP — Tropical Storm Isaias threw a twist into the mix of heavy rain and strong winds when a tornado formed and touched down Tuesday, Aug. 4, in Marmora, causing widespread damage. Martin Pagliughi, Cape May County Emergency Management coordinator, said the county suffered a lot of downed trees […]
Aftermath: Coming to terms with a tornado
‘How did we survive that?’ Workers ducked under table as tornado hit By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff MARMORA – Unharmed by the grace of God. That’s how the employees at Sterling Tackle felt after a tornado touched down on Route 9 by their building, giving them only seconds to dive under work tables before the outside […]
Aftermath: Coming to terms with a tornado
Tornado tossed around pool house, big gazebo, destroyed swath of trees across Stagecoach Road property By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff MARMORA – To Charles Pomlear, the wind giant that stomped through his property at 326 Stagecoach Road, smashing a fence, picking up and knocking over a big pool house and a gazebo, then snapping off and knocking […]
Active COVID cases in long-term care facilities fall to 1 in Cape May County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health announced Monday, Aug. 3, that there was only one active COVID-19 case in long-term care in the county. It is in Lower Township, which saw the largest number of cases and fatalities (33) in long-term care since the pandemic began. As of the middle […]
COVID stats rise; gatherings restricted
Gov. Murphy blames party knuckleheads By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As the rate of transmission of COVID-19 increases across New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy is blaming “knuckleheads” having big indoor parties without face coverings and social distancing. In response, he cut the allowed number of people to gather in any room down from 100 to 25 […]
Upper Township up in air over events, sports
Officials want more information to avoid putting residents at risk By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel PETERSBURG – As emergency measures drag on through the summer and COVID-19 seems unlikely to disappear anytime soon, members of the Upper Township Committee worked on plans for special events and sports in September. The local governing body is […]
Court ICEs sheriff’s lawsuit
Nolan lost to N.J. attorney general, who wouldn’t allow jailers to check with feds on inmate status By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff U.S. District Court dismissed the lawsuit filed by Cape May County Sheriff Robert Nolan and Ocean County officials who sued New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal over his order barring county officials from working […]
Dems kick off campaign for CMC freeholder campaign
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Democrats Brendan Sciarra and Elizabeth “Liz” Casey kicked off their campaigns for the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders last week, challenging a pair of Republican incumbents. Sciarra is a Wildwood businessman and third-generation county resident. Casey is an attorney who lives in Upper Township and has a practice in […]
Tornado touchdown
‘It ripped right down the street’ By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff UPPER TOWNSHIP — The National Weather Service in Mount Holly confirmed Tuesday it had received reports of a tornado touching down in the Strathmere section of Upper Township. Meteorologist Patrick O’Hara said he could not confirm anything early Tuesday afternoon but that the office […]
Casey says transparency necessary at county level
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Elizabeth “Liz” Casey, a lifelong Democrat, decided to battle for a freeholder position in Cape May County because she believes in transparency in government. It’s a battle because as of mid-June, there were 29,347 registered Republican voters in the county compared to 17,126 Democrats. There are also 25,726 voters not enrolled […]