Social services best part of centralized court plan
Benefits far outweigh loss of control “How can you tell your taxpayers that you want to have an inferior product just because it’s yours?” Atlantic County Counsel Jim Ferguson asked rhetorically, speaking about the state paradigm of home rule. “I think we can do better, and when you have an opportunity where you can do […]
Eased restrictions overdue, but welcome
We need this at the Jersey shore Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement Monday was overdue, but we’re glad we didn’t have to wait any longer to hear it. He said effective May 19, the state would greatly ease the restrictions that have suffocated so many businesses during the pandemic. The Jersey shore badly needed to hear […]
Solve the problem of rowdy bicyclists without demonizing kids
We agree with Ocean City Council and the Ocean City Police Department that something has to be done to deal with the rowdy bicyclists in Ocean City. This phenomenon is not just limited to this resort. People in other communities are reporting the same kind of bad behavior – including groups of kids riding their […]
Comment, question now: Deadline for Ocean Wind project is April 29
It’s time to formally ask questions for the environmental review of Ørsted’s proposed wind farm off the coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has invited the public and public officials to offer their comments and questions about Ocean Wind, the project that could erect up to 99 wind turbines off the coast of […]
Moving forward: A change in policy
Apology revised I wrote an apology in last week’s edition after Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s press conference March 15. I wrote it on deadline and it didn’t go far enough. I was focusing on what was in the newspaper, not that phone call. To fix that, I revised the editorial in our online edition under […]
Van Drew demands an apology: Here it is
Editor’s note: This was updated Wednesday afternoon. In a press conference Monday morning, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew demanded the Ocean City Sentinel apologize for a guest column published in last week’s edition of the newspaper excoriating Van Drew for his support of former President Donald Trump. The congressman said the column, an Another View […]
Let’s learn the facts about wind farm so debate isn’t about unfounded fears
After watching the arctic blast of false information pushed by political agenda come flying out of Texas last week, let’s all be sure when we’re debating the impact of the proposed Ørsted offshore wind farm that we’ll be dealing with facts rather than bias and unfounded fears. Last week’s frigid weather in Texas caused power […]
Council finds religion on competition for engineering contracts
After they couldn’t be bothered with voting up or down on individual expensive engineering contracts for projects around the island, members of Ocean City Council last week found religion about competition. At the Feb. 11 meeting they talked on and on about the importance of the competitive bidding process and then approved an empty resolution […]
A green energy job future for New Jersey
In his State of the State address on January 12, Governor Phil Murphy pledged to help New Jersey emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic “stronger, fairer, and more resilient than before.” The pandemic has taken a terrible toll on New Jersey, and swift, expansive vaccinations will be one of the governor’s top priorities in pulling the […]
Cape May County leads during COVID-19 crisis
It is not an exaggeration to say Cape May County had been a leader in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit goes first to the Cape May County Board of Commissioners, then it filters through other public officials at the county and community levels all the way down to the residents. This isn’t opinion. […]