Piping plover chick surprised everyone
To the Editor: This piping plover chick surprised all, discovered at around 9 days old, with both parents, on a section of beach that would never have been anticipated to be a piping plover nesting area, boardwalk on one side, crowded sand beach on the other. NJ Fish & Wildlife quickly took actions to protect […]
Our View: A terrible day for democracy
This is not a hopeful day. A young gunman’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at the Republican’s Pennsylvania rally Saturday will have ramifications reverberating around the country, stoking the anger and division that is already at a fever pitch. It is a stroke of luck that Trump survived. The gunman’s bullet pierced his […]
How about a pecan roll at Stuckey’s?
Are we there yet? That phrase has been uttered by countless kids from the backseat of a car on road trips. A midday break for a restroom stop, a tank of gas, lunch and maybe a toy to occupy youngsters for the afternoon was a good idea during long rides. In the 1960s and 1970s, […]
For ospreys, too soon for a victory dance?
If it’s true there are no second acts in American lives, as F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, ospreys never got the memo. The raptors, once endangered in New Jersey, still perch uneasily on the state’s list of threatened species, but they’ve staged an impressive comeback since the 1970s, when the pesticide DDT caused their population […]
Our View: Staying past the expiration date
It isn’t known what the future holds for President Joe Biden, but it has become painfully clear he’s the latest in a line of politicians who keep clinging to power when they’re in decline. Biden, fresh off a horrible debate in which he performed every bit like a tired 81-year-old, was spending last week making […]
Our View: Focus on what unites us as Americans, not what divides us
Political passions are running especially high because this is a presidential election year, but why are people so afraid of — or angry about — opposing opinions? It is bad enough that people are so caught up in national politics that they view everything through that distorted lens, making their party affiliation or candidate preference […]
Look Back in Local History
May 16th 1894 – R. H. Thorn was Ocean City’s postmaster that year. He came to Ocean City in 1885 and opened a store at Eighth and Asbury selling hardware and furniture. In 1887, he purchased two adjacent lots and built stores at 803 and 805 Asbury Avenue. In addition to providing furniture for most […]
School Choice push was forward-thinking for Ocean City School District
Other districts suffering big budget cuts As the group of stories in this week’s edition of the Sentinel shows, opting for Interdistrict Public School Choice and expanding it early has proved a financial blessing for the Ocean City School District. And as surrounding districts struggle with declining state aid, forcing them to make serious cuts […]
Opinion: Visibility matters for Pride events to reach out and to support
We Belong Cape May County held a Pride rally and march June 1 on the Ocean City Boardwalk followed by a festival with supportive community organizations at the Civic Center. It was the second annual rally and march We Belong sponsored for the LGBTQIA+ community. There is a need for this, because visibility matters. After […]
Opinion: Forget party politics; hold kindness rallies
There has been a change in the attitude of the public, more than likely caused by politics and the media. Even at local council and commission meetings, residents seem to be angry and suspect their governing bodies are up to no good. In the world in general, it’s as if a giant vacuum cleaner hose […]