Somers Point won’t be worse off for ditching legal weed
Simple argument remains the best Even though a majority of voters in Somers Point supported making recreational marijuana legal in New Jersey, and a majority of City Council supported an ordinance to allow two cannabis businesses in the community, forces working to undermine that ordinance have held the day and the foreseeable future. The lure […]
Representation of this part of the county matters
When Jeffrey Pierson decided not to run for re-election to the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners, we were relieved that Upper Township Deputy Mayor Kimberly Hayes was stepping up to keep representation in the northern part of the county. When Middle Township’s Melanie Collette took her place on the GOP ballot, we still […]
Elected officials’ raises are not unreasonable
They should have been braver earlier We understand that it’s not a good look to give yourself a pay raise when you’re a public official. It can come across as self-serving. When Congress does it, it always seems to take place late at night when the news cycles are over and members hope no one […]
Summer of ‘42 in Ocean City; a special time for the young men going off to fight the war
Men who returned to Ocean City after the war. (Special to the Sentinel) ANOTHER VIEW: By Anna “Nana” Ward and Erik Panichi Author’s note: While under “stay at home orders” I found myself going through some old family items. I came across the following story that my great-grandmother wrote about her time at the Jersey […]
Rethinking e-bike limits
Ocean City Council was ready to act last month to ban electric bicycles from the boardwalk, but hit the brakes after everyone got a lesson in the variety of e-bikes that exist. The boardwalk is not the place for the big, heavy e-bikes with fat tires that are much closer to motorcycles than bicycles. Because […]
Tenure should matter in superintendent choice
School district needs continuity, not revolving door of leadership Ocean City Board of Education President Chris Halliday said a new superintendent of schools should be chosen near the start of the 2023-24 school year. That’s only about two months away. We hope the board is getting more community involvement in the choice for the next […]
Groups battling Ocean Wind put Ørsted CEO on notice about their concerns
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Mads Nipper, CEO of Ørsted, the Danish company that is planning the Ocean Wind 1 wind farm project off the coast of Atlantic and Cape May counties. There was an addendum to the letter that was too lengthy for the print edition. It is contained here. Dear Mr. Nipper, […]
Groups battling Ocean Wind put Ørsted CEO on notice about their basic concerns
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Mads Nipper, CEO of Ørsted, the Danish company that is planning the Ocean Wind 1 wind farm project off the coast of Atlantic and Cape May counties. Dear Mr. Nipper, We write as concerned citizens and residents of the State of New Jersey, U.S.A. Our groups total tens […]
Before you freak out… try to get the facts
Mayor Jay Gillian had a fair point at last week’s Ocean City Council meeting. It is one of his familiar refrains about local government, but it addresses a far bigger picture: can we get the facts before we offer an opinion? It has always been true that people have a tendency to react based on […]
Board put issue to rest: Don’t start new controversy
The Ocean City Board of Education members who voted against adopting new state Health and Physical Education Standards last August forcefully stopped last week’s attempt to bring the standards back into the spotlight. That fact should put this issue to rest. More telling is something that has become obvious over the course of the school […]