Northfield neighbors balk at sober living facility in tight quarters
An angry mob, pitch forks sharpened and torches ablaze, crowded into City Hall last week after learning a monster would soon be settling down in their midst. The scene March 8 in Northfield was far less dramatic than the one in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” but certainly was fueled by the same base fears. Stop the […]
Stop the backlash against the players
Commentary by David Nahan, editor, Ocean City Sentinel There are a lot of opinions swirling around the Ocean City High School girls basketball team and its players’ decision to approach the Ocean City Board of Education last Wednesday evening to speak out against renewing the contracts of the coach and assistant coach. Almost all of […]
Interesting City Council race may be shaping up
We know the mayoral race in Ocean City is going to make for an interesting spring, now the May 10 election potentially became a whole lot more interesting. On Sunday afternoon, Jay Gillian formally announced his bid for a fourth consecutive term as mayor. He is going to face Keith Hartzell, who has been serving […]
Ocean City school board responds to attack, says ex-member missed meetings
To the Editor: Following her defeat in the election held on Nov. 2, Suzanne Morgan’s time as a member of the Ocean City Board of Education included only two more meetings, one in November and one in December. She did not attend the November meeting, and instead of attending the December meeting as a board […]
Ocean City school board member resigns in protest
Suzanne Morgan says ethics charges filed against board president, that members aren’t working in the interest of families and children Editor’s note: This letter to the editor was addressed to Timothy Kelley, business manager for the Ocean City School District. It was also sent to members of the Ocean City Board of Education and media […]
Group questions school district priorities on masks and vaccines, sex education, race
A forum Nov. 9 by the Ocean City School District at the Ocean City Free Public Library covered the following topics: Mask and Vaccination mandates, Critical Race Theory (CRT), sex education and gender identification, and student misbehavior at Ocean City High School. The event was moderated by Interim Superintendent Dr. Thomas Baruffi and attended by […]
Concerned about letter on vaping at Ocean City High School
To the Editor: I am writing to express my concern about the letter we received from the principal of Ocean City High School on Oct. 14 regarding administration being aware of the alarming rate of vaping (both nicotine and marijuana) in the bathrooms at the high school. The letter indicated that there are reports of […]
Local races can have the biggest impact
Who will best serve on local councils, committees? We’re fascinated by how parties are so ingrained in municipal elections. We guess officials have to start their political careers somewhere. There are City Council and Township Committee seats up for election next week and the party affiliations appear to be playing an overt part in most […]
School board profiles
The Sentinel has been interviewing the 11 candidates for the Ocean City Board of Education and the six candidates (including one write-in) for the Upper Township Board of Education. The profiles will be published online at ocnjsentinel.com and will appear in next week’s edition of the Ocean City Sentinel and Upper Township Sentinel. The candidates have […]
No information, misinformation
GOP ticket ducks candidate event, fabricates story instead The Upper Township Business Association hosted a forum Sept. 30 for the nine candidates seeking seats on Upper Township Committee to provide voters with some information to help them choose their elected officials. Unfortunately for those in attendance, three of the candidates chose not to participate, instead […]