Active cases of COVID-19 in Cape May County have declined
By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff On Monday, the Cape May County Department of Health announced nine new cases of COVID-19 and the death of a 90-year-old Sea Isle City man from coronavirus. The death 77-year-old Woodbine man was reported on Oct. 15, bringing the overall toll of COVID-19 in the county to 94. Overall the […]
Ocean City’s beach replenishment moves south
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The north end beach replenishment project is steadily moving its way south. As of Sunday morning, the operation, which is pumping sand to the shore through pipes from the dredge Ohio, anchored off Great Egg Harbor Inlet, was “concentrated” on the beach at First Street and St. Charles […]
Ocean City cancels Night in Venice, fireworks, July 4th bike parade
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s biggest summer party has been canceled. Mayor Jay Gillian announced Monday afternoon that he was canceling the annual Night in Venice boat parade that traditionally draws thousands of people to the resort. The decades-old event features decorated boats that travel the bay and lagoons on a […]
Upper Township needs almost $100K in spending
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Township Committee approved additional spending at its June 8 meeting, approving a proposal to find the money in a bond ordinance approved in 2018. “It was brought to my attention by several department heads that they are in need of some capital purchases, money that we […]
Upper Township Committee waits on July 4 fireworks decision
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Members of Township Committee decided to hold off until Friday on a decision on whether fireworks will go off at Amanda’s Field July 4, waiting as long as possible before canceling the event. At a meeting Monday, June 8, members of the governing body continued the […]
School districts begin solidifying plans for graduation ceremonies
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Like many around the area and nation, administrators at Jordan Road School have been working to find a way to mark the graduation of their eighth-graders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy announced May 26 that the state will allow school districts and colleges/universities to hold […]
Seniors miss a normal end to high school careers
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – For Casey McLees, it was the canceling of her last varsity season that got to her the most. Mary Grace Jamison was sad to miss prom, while Meredith Moon still holds out hope that there will be some kind of graduation this year. “I’m really looking […]
Cape Regional, Shore Medical left out of pandemic funding
Local hospitals appeal to U.S. senators, Health and Human Services, to help them after the financial sacrifices they have made Editor’s note: Officials at Cape Regional Health Systems and Shore Medical Center released the following statement Tuesday afternoon. Heeding to the directives of the Federal and State governments, hospitals across the country discontinued elective surgeries […]