Ocean Wind offshore turbine farm topic of session
County Commission Director Desiderio, Ocean City Mayor Gillian host forum; Donohue gives status of project, expected impact OCEAN CITY — The moderators took pains to stress they were not against wind and other renewable sources of energy, but they made it clear they wanted a delay, at minimum, in the Ocean Wind 1 project slated […]
A year later Prosecutor’s Office has no update on Ocean City Beach Patrol investigation
OCEAN CITY — An Instagram page that launched an investigation a year ago has not yielded any results made public so far. In April 2021, the Ocean City Sentinel reported on an Instagram page that popped up called “OCBP_predators,” featuring what it called “the untold stories of pedophiles, predators, and inappropriate behavior on the beaches […]
More than half of Cape May County vaccinated
Fatalities reach 200; number of new and active COVID-19 cases decline By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff More than half of Cape May County’s population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and more than a third have received both doses, the county Department of Health announced last week. Since April 21, there has […]
Cape May County lowest in number of new COVID cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff All New Jersey counties remain at “very high risk” for COVID-19, but Cape May County again has the lowest number of new cases of the coronavirus. According to the county Department of Health, Cape May County had the lowest number per capita for the fifth week in a row between April […]
OCPD sergeant charged with sexual assault
CAPE MAY COURT HOSUE – Ocean City Police Department Sergeant Tyrone Rolls, 50, of Marmora, was arrested Wednesday, April 7, on sexual assault allegations, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Paul Skill of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. On April 7, Rolls turned himself into the Cape May County […]
Cape May County COVID cases rise, drop back off
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff More than a third of Cape May County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of the start of this week, but active cases of the virus have increased over the past few weeks. Active cases had dropped below 300 in recent weeks, but climbed over […]
Cape May County: lowest number of new COVID cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health announced Sunday that 35,208 county residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 22,434 had been fully vaccinated. The department noted the county has “consistently led the state in per capita administration of the COVID vaccine” and that a study […]
Cape May County hopes for additional vaccines with J&J
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health is hoping with the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine coming out, additional vaccine doses will be coming to the state and, by extension, the county. As of the end of February on Sunday, there have been 28,118 doses of vaccine administered in the […]
Cape May County COVID numbers drop since January peak
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As Cape May County closes in on 20,000 vaccinations given, the numbers of new daily cases and average active cases have dropped substantially compared to peaks in January. According to reports from the county Department of Health, average daily new cases of the coronavirus had been as high as 75 in […]
Virus cases drop, vaccinations up in Cape May County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of active COVID-19 cases has fallen in Cape May County over the past week and close to 14,000 vaccinations have been administered. Officials said studies are showing Cape May County has the lowest number of coronavirus cases per capita and the best vaccination rate by population. On Friday, Feb. […]