Outcome of Atlantic County races unclear
Races in Somers Point, Northfield, freeholder still up in the air By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff The winner of some elections in Atlantic County remained unclear as of Friday, Nov. 6. Two city council seats in Northfield and three in Somers Point, as well as the freeholder race involving Linwood’s Caren Fitzpatrick and Somers Point’s […]
East Village Drive residents in Somers Point: make street one-way
Drivers racing through from Rt. 9 to MacArthur Blvd. causing problems, accidents By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — City Council appears to be moving forward with a plan to make East Village Drive one-way for safety reasons. “It’s being looked at by the police to see if they have any problem with that […]
BACK TO SCHOOL PLANS
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff 2 in-person, 3 remote days for Somers Point SOMERS POINT — Students in the Somers Point School District will begin the 2020-21 school year with a hybrid schedule of both in-person and remote instruction. The district’s plan includes five four-hour days of instruction, with Wednesdays as fully virtual learning days […]
Somers Point Mayor Glasser doubts plan to shut Exit 30
GSP Exit 29 would become full exit By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel SOMERS POINT – Overwhelming traffic has long been a fact of life on summer weekends for the neighbors along Laurel Drive, a narrow residential street standing between the west end of MacArthur Boulevard and the northbound entrance to the Garden State Parkway. […]
GSP walkway between Upper Township, Somers Point opens
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel BEESLEYS POINT – An extraordinary view of Great Egg Harbor Bay that could once only be glimpsed can now be savored, as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority quietly unlocked the gates of a bike and pedestrian lane on the multimillion-dollar Garden State Parkway bridge. The 10-foot multiuse path was […]
MRHS budget hits Somers Point
Northfield, Linwood: little change By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff LINWOOD – Somers Point will feel the biggest hit from the Mainland Regional High School 2020-21 $30 million budget. The MRHS Board of Education approved the budget Thursday, April 30, that covers the communities of Somers Point, Linwood and Northfield. Although the assessed values of homes […]
Seven more deaths from COVID-19 in Atlantic County
More testing available; cases now top 550 By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff ATLANTIC COUNTY – The Atlantic County Division of Public Health announced six more COVID-19 tests on Thursday, April 23, and that 551 residents have tested positive for the unique coronavirus. The county also announced new drive-thru testing dates. According to Linda Gilmore, the county’s […]
Winds ravage region, tear apart building at All Action Water Sports
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT – Winds up to 71 miles per hour slammed south Jersey Monday morning, tearing apart a big storage building at All Action Sports in Somers Point and sending the debris flying over the stored wave-runners and neighboring properties. The winds tore down signs, including the longstanding one for Bob’s […]
Shore Medical Center feeling the love via contributions large and small
‘To be hit all at once with so much support, it really is keeping the staff going’ By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT – Shore Medical Center is feeling the love from the communities it serves. Some days it comes in the form of some coffee and bagels, other days in boxes of pizza or […]
20 more COVID-19 cases in Atlantic County; no new deaths
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning, April 11, but no new deaths. There are now 242 positive cases of the unique coronavirus in Atlantic County. Seven people have died from COVID-19. Saturday’s cases include eight women from 20 to 98 years […]