Views, location, design, craftsmanship combine for fantastic new home
OCEAN CITY — The single-family home now going up at 50 Sunset Place has terrific features everywhere one looks. The home sports five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a powder room, as well as a wide-open great room and top-floor master suite. Its upside-down design takes full advantage of the sweeping views of Great Egg Harbor […]
Murphy: Welcome to Stage 2, more sports
Governor discusses police accountability, dining with Trump, deadly milestone By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As Gov. Phil Murphy welcomed New Jersey to Stage 2 of the COVID-19 recovery, which allows organized sports, he noted 646 liquor permits have been issued across the state for alcohol consumption as restaurants and bars have been allowed to serve patrons […]
Hair salon owners excited to get back behind the chair
They’ve been getting ready with new precautions to keep customers safe By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — In an old knee-slapper, a person asks a friend if he or she “got a haircut,” to which the cheeky subject replies “no, I got them all cut.” That old quip may be out of style, […]
Ocean City mayor talks about pandemic, supper clubs
At Rotary Club, he says Night In Venice likely, disappointed about Bay Ave. work By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian joined members of the Rotary Club of Ocean City-Upper Township online Thursday, June 11, when he updated the club on the state of the city as the midway point of […]
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 restaurants hear options for outdoor dining
Fireworks postponed By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – The township fireworks show will take place, just not on July 4. In a report June 12 to the Upper Township Business Association, township engineer Paul Dietrich broke the news at the meeting, held remotely because of ongoing concerns for COVID-19. Gov. Phil Murphy […]
Local retail finally reopens
Small businesses on the island, mainland back in business; restaurants doing their best under continuing limitations By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — The struggle is real for small-business owners in Ocean City and the mainland towns nearby, but better days are coming. With the state moving toward Phase 2 of its reopening schedule […]
Northfield theatre opens, is shut down
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Tilton Square Theatre reopened June 5 in defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order, but the rebellion was short-lived as it was crushed beneath a pile of penalties a week later. The theater had been closed since March following the governor’s executive order prohibiting some businesses from operating […]
Beach replenishment will close beaches over the summer
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Expect two beaches to be closed at a time in the north end of Ocean City this summer as the city begins its beach replenishment program June 22. The mayor announced the city had a pre-construction conference call with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on June 4 […]
Waterfront dream house boating paradise in city’s secluded Riviera section
OCEAN CITY — The lagoon-front home at 2009 Glenwood Drive in the city’s secluded Riviera neighborhood was built to take advantage of its waterfront location in more ways than one. It features 50 linear feet of floating dock with slips for multiple craft — both motorized and self-propelled — water views from almost every room […]