Indoor dining ‘too little, too late’
It resumes Sept. 4 as summer season ends Boardwalk mer By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Starting Friday morning, you can have breakfast inside a restaurant and then hit a movie. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday afternoon, Aug. 31, that he was signing an executive order allowing indoor dining in restaurants to resume as of 6 a.m. […]
The Haves and Have Nots
Al fresco dining has been the key to survival for restaurants on Bay Avenue in Somers Point By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The story of summer 2020 for restaurants on Bay Avenue in Somers Point is about the haves and the have nots. With indoor dining not allowed as the state works […]
Penthouse condominium provides sweeping views of bay, upscale amenities
OCEAN CITY — The custom-designed and -furnished penthouse unit 602 North at 500 Bay Condominiums boasts breathtaking open bay views from every window and the ease and luxury of maintenance-free living. The 110-unit complex consists of two towers — the North tower, built in 1985, and the South tower, built in 1977. Not only is […]
No new COVID cases among residents for first time since June 21
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff For the first time since June 21, the Cape May County Department of Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 among residents, but there were five positive test results of visitors to the county. Although the numbers had increased over the past week, by Monday, Aug. 24, the Department of Health […]
Gulls have been pesky this summer because of dredging and feeding
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – As quick as a french fry fell from a boy’s hand to the boardwalk beneath an outdoor table in Ocean City last Thursday afternoon, a gull perched on a nearby roof swooped down and grabbed it, flying off faster than the boy at the table could reach down […]
All in the family: Sons follow dad onto the OCBP
Lt. Gallagher’s boys grew up at the beach and grew up to become lifeguards By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Gallagher boys, Andrew, Gavin and Luke, grew up at 12th Street and Wesley Avenue. As kids, they used to follow their dad to work. Now all three have followed him into one of […]
Plans: Demolish the Strathmere Motel, build a larger hotel
By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE – The owner of the landmark Strathmere Motel plans to demolish the building and replace it with a much larger new motel with fewer rooms. Plans are expected to go before the Upper Township Zoning Board on Sept. 10, although an agenda has not yet been set. The […]
Florence ‘Floss’ Dungan, 94
Dungan, Florence “Floss” (nee Taccarino), 94, wife of retired OCPD Chief Benjamin Dungan, Sr., passed away in the comfort of her lifelong home in the early morning hours of Friday, August 21st, 2020. Floss was born on the island at Scotch Hall and was the youngest child of Anthony and Anna (Maresca) Taccarino’s eight children. […]
Ted B. Klepac, 85
eaville, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at the Shore Medical Center in Somers Point. Ted was an Social Studies teacher at Ocean City High School for 39 years. During his time in OCHS, he was the head track and field coach for 12 years and the assistant football coach for 5 years. He […]
Atlantic County deaths by COVID-19 infrequent; positive cases near 4,000
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Although Atlantic County is approaching 4,000 residents who have been infected by COVID-19, there have been fewer deaths reported in recent weeks. On Monday, the county Department of Public Health noted it has been six days since the last death related to the coronavirus and two deaths since Aug. 2. Both […]