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Month: February 2021

Spacious Goldcoast condo a fantastic shore getaway, great investment property

OCEAN CITY — With five bedrooms and four full bathrooms, plus a spacious, open great room, the first-floor condominium at 2029 Central Ave. is a fantastic place to gather with friends and family. The home, which is just two blocks from the island’s pristine Atlantic Ocean beaches, is ideally located for access to everything the city […]

Park to be open for the summer

New building to take longer By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY — After a devastating fire on Saturday, the crew at Playland’s Castaway Cove say they expect the rides to be open for business this summer.  Replacing the devastated building will likely take longer, however.  On Monday, Playland owner Scott Simpson said he […]

Somers Point plans to power buildings with solar canopy

By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The city is looking to save some money on electricity through a solar project at no cost to the taxpayers. City Council passed a resolution Thursday, Jan. 14, authorizing the city administrator to seek competitive bids for a solar electric canopy system financed through a power purchase […]

Weber named Linwood deputy chief as probe continues

By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — City Council appointed Jason Weber as deputy chief of the Linwood Police Department on Wednesday, Jan. 27, as the investigation of Chief John Hamilton continues. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office took over supervision of the department effective Jan. 1 amid an investigation into claims of misconduct by Hamilton, […]

Upper Township budget requests need deep cuts to stay under cap

By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Township Committee faces the unenviable task of trimming about $400,000 from budget proposals submitted by department heads in order to come within state budget limits this year, Committeeman John Coggins reported to Township Committee on Jan. 25.  Speaking at the first of a planned series of […]

John F. Dinger, 87

John F. Dinger, “Jack”, of Ocean City, NJ passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the age of 87. He was a graduate of North Catholic High School and excelled at LaSalle University and Temple Law School. He was devoted to his successful career as an attorney and has been […]

Wind farm opposition continues

Mayor lays out timeline; council seeks input but notes concerns, says public most against turbines By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – In what has become a theme over the past two months, Mayor Jay Gillian and members of Ocean City Council voiced their concerns over the Ørsted wind farm planned off the coast. At […]

Ocean City Council presents MLK awards to Bowman, Thompson, Morrissey

By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council honored Jennifer Bowman, Kathy Thompson and Mike Morrissey as the 2021 winners of the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. awards. At council Thursday evening, individual resolutions were read for each of the MLK award winners. Thompson has been a lifelong resident of Ocean City […]

Somers Point wants to keep supporting bars and restaurants

By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — Area bars and restaurants struggling to keep their doors open amid ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic got a little help Thursday, Jan. 28. City Council voted to extend the temporary expansion of the operations outside the establishments and in the city’s rights of way. Many […]

A.C. Electric finishes tranmission lines across Great Egg Harbor bay

MAYS LANDING — Atlantic City Electric has completed construction on a major transmission line-upgrade project to enhance energy service for thousands of its customers in Atlantic and Cape May counties.  The project involved rebuilding and modernizing 1.3 miles of parallel transmission lines spanning Great Egg Harbor Bay.  The transmission lines connect Cape May and Atlantic […]