Somers Point eases the way for short-term rentals like Airbnb
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The city has seen an increase in short-term rentals and has welcomed the practice, but whether changes to the municipal code make it easier to operate one or exert control over the process depends on whom you ask. It’s clear the practice is something the city wants […]
Atlantic County tops 23,000 vaccinations; cases decline
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Atlantic County has declined from recent weeks, dropping below 900 between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1. The county has administered 23,193 doses of the coronavirus vaccine as of Monday, Feb. 1. Statewide, there have been about 800,000 doses administered, including 664,548 first […]
Cape May County cases down, vaccinations top 11,000
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The number of new cases of COVID-19 has been slowly declining in Cape May County, according to the Department of Health, which also reports 11,391 doses of the vaccine had been administered as of Monday, Feb. 1. The doses include those administered at the county site […]
Boardwalk blaze at Playland’s Castaway Cove
OCEAN CITY – Firefighters on the Ocean City Boardwalk were fighting a monster blaze Saturday morning, as plumes of orange flame and thick, black smoke poured from the front building of Playland’s Castaway Cove. The owners of the park are already vowing to rebuild. An Ocean City police officer at the scene said he had […]
Wonderland survives pandemic
Key boardwalk business struggled before COVID; bank demanding payment in fall almost sealed fate By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic almost shuttered Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, a staple of the Ocean City Boardwalk with a history dating back to 1929, but the amusement park will open again this summer. […]
Cape May County: Lowest per-capita COVID rate
Officials point to leading vaccination rate as long-term care cases rise By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Although active cases of COVID-19 have risen in long-term care in Cape May County, numbering 15 cases in Ocean City and 24 in Woodbine as of Sunday, officials report the county had the lowest per-capita number of cases in the […]
Another 29 COVID-19 deaths in Atlantic County
County tops 18,000 cases as New Jersey nears 600,000 and 18,851 deaths By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff It was another tough week in Atlantic County with 29 deaths attributed to COVID-19 and 1,139 new cases for an average of 162 cases a day between Jan. 19 and 25. So far, according to the Atlantic County Division […]
Key points: How to register, what to know
To register for COVID-19 vaccines: Go online to covidvaccine.nj.gov or capemaycountynj.gov or call: 855-568-0545 By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff During Friday’s video conference about Cape May County’s efforts to provide the COVID-19 vaccine, officials including county Health Officer Kevin Thomas and COVID-19 liaison Michael Donohue advised the public to be patient. Here are some of the […]
Officials on vaccine: wait for 2nd email
They ask for patience, explain confusion over registering with state By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Be patient and wait for that second email. That is the advice from Cape May County officials for residents anxiously awaiting their COVID-19 vaccines. Officials say they have the infrastructure in place to deliver many more vaccines but they don’t have […]
Richard Kabat remembered for men’s shop
Credited with supporting Ocean City community By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Richard Kabat, who took over the family business on Asbury Avenue and built Kabat Men’s Shop into a 9,000-square-foot regional destination for fashion while employing four tailors, died Jan. 19 at age 88. Kabat was remembered for operating one of the cornerstone […]