Beach resort without the rooms
Historic Deauville Inn transformed into a bayfront hotspot By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff STRATHMERE — The Deauville Inn has been serving food and drink to seafarers and landlubbers alike since the 1900s. Located on the bay side of Ludlam Island — overlooking Strathmere Bay and just around the bend from Corson’s Inlet and the open […]
Deauville Inn Handbook of Culture
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff STRATHMERE — The Deauville Inn’s new owners want to create a world-famous restaurant built on a culture created from within while respecting and paying homage to its historical roots. Inn Keeper Tim Fox and Lady of the Inn Robyn Kjar have created a handbook laying out their vision, mission and […]
Palombo won’t seek re-election
Upper Twp. mayor at helm of government for 22 years By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — After eight terms and 24 years on Upper Township Committee, Mayor Rich Palombo has decided not to seek re-election in 2021. “I do feel that it’s time. I feel like I’m going out on top,” he […]
Ocean City Council changing way contracts handled
It calls for more competition and pool of pre-approved engineering firms By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Six months after voting through more than $629,100 worth of flood-control contracts on a consent agenda and defending city administrators on how they handled engineering, members of Ocean City Council decided Thursday night to go a different […]
Linwood going back to school?
Plan: 5 days in-person beginning mid-March By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — Superintendent Brian Pruitt presented a plan to the Linwood Board of Education on Feb. 10 that calls for all children to return to the classroom full time beginning March 15. The board held a fully virtual retreat Wednesday to discuss the district’s “Scaling […]
Northfield council pares budget requests
They trim proposed tax hike from 3.49 to 1.5 cents per $100 By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council started its budget workshop Feb. 11 with a spending plan requiring a 3.49-cent tax rate increase but trimmed 2 cents off after eliminating some spending requests. The $13.4 million budget, if approved as is, would […]
After waiting hours, neighbors blast Strathmere hotel plans
By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – After hours of additional testimony, the Upper Township Zoning Board got about halfway through the list of residents seeking to comment on a proposal to replace the Strathmere Motel with a far larger structure. As the night continued on Thursday, Feb. 11, speaker after speaker after […]
New COVID-19 cases fall in Atlantic County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Over the past week, the number of new cases among Atlantic County residents has dropped compared to weeks earlier this winter, but there were still 20 COVID-19-attributed fatalities between Feb. 9 and 15. There were 604 new cases of the coronavirus reported over the past week, which is half of the […]
Strathmere parking to be limited
Room needed for emergency vehicles on some streets By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – An ordinance setting new limits on parking in Strathmere could be ready for introduction at the Township Committee meeting Feb. 22. Four streets could have parking limited to one side under the current proposal. After the initial vote, […]
Cape May County COVID numbers drop since January peak
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As Cape May County closes in on 20,000 vaccinations given, the numbers of new daily cases and average active cases have dropped substantially compared to peaks in January. According to reports from the county Department of Health, average daily new cases of the coronavirus had been as high as 75 in […]