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 […]
Cape May Tech students administer 1,000 vaccines at Shore Medical Center
SOMERS POINT — Shore Medical Center has been providing Cape May County Technical School practical nursing students with enriching clinical rotation experiences for many years, but the current class has had one of the most rewarding experiences to date, according to educators. Why? Because not only are students helping to care for patients during the […]
Upper Township takes big step toward redevelopment of power plant site
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — In a unanimous vote Monday, Jan. 25, Upper Township Committee approved an ordinance declaring the site of the former BL England Generating Station an “area in need of redevelopment.” The area includes more than 300 acres, dominated by the power generating plant, smokestack and cooling tower […]
Corson renews call to address Strathmere scofflaws
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP -— At the start of a new year, Upper Township Committeeman Curtis Corson is still pushing for action on an old problem. In June 2020, Township Administrator Scott Morgan reported to Township Committee that public alcohol consumption and other problems had arisen in the north end of […]
Northfield working on drainage, paving
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — City Council continues to work on drainage issues around the city and took a step during its meeting Jan. 19 to fix a sewer main break that is causing road settlement near Little Italy restaurant at Burton Avenue and Tilton Road. The governing body passed a resolution authorizing […]