Ocean City cancels Night in Venice, fireworks, July 4th bike parade
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s biggest summer party has been canceled. Mayor Jay Gillian announced Monday afternoon that he was canceling the annual Night in Venice boat parade that traditionally draws thousands of people to the resort. The decades-old event features decorated boats that travel the bay and lagoons on a […]
Tourism linked to COVID-19 rise at shore
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Although the numbers of new COVID-19 cases were low in Cape May County, and Atlantic County reported only a single death over four days, state and county officials were grappling with statistics showing southern New Jersey has a much higher positivity testing rate than central and northern Jersey. The Cape May […]
Murphy: Welcome to Stage 2, more sports
Governor discusses police accountability, dining with Trump, deadly milestone By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff As Gov. Phil Murphy welcomed New Jersey to Stage 2 of the COVID-19 recovery, which allows organized sports, he noted 646 liquor permits have been issued across the state for alcohol consumption as restaurants and bars have been allowed to serve patrons […]
Hair salon owners excited to get back behind the chair
They’ve been getting ready with new precautions to keep customers safe By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — In an old knee-slapper, a person asks a friend if he or she “got a haircut,” to which the cheeky subject replies “no, I got them all cut.” That old quip may be out of style, […]
Ocean City mayor talks about pandemic, supper clubs
At Rotary Club, he says Night In Venice likely, disappointed about Bay Ave. work By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — Mayor Jay Gillian joined members of the Rotary Club of Ocean City-Upper Township online Thursday, June 11, when he updated the club on the state of the city as the midway point of […]
Upper Township restaurants hear options for outdoor dining
Fireworks postponed By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – The township fireworks show will take place, just not on July 4. In a report June 12 to the Upper Township Business Association, township engineer Paul Dietrich broke the news at the meeting, held remotely because of ongoing concerns for COVID-19. Gov. Phil Murphy […]
Local retail finally reopens
Small businesses on the island, mainland back in business; restaurants doing their best under continuing limitations By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — The struggle is real for small-business owners in Ocean City and the mainland towns nearby, but better days are coming. With the state moving toward Phase 2 of its reopening schedule […]
Northfield theatre opens, is shut down
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff NORTHFIELD — Tilton Square Theatre reopened June 5 in defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order, but the rebellion was short-lived as it was crushed beneath a pile of penalties a week later. The theater had been closed since March following the governor’s executive order prohibiting some businesses from operating […]
Beach replenishment will close beaches over the summer
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Expect two beaches to be closed at a time in the north end of Ocean City this summer as the city begins its beach replenishment program June 22. The mayor announced the city had a pre-construction conference call with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on June 4 […]
COVID-19 numbers lowest in Cape; more cases in Atlantic
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Over the past week, new COVID-19 cases have remained low in Cape May County, with one day showing no new cases. One coronavirus-related death, reported Saturday, and three more Monday, has brought the total to 53. One death was in Ocean City, another in West Cape May and the others in […]