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 […]
A community on the edge
Resort’s undocumented immigrants face the same trials and tribulations with COVID-19, and more By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY – Azel Vasquez came to Ocean City about 18 years ago, looking for work and a better life. In many ways, he found what he was looking for. His two children attend Ocean City […]
Nation will be watching congressional primary for GOP, Democrats
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff The upcoming primary election will be unlike any conducted before in the United States, which will have its eyes on the hotly contested race for New Jersey’s Second Congressional District. As the nation works to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions put in place by Gov. Phil Murphy limit the size […]
Murphy lifts stay-at-home order, boost size of allowable gatherings
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy lifted the stay-at-home order, which has been in effect since March 21 in an attempt to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19, during a news conference Tuesday. But he also stressed the importance of continuing social distancing and other efforts to stop the virus. “We can […]
Ocean City Boardwalk merchants to governor: Let us reopen now
They say 100 percent have safeguards in place; merchants fear losing businesses Editor’s note: This press release was issued June 5 by the Ocean City Boardwalk Merchants Association. OCEAN CITY – Revenues in 2020 are down by more than 50 percent for more than three in four Ocean City Boardwalk businesses – and merchants universally […]
Ocean City cancels pageants in 2020
Miss O.C., Junior Miss and Little Miss to keep titles for an extra year OCEAN CITY – Organizers for the Miss Ocean City, Junior Miss Ocean City and Little Miss Ocean City pageants have decided not to host competitions this August. Instead, the three reigning 2020 titleholders will hold their respective titles until August 2021. […]
Hotels, motels to clean more, offer less to customers
Business association details how to reopen businesses safety in pandemic By JACK FICHTER/Sentinel staff The pool may be closed, the complimentary breakfast gone, the fitness center dark and the coffeemaker removed from the hotel room, and you’ll need to bring your own pillows, blankets and paper products to your rental home. Welcome to the shore […]
Governor: We must fix systemic racism in our society
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff With protests and rioting across the nation over the weekend, hitting as close as Atlantic City and Philadelphia in the wake of the Minneapolis death of George Floyd at the hands of police, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy focused his attention on the pervasive racism that has led to the unrest. […]
Cape May, Atlantic counties report COVID numbers
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Over the past weekend, there have been only a few positive test results each day for COVID-19 in Cape May County and one new death reported in Middle Township, but on Monday, June 1, the county reported another death in Lower Township and 10 new cases. In neighboring Atlantic County over […]