No new COVID cases among residents for first time since June 21
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff For the first time since June 21, the Cape May County Department of Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 among residents, but there were five positive test results of visitors to the county. Although the numbers had increased over the past week, by Monday, Aug. 24, the Department of Health […]
Gulls have been pesky this summer because of dredging and feeding
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – As quick as a french fry fell from a boy’s hand to the boardwalk beneath an outdoor table in Ocean City last Thursday afternoon, a gull perched on a nearby roof swooped down and grabbed it, flying off faster than the boy at the table could reach down […]
All in the family: Sons follow dad onto the OCBP
Lt. Gallagher’s boys grew up at the beach and grew up to become lifeguards By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The Gallagher boys, Andrew, Gavin and Luke, grew up at 12th Street and Wesley Avenue. As kids, they used to follow their dad to work. Now all three have followed him into one of […]
Plans: Demolish the Strathmere Motel, build a larger hotel
By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE – The owner of the landmark Strathmere Motel plans to demolish the building and replace it with a much larger new motel with fewer rooms. Plans are expected to go before the Upper Township Zoning Board on Sept. 10, although an agenda has not yet been set. The […]
Atlantic County deaths by COVID-19 infrequent; positive cases near 4,000
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Although Atlantic County is approaching 4,000 residents who have been infected by COVID-19, there have been fewer deaths reported in recent weeks. On Monday, the county Department of Public Health noted it has been six days since the last death related to the coronavirus and two deaths since Aug. 2. Both […]
Donny’s Family Kitchen marks grand opening
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY — The grand-opening celebration was late coming, but hopefully your food won’t be at Donny’s Family Kitchen. Owners Shaylee Whisman and Kyle Gillen opened the restaurant in mid-May, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, and joined the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce, which held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, […]
NJSIAA on fall season: Focus on participation, not championships
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Fall high school sports are official, but they won’t be the same. At the beginning of last week, Gov. Phil Murphy gave his go-ahead for the fall sports season, but said the final determination would be up to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). A few days later, the […]
Fatal boating accident off Ocean City
Coast Guard recovers two in ocean after unmanned boat runs aground two and a half miles away By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – A boating accident off of Ocean City left one man dead and another hospitalized Wednesday, Aug. 19. The men were recovered by a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer in the ocean […]
BACK TO SCHOOL PLANS
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff 2 in-person, 3 remote days for Somers Point SOMERS POINT — Students in the Somers Point School District will begin the 2020-21 school year with a hybrid schedule of both in-person and remote instruction. The district’s plan includes five four-hour days of instruction, with Wednesdays as fully virtual learning days […]
MudGirls
Grant helps studio continue mission By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff LINWOOD — An Atlantic City-based nonprofit ceramics studio was among the recipients of a grant from the Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) for its work on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFSJ provided grants to 26 nonprofit organizations from the COVID-19 […]