Ocean City restaurants adapt to outdoor dining
They offer more seating on sidewalks, on boardwalk, curbside service By RACHEL SHUBIN/Special to the Sentinel OCEAN CITY — Many normal aspects of daily life are very different this summer, especially with the indefinite delay of indoor dining at New Jersey restaurants. Owners are modifying business plans to incorporate alternative dining options not previously offered, […]
Ocean City’s beach replenishment moves south
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – The north end beach replenishment project is steadily moving its way south. As of Sunday morning, the operation, which is pumping sand to the shore through pipes from the dredge Ohio, anchored off Great Egg Harbor Inlet, was “concentrated” on the beach at First Street and St. Charles […]
Somers Point Mayor Glasser doubts plan to shut Exit 30
GSP Exit 29 would become full exit By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel SOMERS POINT – Overwhelming traffic has long been a fact of life on summer weekends for the neighbors along Laurel Drive, a narrow residential street standing between the west end of MacArthur Boulevard and the northbound entrance to the Garden State Parkway. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Large Merion Park single brings beach within reach in peaceful shore getaway
Located in the southern part of the island, the single-family home at 6 Victoria Lane features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, gourmet kitchen and a wide-open great room. OCEAN CITY — Size, layout and location are highlights of the spacious single-family home at 6 Victoria Lane in the Merion Park section of Ocean City. “Room for […]
Small businesses still waiting for chance to reopen
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff While major companies like Walmart and Home Depot have remained open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Main Street businesses are in a struggle to survive. They are still awaiting their opportunity to welcome customers back into their stores, but when they do, it won’t be the same. The Ocean City Regional Chamber […]
Levchuk beats incumbent Wilson in Third Ward race
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – After the additional mail-in ballots were counted Friday, May 15, political newcomer Jody Levchuk came out on top. He defeated incumbent Third Ward Councilman Tony Wilson by a narrow margin. In the city’s mail-in election, with polls closed due to COVID-19 fears, residents in Ocean City’s Third Ward […]