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 […]
Ocean City beach, boardwalk open for walking, exercise
Sea Isle, Upper Township beaches also open Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the opening of the Ocean City boardwalk. By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – In a letter to the community late Friday afternoon, May 8, Mayor Jay Gillian said he is going to share information of beach access for […]
Ocean City beach open to walking, exercise, fishing
Boardwalk remains closed By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – In a letter to the community late Friday afternoon, May 8, Mayor Jay Gillian said he is going to share information of beach access for exercising “very soon.” Saturday, on the city’s website at ocnj.us/covid the city posted a list of activities permitted on the […]
Virus impacts Ocean City’s budget
City reworks spending plan, expects hit to parking, tag revenues By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff OCEAN CITY – Mayor Jay Gillian presented the new Ocean City municipal budget in February. It won’t look the same as the one coming May 14. The COVID-19 pandemic intervened, forcing the city to take a new look at revenues and […]
One death, 15 new COVID-19 cases in Cape May County over weekend
Guidance offered for pets On Saturday, May 2, the Cape May County Department of Health reported a new COVID-19 death, an 85-year-old from Lower Township, and four new cases of the coronavirus. On Sunday, cases increased by 11, bringing the countywide total to 361 so far. Of the 361 cases, health officials reported 155 of […]
Atlantic County COVID-19 doubling rate leads the state
Governor talks about south Jersey’s rise in cases, parks reopening, thanks Ocean City duo By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel and Star and Wave Atlantic County has the fastest doubling rate of COVID-19 cases among New Jersey counties, with cases doubling every eight days, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Cumberland County’s rate is 10 days […]
Luxury, opulence, location, view, artistry in design rule at beachfront condominium
OCEAN CITY — The ceiling in the great room is a work of art second only to the view at the new custom-built home at 2305 Wesley Ave. in the Goldcoast section of the resort. I’ve seen a lot of beautiful homes with amazing views over six years of writing this column and have to […]
COVID cases rise in Upper Township, Ocean City
Drive-thru testing continues for symptomatic patients EDITOR’S NOTE: On Friday, April 24, the Cape May County Department of Health reported an additional 26 new cases of COVID-19 in the county, but no new deaths. Fifteen of the cases are in Dennis Township, six in Woodbine, three in Middle Township and two in Lower Township. The […]
Two more COVID-19 deaths in Cape May County
One in Upper Township, one in Lower Township By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel and Star and Wave The Cape May County Department of Health announced two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, April 20, along with providing an update on the number of positive and recovered cases reported in the county. The department also […]