Events and Happenings
Multi Day Events MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships Now-Saturday, March 15 Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference hosts its annual basketball tournament. Championship matches will be held on...
Protecting Ocean City’s future: Need for action is urgent
A reader writes in: Right now, families, eager to escape winter, are working to secure their summer rentals. Some are discovering beach towns for the first time, others are considering a change and many are deciding whether to return to Ocean City, or go elsewhere....
Turning pages and sparking imaginations: Read Across America week in Somers Point Schools
By Delaney Crawford Did you know that children who are regularly read to are more likely to develop strong literacy skills and a lifelong love for books? That reason is exactly why schools across our area went all out for Read Across America week, turning classrooms...
The whole Megillah: A story worth telling
Life is What Happens By Lisa Zaslow Segelman If someone ever tells you, “It’s a whole Megillah,” instead of simply saying, “It’s a long story,” they’re referencing the Jewish holiday of Purim, whether they realize it or not. The phrase comes from the Megillah scroll,...
