Fire displaces students at Arthur Rann Elementary; district implements temporary relocation plan
A fire at Arthur Rann Elementary School left 670 students and 109 staff members displaced after the building was damaged early Monday, Jan. 26. After a week of uncertainty, students and staff are now dispersed at schools throughout Galloway Township’s PK-8 public...
Historic deed revives questions about former Gillian’s Wonderland Pier’s future
As debate continues over the future of the former Gillian’s Wonderland Pier property, a recently resurfaced 19th-century deed has drawn attention to longstanding restrictions tied to the iconic Boardwalk site. Local historians, however, caution that the document may...
Here’s how cold the Jersey Shore was in January
With temperatures much colder than average around here, the depths of winter have been feeling more like New England than the Jersey Shore. From Jan. 18 to 31, temperatures at Atlantic City International Airport were what the same typical two-week period would be in...
Move over groundhog, meet Rowan’s new forecasting turtle
On a frigid, early-February morning, while thousands gathered in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to watch Punxsutawney Phil’s 140th Groundhog Day prediction, South Jersey saw its own weather lore come to life, with a twist. For the first time, a turtle took center stage...
