Where have South Jersey’s weakfish gone?
For generations of South Jersey anglers, weakfish were once as much a part of a day on the Bay as salt air, bait buckets and early-morning boat rides. In Fortescue, the small Cumberland County fishing village that once proudly billed itself as the “Weakfish Capital of...
Somers Point Good Old Days Festival returns Sept. 12 with free entertainment, $1 food and community traditions
For nearly five decades, the Somers Point Good Old Days Festival has brought generations of residents together for a day of music, food, activities, community — and $1 hot dogs and hamburgers. The annual festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, at John F. Kennedy...
Switching gears as we bid farewell to summer
There is a very specific feeling that hits us every year around this time. The mornings start to feel a little different, the light changes, and somewhere in the back of our minds a switch flips that says summer is ending and it is time to get serious again. If we...
Back to school: Five tips for families, local school first days
Summer vacation is winding down, and soon kids will trade flip-flops and bathing suits for sneakers and backpacks as families swap slow mornings and days in the sun for earlier alarms, packed lunches and school-day routines. After more than two months of relaxed...
