New Jersey launches wildfire safety initiative as dry conditions persist
Following an intense wildfire season last year, New Jersey faces increased concerns heading into 2025, with ongoing drought conditions heightening the risk. Much of the state remains classified under severe or extreme drought, and the upcoming wildfire season is set...
Spring forward
Letter from the editor This weekend, we set our clocks ahead—an unmistakable sign that spring is just around the corner! For me, this is a game-changer. The worst part of winter isn’t just the cold; it’s the early sunsets. Darkness creeping in before dinner cuts short...
The coldest winter in 10 years just froze N.J.
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Climatological winter – December, January and February – is over, and the latest data shows that this was the coldest since 2014-2015 for the Jersey Shore. The average temperature was 34.8 degrees at Atlantic City International Airport in...
The history behind Daylight Saving Time
By Steffen Klenk This coming Saturday, most of the country will mark the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST) by moving our clocks forward by one hour. While we lose an hour of sleep in this process, the reward of longer days and later sunsets are on the horizon....
Margate food entrepreneur is hitting it out of the park
Business Buzz By Rich Baehrle Margate has a native son who has an impressive history of being a competitive athlete, including a 1980 induction into the Atlantic City High School Hall of Fame. Steve Marchel went on to Yale University where he was an All-Ivy League...
