Atlantic County votes to amend Solid Waste Management Plan
At the Tuesday, March 3 meeting, the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners voted to amend the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan. The amendment permits both a lateral and vertical expansion of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) landfill at the Howard...
Happy tails at Funny Farm Animal Rescue
A conversation with Laurie Zaleski Laurie Zaleski founded Funny Farm Animal Rescue in Mays Landing with a simple belief: every animal deserves a second chance. What began as a dream rooted in compassion has grown into a safe haven for abused, neglected, and abandoned...
Local sports scene filled with madness in March
When it comes to the local sports scene, March Madness isn’t restricted to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. College and high school basketball, high school wrestling and pro boxing are all staging prominent events this month. In college basketball, the Metro...
From shoreline scraps to speaking faces: Jean Antolini finds art in the overlooked
For Jean Antolini, art isn’t a hobby or a profession in the traditional sense. It’s a way of seeing, and she sees it everywhere, even in debris floating to the shore. Based in Ventnor, Antolini has spent most of her life immersed in creativity. She’s worked as a...
Hamilton did not play the Jersey Shore, but he did serve there
This is the first of a two-part series detailing a little-known Revolutionary War episode in South Jersey. In the fall of 1779, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton accompanied Brigadier General Louis Lebègue Duportail – the first commandant of the Continental Corps...
