Serving those who serve us
By Julia Train Living by the shore, Atlantic and Cape May counties are directly influenced by the Coast Guard. The community often forgets that. In 2017, the Coast Guard’s 154-foot cutter, the Lawrence Lawson, was commissioned after the U.S. Coast Guard decided to...Party like it’s 1999
Family Corner By Krystle J Bailey It was New Year’s Eve 1999, and I found myself conflicted. On one hand, I was excited to attend the annual family New Year’s Eve celebration in my grandparents’ ’50s-themed basement. On the other, it was possible that the world...Wyatt Toy Drive brings joy to local families
By Gabriella Bancheri This year the Wyatt Toy Drive, organized to commemorate the loss of Wyatt Hopkins, held an event to raise the hundreds of toys they collect annually for children in need. Six years ago, after the loss of an infectiously loving boy, collections of...Million Dollar Milestone for 2024 Polar Bear Plunge
By Gabriella Bancheri The Brigantine Polar Plunge is back and ready to ring in the new year. Except this year, they have a million-dollar milestone to meet. On Jan. 1 on 16th and 17th Street Beaches in Brigantine, hundreds of NJ locals will gather on the beach for the...1776’s Christmas miracle: South Jersey’s role in the Revolutionary War
By Seth Grossman On Christmas Day, several thousand visitors usually stand in the cold for hours at the Delaware River, just north of Trenton. There, they watch dozens of re-enactors, dressed as soldiers of colonial militias and the Continental Army, board large...
