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Letter from the editor The recent nor’easter and all the cancellations that came with it left me with some unexpected free time this past weekend. Instead of rushing from one event to another, I decided to attend a yoga class at Strengthening Souls Yoga Studio in...
Nor’easter brings significant high tides, severe erosion
It ripped, roared and, most consequentially, flooded. The first nor’easter of the 2025-2026 cool-weather season may very well turn out to be the most powerful one. Here are the most impressive storm stats to me for the Jersey Shore and beyond. – The Sunday or Monday...
The haunted mansion of Margate: A community Halloween experience
Each October, a quiet corner of Margate comes alive with eerie lights, ghostly figures and the laughter of visitors filling the night. What appears as a stately home by day transforms after dark into a full-blown haunted mansion, creating an immersive Halloween...
Exploring the history of Estell Manor Park
Estell Manor Park is one of Atlantic County’s most significant historic and recreational sites. Located just south of Mays Landing on N.J. Route 50, this 1,700-acre county park combines the natural beauty of the Pinelands with preserved remnants of South Jersey’s...
Prohibition: When Atlantic City was wide open
On Jan. 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, a law that banned “the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States,” went into effect several months after it was ratified under the aegis of President Woodrow Wilson. “The...
