Brigantine teen surfs 1700 days in a row
By Julia Train One thousand seven hundred. That’s how many days in a row Carter Doorley has surfed. Actually, after Jan. 14, 2025, it’s over 1700 days. The 13-year-old Brigantine native started during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to spend time outside...
The Brigantine Polar Bears host plunge, draws thousands
By Julia Train Brigantine’s 16th and 17th street beaches were packed on New Year’s Day in Brigantine. The Brigantine Polar Bears, a nonprofit on the island, held its 25th Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day. In January 2000, a group of 25 patrons of the now...Brigantine Polar Bear Plunge: 25 years of tradition, community and charity
By Julia Train Every year, on the first of January, both locals and visitors gather at several beaches along the coast to jump in the freezing cold water to start the new year on the right foot. Most plunges are started by already-established charities, but...Cal-Mex meets Margate at new Na’cho Taco
Business Buzz By Rich Baehrle Margate can celebrate its newest addition – a Mexican restaurant named Na’cho Taco, located at 8 S. Essex Ave., on the corner of Essex and Ventnor. The location was previously home to Taco Cat, which unfortunately closed abruptly in July...Butterfly murals brighten Brigantine
By Marjorie Preston By now, most monarch butterflies have passed through New Jersey on their annual journey to Mexico. But some will be sticking around indefinitely, thanks to a mural project commissioned by the city of Brigantine and the Brigantine Garden Club. When...
