Cape May County - Shore Local Newsmagazine

What’s happening in Ocean City: Christmas Parade, Train Show, Holiday Festival highlight the weekend

by shorelocalnews | Dec 1, 2025 | Ocean City, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening

Ocean City’s annual Christmas Parade travels down Asbury Avenue at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. Lights, garland, wreaths and bows adorn “The Avenue” for the season, and the parade will bring a variety of bands, floats and other entries to add a little warmth to the winter....

Think local this holiday season

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 26, 2025 | South Jersey, Atlantic County, Business, Cape May County, Editorial, Letters from the editor, Top Stories

Letter from the editor As the season of gift giving is upon us, I encourage you to think local first. This Saturday is Small Business Saturday, and I hope you’ll join us in celebrating all that our local businesses have to offer. At Shore Local, celebrating the...

Earliest polar vortex appearanceon record may hit New Jersey

by Meteorologist Joe Martucci | Nov 26, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey, Top Stories, Weather

The earliest polar vortex on record is likely to hit the United States this week. Meteorologists like me are keeping a close eye on the sky above the North Pole. We’re watching for something called a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). If an SSW happens, it’s like...

N.J. legislators advance bill to legalize psychedelic drug found in mushrooms

by Dana DiFilippo, NJ Monitor | Nov 26, 2025 | News, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Health and Fitness, South Jersey

Supporters call psilocybin ‘next great breakthrough in psychiatry’ New Jersey legislators on Monday took another step toward legalizing psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in some mushrooms that supporters consider a breakthrough therapy bound to transform...

Pajama-clad shoppers flock to Earlier than the Bird

by Steffen Klenk | Nov 26, 2025 | Features, Cape May County, Entertainment, Ocean City, South Jersey

Ocean City kicked off the holiday shopping season with its annual Earlier than the Bird event, held this past Saturday, Nov. 22. Hundreds flocked to Asbury Avenue for a full morning of special deals, discounts, and sales, while dressed in their PJs. The festivities...

Local business to give away two heating systems

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 26, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, South Jersey

Apply or nominate someone in need before Dec. 8 As winter settles over South Jersey and temperatures drop, one local business is once again stepping up to ensure that families in need stay warm. Comfort Now, a heating and cooling company serving Atlantic and Cape May...