Events and Happenings
Multi-day Events Party of One Acts July 11–13 Friday & Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Gateway Playhouse, 738 Bay Ave., Somers Point An all-female team of directors presents A Trip to the Moon by Tracy Wells. Set in the summer of 1969, the story follows...
O.C.’s Brynn Gallagher paddles to victory
Ocean City lifeguard Brynn Gallagher peered out at the rocky surf Monday evening and broke into a smile as bright as the rainbow that was forming over the ocean. The chest-high waves would make the women’s paddleboard race at the 41st Cape May County Lifeguard...
Remembering when an OC lifeguard won Olympic gold medals
A Look Back The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s tradition of winning intercity rowing and swimming has its roots in the Olympic Games. Long before the lifeguards won either a Cape May County or South Jersey championship, OCBP Hall of Famer John B. Kelly Sr. was wearing...
Controversial flood rules could see changes before August deadline
A new plan seeks to address an array of coastal and inland flood risks over the next 75 years by expanding the state’s flood maps. Critics say it would raise costs for New Jerseyans. A controversial land management rules proposal meant to guard against floods in an...
Storms and stories at sea: Aboard the Rubáiyát with Chris Gilmore
Part 2 of a 3-part series on the life of Chris Gilmore For three winters, I lived in a $5-a-night hotel in Essaouira, Morocco, next to Chris Gilmore and his wife, Anita. Essaouira is an ancient city first visited by the Phoenicians around the first century B.C. They...
