by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey
By Sarah Fertsch Staff Writer Voodoo dolls drowned in the waves. An entire couch washed up on the sands of Brigantine. A dinosaur from the 1960s. Twenty-thousand plastic bottle caps. Clean Ocean Action has held spring and fall Beach Sweeps since 1985. Every year, the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, News, South Jersey
By Nikita Biryukov Assembly lawmakers approved a bill Monday intended to help school districts that have seen cuts to state aid by extending one-time grants and allowing them to hike local taxes above the state-mandated 2% cap without getting voter approval. The bill,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening
Multi-day events Smithville Renaissance Faire Saturday, April 20 & Sunday, April 21, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Historic Smithville 615 E. Moss Mill Rd. The Village Greene will be transformed into the Shire of Smithville in the heart of the English Renaissance. Join the New...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Finance, South Jersey
By Bill Quain April is Financial Literacy Month. It’s a time to think about, and teach, the importance of financial literacy. However, we can’t just focus on the “what” of financial literacy. We also need to focus on the “why,” because the “why” is far more important!...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller Miss America 1923, was the third Miss America pageant, held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City on Friday, Sept. 7, 1923. At the conclusion of the event, King Neptune crowned the incumbent titleholder Mary Katherine Campbell as Miss...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
By Chef Joseph Massaglia Although we celebrated Easter the first weekend in April, I want to share a favorite dish of mine which celebrates both Easter and spring. Also known as Torta Pasqualina, it was traditionally made with 33 layers of phyllo dough (the number of...
