by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
The Biker Task Force meets again By Bill Kelly The Biker Task Force, code-named the Barbarian Task Force, met for the second time in Elwood Kirkman’s penthouse apartment atop the Flanders Hotel on the Ocean City Boardwalk. It included representatives from the Ocean...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller On April 13, 1913, Howard S. Stainton bought Emma Morris Corson’s dry goods store at 808 Asbury Avenue. It was the beginning of what would become the largest department store in Cape May County. The store was always busy in the summer, but...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, Sports
By David Weinberg Frank Riggitano was first handed the keys to Middle Township High School’s football program in 1990. During two tenures spanning 22 seasons as the Panthers head football coach, he steered the team to 111 victories and seven state playoff appearances....
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Danielle Davies This is it. For those who celebrate Christmas, the next few weekends are made for you, with a never-ending surplus of holiday activities including everything from ugly-sweater and tree-trimming parties to shopping, baking and craft extravaganzas....
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Food & Beverage, South Jersey
By Danielle Davies Thanksgiving eve has long been known as the biggest drinking day of the year. And it’s no wonder – with hundreds of thousands of “new adults’ returning to their family homes from college or jobs elsewhere, it’s a given that bars nationwide will be...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
100-Year Celebration Photos by Donald B Kravitz The Flanders Hotel commemorated its 100th birthday Saturday, Nov. 18 with a gala event reflecting the style and attention to detail befitting of a National Historic Landmark hotel built in the 1920s. The elegant affair...