Cape May TEDx talk provides valuable advice on how to react positively to personal trauma and adversity
Catch, pause and reframe. These three simple words, only four syllables in sum, constitute the stabilizing foundation of Michael Pellegrino’s life today. A former 25–year law enforcement officer in Ewing, NJ, Pellegrino also spent two years in the Mercer County...
New Jersey American Water presents $2,282.09 grant to Upper Township
New Jersey American Water presented Upper Township, N.J. with a $2,282.09 grant as part of the company’s 2026 Volunteer Fire and EMS Grant Program, which awarded about $50,000 to 21 volunteer fire and EMS departments across its service areas. The township will...
What’s happening in Ocean City: Phillie Phanatic to help cap off 34th Street entertainment series
With the Phillies out on the West Coast, the Phanatic will escape to the shore and help Ocean City celebrate the season finale of its new 34th Street Sandcastle Park Summer Entertainment Series from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26. Families are invited to...
Brown Room named best hotel bar in America by USA TODAY readers
The Brown Room at Congress Hall has officially won the No. 1 spot in the 2026 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Hotel Bar. This victory follows hot on the heels of another national honor. Just last week, travel experts and public voters named...
The pause between seasons
Letter from the editor Summer is a busy time for Bob and me. We rush from one thing to the next, often measuring our days by deadlines, deliveries and the next place we need to be. The volume is turned up in every part of our lives, both within Shore Local and our...
