Parents share how they’re navigating back-to-school schedules, costs and more
Family Tides For kids, the end of summer usually means the end of freedom. For parents, the back-to-school season brings a mix of emotions and challenges. Families often face hurdles with new schedules and transportation. The transition can also bring stress or...
Collect seeds from your plants now for a free garden next year
Let It Grow As you notice the flowers in your garden begin to fade, you can look to the future and collect seeds from your plants now for a free garden next year. Growing plants from seed can be very gratifying, but using seeds that you have harvested from your own...
Klondike memories
A senior’s observations, opinions and rantings Senior Moments To say I have an addiction may be too strong a term, plus it has such a negative connotation. A passion or a weakness might be more accurate. What I am talking about is ice cream. My wife learned early on...
Opinion: Bad zoning laws kill good hotel In Ocean City
Last Thursday, the City Council of Ocean City, New Jersey killed the plan by Eustace Mita to build a luxury Icona Hotel there. Mita wanted to build the hotel on the site of the closed Wonderland Pier at 6th Street and the Boardwalk. The Park had been losing money for...
Cheers to Cabernet Sauvignon!
Drink Up! Aug. 30, 2025, is International Cabernet Sauvignon Day. Wine historians have determined that French winemakers in Bordeaux experimented in grapevine grafting with numerous varietals in the 1600s, resulting in what is now known as Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the...
