Charity League Christmas Mart celebrates 76th season
By Steffen Klenk If you’re looking for a unique gift for someone special in your life, you may find it this weekend at the annual Christmas Mart at Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. Hosted by the Charity League of Atlantic County, this event began in 1947 and...Somers Point Mayor Jack Glasser honored at Veterans Day Service
By Steffen Klenk On Veterans Day 2023, the Somers Point community gathered at Patriots Park to honor all past and present military personnel for their service to our nation. The ceremony was filled with songs and speeches from local community leaders. “For every...Deep-fried turkey and other holiday disasters
By Julia Stacey Thanksgiving and Christmas will soon be here and we’re looking forward to our extended families getting together for traditional holiday festivities. I imagine the holiday table festooned with fancy china, silver, and glassware atop a holiday-patterned...Racing To Feed the hungry this Thanksgiving
Celebrity Chef Andre Murphy, founder of Healing For The Soul, has kickstarted Racing To Feed, a campaign aimed at swiftly delivering meals to those in need over the Thanksgiving holiday. This Thanksgiving week, Chef Murphy and his team plan to provide sustenance for...Local paramedic publishes book of pandemic-inspired portraits
By Julia Train “At the start of COVID, there [were] a lot of people who were unsure of what was going on… and I wanted to give a bird’s eye view of what it’s like to be on the front line,” said Kate Bergen, a paramedic and artist. Bergen always used art as...
