Fifteen ways to enjoy spring at the Jersey Shore
There is a particular kind of magic to spring at the Jersey Shore. If summer is the headline act, spring is the rehearsal that makes everything feel possible again. It is the first bike ride after winter, the first ice cream eaten in a sweatshirt, the first time the...
The local seniors redefining their golden years
Comedian George Burns, who lived to be 100, once said, “You can’t help getting old, but you don’t have to grow old.” For local Ocean City resident, Mary Alice Campanaro, no truer words of wisdom have ever been spoken. As Campanaro approaches her 88th birthday this...
Margate hosts annual Easter egg hunt
Families gathered Saturday, March 28, for the Margate Mothers’ Association’s annual Easter egg hunt, held at Margate City Fire Department Station No. 2. The event drew a large crowd of children and parents, who took part in the seasonal tradition of collecting eggs...
Spencer Gifts: 65 years in Egg Harbor Township and still selling novelties
On an unseasonably warm August afternoon in 1975, I went through the day’s mail and found a large envelope with a Temple University return address. It was my diploma. That was the good news. The not-so-good news was, though I had been working as a professional...
Pasqua: Italy’s Easter tradition
Easter, or Pasqua, is the second most important Italian holiday after Christmas. The days leading up to Easter include solemn processionals and masses, but Easter weekend itself is a joyous celebration marked with many traditions. The holiday is a three-day weekend...
