Ocean City resident credited as a founder of Labor Day
By Fred Miller President Grover Cleveland signed a bill in 1894 designating the first Monday in September a federal holiday called Labor Day. It was to recognize the contribution that America’s workers have made to the growth and strength of the country. Leo...Life on the edge
Coins, Currency, Cards and Collectibles By Douglas Keefe Have you ever wondered what those ridges around coins are meant for? Those ridges are called “milling” and historically served an important purpose which today is irrelevant. The purpose of a coin was to provide...Things I ‘See’ on the Boardwalk
By Bill Quain This week’s Six Words on a Boardwalk Bench are quite personal. I’m going to let you in on a part of my life I don’t often share. As my long-time readers know, I am almost totally blind. My days of actually seeing things on the boardwalk are long gone,...Coastal hosting: How to make home-cured gravlax like a beauty queen
Life is What Happens By Lisa Zaslow Segelman Bagels and lox. Lox and bagel. Bagel and gravlax. Bagel with a schmear. People affectionately refer to this breakfast/brunch meal in their own way. In the Jewish culture, it’s a staple. It’s expected to be there when you...Princeton-based startup partners with ACUA to filter microplastics in waterways
By Julia Train PolyGone Systems, a Princeton University spinout startup, partnered with Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) to implement water filtration technologies that capture microplastic pollutants. The Microplastic Remediation Pilot Project started in...
