by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Calendars, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening
Multiday Events We Walk Somers Point Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 8:30 a.m. The City of Somers Point hosts a walking club to promote health and fitness while fostering community connections. Residents can meet behind City Hall on Mondays, at the football field on...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Brigantine, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Julia Train Brigantine’s 16th and 17th street beaches were packed on New Year’s Day in Brigantine. The Brigantine Polar Bears, a nonprofit on the island, held its 25th Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day. In January 2000, a group of 25 patrons of the now...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Steffen Klenk It was a cool and blustery day along Ocean City’s boardwalk as thousands gathered for First Day activities to start this new year. At 1 p.m., crowds gathered near 9th St. for the annual 5K Fun Run, this year welcoming hundreds of entrants. Alongside...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey
By Julia Train In Ocean City, a group of individuals, known as the Friends of OCNJ History & Culture, are working on preserving the island’s history and culture. The organization started in 2020 through a Facebook page created by Richard Barth, called “Ocean City...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, Weather
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Swapping the previous year’s calendar in December for the new one in January is a social construct. January is still climatological winter. The shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, was already in December and the coldest days...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
By Chloe Cramutola Eight-year-old Lucas Crocker trunk-or-treated for Halloween in 2023, but it was a business card – not candy – that made it memorable. Dressed as Darth Maul, Crocker trekked from car to car at H. Ashton Marsh Elementary School with his aunt, Veronica...
