by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Calendars, Cape May County, Features, What's Happening
Brigantine Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Brigantine Community School parking lot Sheridan Blvd. The Brigantine Farmers Market will be open to customers on Saturdays, rain or shine, until Labor Day weekend. For more information, visit...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Features
By Bill Quain As a weekly columnist, I couldn’t ignore the biggest sporting event in the world – the Summer Olympics. And while the games in Paris are impressive, I’d rather stick closer to home. We have events here at the Jersey Shore that draw competitors from as...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Brigantine, Features, History
By Chloe Cramutola In many parts of the world – New Jersey being no exception – tales of swashbucklers landing ashore and burying their treasure have circulated throughout history. During the Golden Age of piracy, in the 17th and early 18th centuries, famous pirates...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor City, Features
By Christina Martin On a recent visit to Walking Bird Farm I had the pleasure of meeting the owners/farmers Jen and Ryan LaMonaca. They started farming by leasing land and working with Ryan’s uncle, the former Secretary of Agriculture, Art Brown and his wife Carolyn....
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Galloway
By Julia Train Lauren Seyler believes that the search for life on other planets begins on Earth, at the bottom of the ocean. This summer, Seyler, a Stockton University assistant biology professor–who also studies astrobiology– spent a week off the coast of Chile...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, History, Somers Point, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber It’s been said more than once by pop music historians that Somers Point was one of the birthplaces of rock ‘n’ roll. That may or not be true, but there is no disputing that legendary Somers Point nightspots like Tony Mart were venues where many rock...
