by Bruce Klauber | Jul 23, 2026 | Features, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
For those of a certain age in this region, Grace Kelly was always a princess, long before she gave up a lucrative and storied career in motion pictures and officially became Princess Grace of Monaco in 1956. Kelly’s Cinderella story has been told frequently but is...
by shorelocalnews | Jul 23, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, History, Margate, South Jersey
On July 20, 1970, the Save Lucy Committee accomplished what many thought was impossible: moving Lucy the Elephant from Cedar Grove Avenue to her current home at Decatur Avenue, saving the beloved landmark from demolition. By the late 1960s, Lucy had fallen into severe...
by Bruce Klauber | Jul 16, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, History, Margate, South Jersey
Long after the fact, I was told by surviving family members that my mother loved the Atlantic City area, and my father hated it. Mom loved Lou’s in Ventnor. Dad preferred playing golf and tennis in Tamarac, Florida. Still, being the relatively good husband that he...
by Sarah Fertsch | Jul 16, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey, Top Stories
At 85 years old, Barbara Gose can still picture the view from the top of the Steel Pier diving tower. Perched bareback on a horse nearly 50 feet above the water, she would look out over thousands of spectators filling Atlantic City’s legendary amusement pier....
by Lynn Wood | Jul 16, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, History, South Jersey
Long before modern school buildings and school buses, children in Bargaintown received their education in a small one-room schoolhouse along Patcong Creek. The modest structure, measuring just 18 by 16 feet, stood on what is now Mill Road and served students in all...
by Bruce Klauber | Jul 9, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
With the summer season upon us, families are visiting the Jersey shore in droves and are in search of entertainment that those of all ages can enjoy. To some, that means amusement rides, whether at Atlantic City’s Steel Pier, the Showboat’s Island Waterpark, Central...
