by Julia Train | Aug 6, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey, Top Stories
Atlantic City’s legacy as the birthplace of organized beach patrols will soon be highlighted at its permanent home. The International Lifeguard Museum, a nonprofit founded in 2024, is working to create an immersive museum inside historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk...
by Julia Train | Aug 6, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, Top Stories
For nearly 170 years, Absecon Lighthouse has watched over the Atlantic City skyline, standing as a reminder of the city’s maritime past while continuing to serve the community in new ways. The state’s tallest lighthouse and the nation’s third-tallest...
by Lynn Wood | Aug 6, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, History, Somers Point, South Jersey
A familiar building at the corner of Bethel Road and Ocean Heights Avenue in Somers Point has served many purposes over the past 175-plus years, reflecting the city’s rich maritime history and changing community. Originally founded in 1848 as Bethel United...
by Bruce Klauber | Jul 30, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
In addition to salt water taffy, the diving horse at Steel Pier, and the Miss America Pageant, Atlantic City will forever be known as the town where one of the most successful comedy teams in entertainment history, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, first teamed up....
by Fred Miller | Jul 30, 2026 | Features, A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s tradition of winning intercity rowing and swimming has its roots in the Olympic Games. Long before the lifeguards won either a Cape May County or South Jersey championship, OCBP Hall of Famer John B. Kelly Sr. was wearing...
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...
