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Shedding light on local history with matchbook covers

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 25, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey

A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller A souvenir is a must after a vacation in Ocean City. A matchbook cover was once the cheapest and smallest memory of a wonderful time spent in America’s Greatest Family Resort. The small, but useful advertising gimmick spread...

How The Three Stooges conquered Atlantic City

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 25, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey

By Bruce Klauber In 1973, I was a journalism student at Temple University. Like many journalism students there at the time, I had hopes of landing a position at the Temple University News. But the clippings I had from my high school newspaper writings meant nothing to...

Young’s Skating Center celebrates 50 years

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Highlight, History, Mays Landing, South Jersey

By William Sokolic Judy Young Link was born with roller skates on her feet. Okay, that maybe something of an exaggeration, but she has a photo of herself as a toddler standing on the polished floor of the The Ventnor Athletic Center ready to roll around the rink her...

Born to swing: The jazz legends of Atlantic City

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 18, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, Highlight, History, Music, South Jersey

By Bruce Klauber When the subject is Atlantic City history, several things come to mind: The Boardwalk, rolling chairs, the beach, salt water taffy, the Miss America Pageant, gambling casinos, and the diving horse. Atlantic City is not particularly known as the...

Wonderful possibilities were seen for Ocean City

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 18, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey

A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred and twenty years ago, R. Curtis Robinson, owner and editor of the Ocean City Sentinel, wrote: “With what Ocean City has as the twentieth century dawns, there are wonderful possibilities for the future. Look back during the past...

What became of the key characters from the Summer of ’65?

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 11, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, History, South Jersey, Summer of '65

By Bill Kelly There is much speculation as to why the Hell’s Angels failed to ransack Ocean City as they threatened to do. Some say they accidently went to Ocean City, Md., instead. Others say they were just delayed at a roadhouse party, while some believe Conway...
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