by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 30, 2023 | Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
The Ocean City noise ordinance kicks in By Bill Kellys Ocean City High School teacher Bill Hamilton held the last Classic Philosophy class of the summer school session under Shriver’s Pavilion, with the hippies playing guitars and singing above them, being hassled by...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 30, 2023 | Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber In 1976, casino gambling was legalized in Atlantic City. After Resorts International opened its doors in 1978, the floodgates for hotel/casinos on the Boardwalk opened. Building a hotel casino, it seemed, meant instant success. For a while, it was...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 30, 2023 | Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, Somers Point, South Jersey
By Carmen Marotta In the late 50s and early 60s, Conway Twitty was already recording hit songs and selling millions of records, becoming famous while on his way to the Country Music Hall of Fame. However, when he spent five summers headlining at Tony Mart’s from 1961...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 30, 2023 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, History, South Jersey
By Seth Grossman When I grew up in Atlantic City, I and my “Boomer” generation learned a lot of our local history. In elementary school, we visited the Somers Mansion in Somers Point and were told the story of Richard Somers and the Tripoli Pirates. We also went to...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
The Biker Task Force meets again By Bill Kelly The Biker Task Force, code-named the Barbarian Task Force, met for the second time in Elwood Kirkman’s penthouse apartment atop the Flanders Hotel on the Ocean City Boardwalk. It included representatives from the Ocean...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 22, 2023 | A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller On April 13, 1913, Howard S. Stainton bought Emma Morris Corson’s dry goods store at 808 Asbury Avenue. It was the beginning of what would become the largest department store in Cape May County. The store was always busy in the summer, but...
