by Bruce Klauber | Mar 5, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
If you read about Atlantic City’s early civic leaders, it’s clear that they prioritized education. In 1901, almost 50 years after the city was incorporated, Atlantic City voters passed a referendum to establish the city’s first free library. No one knows exactly why...
by Max Slusher | Mar 5, 2026 | History, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
This is the first of a two-part series detailing a little-known Revolutionary War episode in South Jersey. In the fall of 1779, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton accompanied Brigadier General Louis Lebègue Duportail – the first commandant of the Continental Corps...
by Michael | Feb 26, 2026 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber No, they didn’t cause the pandemonium that The Beatles did when they appeared at Atlantic City’s Convention Hall, now Boardwalk Hall, on Aug. 30, 1964, but the Atlantic City performances of the legendary divas of show business through the years filled...
by Marcella Curcio | Feb 19, 2026 | Features, Cape May County, History, South Jersey
The southernmost point of New Jersey is known for the charming Victorian shore town Cape May. Most visitors go down to enjoy the gingerbread architecture, the Cape May diamonds on the beach, trolley tours, or horse-drawn carriages that go up and down the streets,...
by Bruce Klauber | Feb 19, 2026 | History, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey
Antonio Giuseppe Pettine was a Philadelphia auto and aircraft mechanic who always had a way with a song. At the age of 25, he decided to give up mechanics in favor of a career as a professional entertainer. A recent, non-bylined piece in The Five Mile Beach Sun...
by James FitzPatrick | Feb 12, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey, Top Stories
Many locals know that the War for Independence made its mark right here in Atlantic County. The 1778 Battle of Chestnut Neck near Port Republic has forever cemented our local claim to Revolutionary War lineage. But whether the contributions of our brave freedom...
