Turning loss into a lifesaving mission: The HERO Campaign story
Coastal Conversations Bill Elliott has spent the last 25 years turning unimaginable personal loss into a powerful movement to promote designated driving and prevent drunk driving tragedies. In July 2000, Bill and his wife Muriel lost their son, Ensign John R. Elliott,...
The American Legion Post 352 gives Coast Guard recruits a family for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, togetherness, and stomachs full of good food. But for the young Coast Guard recruits currently in boot camp at the base in Cape May, home is hundreds of miles away. During these long months that they’re in boot camp, the...
HERO Campaign to hold 25th Anniversary HERO Walk in Ocean City
The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers will hold its 25th Anniversary HERO Walk on Sunday, Oct. 19 on the Ocean City Boardwalk. More than 350 supporters and victim families are expected for the event, which raises funds and awareness for the...
How refurbished tech is bringing new opportunities to kids in Sierra Leone
Family Tides Al Saccoh of Egg Harbor Township was just a boy when Sierra Leone erupted into a decade-long civil war. By the time he arrived in America, he knew all too well how transformative — and necessary — education could be. “For 10 years, we had that brutal,...
EHT to dedicate Marco Polo Smigliani Purple Heart Way
By James FitzPatrick At 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, Egg Harbor Township will rededicate Swift Drive as Marco Polo Smigliani Purple Heart Way in honor of not just one veteran, but all who have given of themselves, sometimes all of themselves, so that the rest of us can...
