by by former state Sen. Loretta Weinberg | Mar 5, 2026 | Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, Opinion, South Jersey
On the day that the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act, which prohibits smoking in essentially all workplaces and places open to the public, was signed into law, it was snowing. I can remember it clearly. The roads were slick and visibility poor on the drive to the bill...
by shorelocalnews | Jan 29, 2026 | Opinion, Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey
To the editor We are now more than a year and a half following the closure of the Wonderland amusement park. While the Boardwalk Subcommittee is doing serious work — and I look forward to its presentation on Feb. 7 — the broader conversation in town is stuck in the...
by Chloe Cramutola | Nov 20, 2025 | Opinion, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, South Jersey, Top Stories
Last Thanksgiving, my mother nudged me and said it was my turn to share the three things I felt most grateful for. I sat there in front of a turkey, cornbread stuffing and cranberry sauce, but all that came to mind were rather unimportant things. Then I thought of my...
by Bill Merritt | Nov 7, 2025 | Ocean City, Cape May County, Features, Opinion, South Jersey
Opinion Urban planning expert Edward T. McMahon once said, “Growth is inevitable and desirable, but destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how.” Ocean City, New Jersey...
by Seth Grossman | Aug 28, 2025 | Opinion, Cape May County, Editorial, Ocean City, South Jersey
Last Thursday, the City Council of Ocean City, New Jersey killed the plan by Eustace Mita to build a luxury Icona Hotel there. Mita wanted to build the hotel on the site of the closed Wonderland Pier at 6th Street and the Boardwalk. The Park had been losing money for...
by Sarah Fertsch | Jun 5, 2025 | Opinion, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey
Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) is getting some well-deserved attention, and for good reason. With summer travel in full swing, and Newark Liberty International Airport confronting recent air traffic control issues, local leaders are championing ACY as a...
