Project Prom helps hundreds of girls shine; New leadership crowned
For over a decade, Project Prom has been helping local students feel confident and celebrated on one of high school’s most memorable — and expensive — nights. The initiative grew from helping a community member acquire a prom dress for their daughter in 2014 into...
Teen safely reunited with family after extensive search in EHT
Relief spread across Egg Harbor Township and the surrounding region Sunday morning as authorities confirmed that Joel Medina, a 17 year old with autism who had been missing for more than a day, was found safe following an extensive, multi-agency search. Medina...
From dream to drip: Cousins launch mobile coffee shop in Ocean City
On Saturday, March 21, a crowd gathered at the corner of Simpson Avenue and North Street in Ocean City around a newly opened mobile coffee shop. Behind the counter were cousins Anna Mercurio, 26, and Chiara Dawkins, 24 — owners of Cousin’s Coffee Corner — serving...
Events and Happenings
Multi-day Events Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Thursday, March 26-Saturday, March 28, Mainland Regional High School, 1301 Oak Ave., Linwood Join the Mainland Drama Club for their production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” on stage this weekend. See the show live at...
A century of life and connection: Richard Shoemaker turns 100
On March 22, 2026, Richard Shoemaker, a resident of The Shores, celebrated an extraordinary milestone: his 100th birthday. Few people are lucky enough to reach a century of life, but if you ask Richard, he’ll tell you it wasn’t something he ever set out to do. “I...
