Stepping back in time: A visit to the mall
Letter from the editor Last weekend, I visited my daughter in Collingswood. We did what mothers and daughters have done for generations: We went to the mall. “But aren’t malls dead?” you may be wondering. No one told the Cherry Hill Mall. Walking inside...
Van Drew leads federal assessment of nor’easter damage along South Jersey coast
Congressman Jeff Van Drew led federal and state officials on a tour of South Jersey shore communities following the nor’easter that battered the coast over the last weekend of September. The Oct. 1 outing included stops in Atlantic and Cape May counties to assess...
Who was Atlantic City John Doe? DNA finally provides an answer
For more than four decades, the identity of a man found in the ocean off Atlantic City remained a mystery. Now, advances in DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy have finally given him a name. New Jersey State Police announced that human remains recovered...
C.R.O.P.S. fundraiser supports local food access programs
Community members gathered at Cardinal Restaurant in Atlantic City on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the sixth annual Farm to Fork fundraiser benefiting C.R.O.P.S., a nonprofit working to expand access to fresh, locally sourced food. C.R.O.P.S., which stands for Communities...
Bigger playground, new courts planned for Ocean City’s 34th Street
For generations of Ocean City families, the recreation area at 34th Street has been a familiar place for playground trips, pickup basketball games and afternoons spent on the tennis courts. Now, the longtime neighborhood landmark is being completely reimagined. The...
