PETA calls for end to Ocean City’s Miss Crustacean Pageant, hermit crab races
Weeks before Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant and hermit crab races, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on Ocean City to end its longtime summer tradition, arguing that the events exploit animals and should be replaced with cruelty-free...
Schreiner, Fitzpatrick going for lifeguard racing trifecta
By David Weinberg Charles Schreiner literally got cold feet – in addition to other body parts – before last Friday’s 80th Margate World War II Memorial Lifeguard Championships. The Atlantic City Beach Patrol swimmer tested the ocean that morning and was soon...
Shark sightings surge: Separating fear from fact
Sharks have always shared the waters off the Jersey Shore, but this summer, they seem to be getting more attention than usual. From tagged great whites passing offshore to bull sharks and a massive tiger shark caught by anglers, reports of shark activity have made...
Build it and they will come: Housing development expands in Atlantic City, EHT
Business Buzz For years, local officials and business leaders have discussed Atlantic County’s need for additional housing. Developers are now responding with projects that could add hundreds of single-family homes, townhomes and apartments in Egg Harbor Township and...
Coalition of Ocean City residents, civic groups files suit over Wonderland Pier redevelopment designation
A coalition of Ocean City residents and civic organizations filed suit in Superior Court in the County of Cape May against the City of Ocean City and City Council, seeking to void the Council’s June 25, 2026 designation of the former Gillian’s Wonderland Pier property...
