by shorelocalnews | Jan 15, 2026 | What's Happening, Atlantic County, Calendars, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, Top Stories
Thursday, January 15 Creative Crafts with Conversation 6 p.m. Galloway Library, 306 East Jimmie Leeds Road Join the Atlantic County Library in Galloway for an evening of creative crafts and conversation. Chat with friends, old and new, as you create your own pebble...
by Cindy Christy Fertsch | Jan 15, 2026 | Top Stories, Cape May County, Features, News, Ocean City, South Jersey, Upper Township
Officials in Upper Township have taken the first formal steps toward allowing a cannabis dispensary within a limited commercial corridor near one of the primary gateways to Ocean City. At a recent Township Committee meeting, members unanimously approved three...
by Michael | Jan 15, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, History, South Jersey, Top Stories
By Roseann Smith In 1906, Captain John Lake Young, along with builder Kennedy Crossan, touted spending $1 million to build Million Dollar Pier. The pier was a massive entertainment complex. Originally billed as “Young’s Million Dollar Pier,” the pier boasted a...
by Marcella Curcio | Jan 8, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Top Stories
Angels in Motion (AIM) is an organization founded by Carol Rostucher, a mother whose son was affected by substance use disorder (SUD) in Kensington, Philadelphia. In her efforts to search for her son, Rostucher encountered countless other individuals lost in the...
by Julia Train | Jan 8, 2026 | Top Stories, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, News, South Jersey
As of Jan. 1, New Jersey’s minimum wage for most employees increased by 43 cents to $15.92 per hour. The increase took effect with the start of 2026 and reflects the state’s annual inflation adjustment, which is required by law. Each year, the New Jersey Department of...
by Scott Cronick | Jan 8, 2026 | Features, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Top Stories
Like every New Year, we all have high hopes. 2025 saw a former president take office for the second time, acquitted a mayor in an Atlantic City that some say overachieved in a very tough national gambling market and elected a back-to-back-to-back Democratic governor...
