Three candidates compete in Ocean City mayoral election
Voters will have three choices in the Ocean City mayoral election after incumbent Jay Gillian drew two challengers seeking to lead the city. Gillian, who has served as mayor since 2010, is seeking his fifth four-year term. He will face Keith Hartzell, a Second Ward...
Ocean City’s ‘No. 1 beach bum’ hits 10,000-day milestone
For 10,000 consecutive days — through nor’easters, heat waves, illness and loss — Earl Paul has made the same walk, over the Boardwalk to the beach in Ocean City. On March 1, 2026, the 90-year-old resident quietly marked that milestone, a streak that began nearly...
More airlines, more choices, more turbulence ahead at ACY
For decades, Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) has quietly served South Jersey travelers seeking direct flights without the trek to larger hubs like Philadelphia and Newark. For most of that time, Spirit Airlines was its cornerstone commercial carrier,...
Atlantic County votes to amend Solid Waste Management Plan
At the Tuesday, March 3 meeting, the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners voted to amend the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan. The amendment permits both a lateral and vertical expansion of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) landfill at the Howard...
Nor’easter of 2026 drops a snow bomb on the Jersey Shore
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Just as a generational run of snowcover was starting to go away, a fresh nor’easter piled near historic snow amounts onto our lawns, beaches, cars and streets Feb. 22-23. While nor’easters at the Jersey Shore are feared most for their...
