Somers Point Good Old Days Festival returns Sept. 12 with free entertainment, $1 food and community traditions
For nearly five decades, the Somers Point Good Old Days Festival has brought generations of residents together for a day of music, food, activities, community — and $1 hot dogs and hamburgers. The annual festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, at John F. Kennedy...
Tornado confirmed in Estell Manor following South Jersey warnings
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Estell Manor during a series of severe storms that moved across South Jersey on Thursday, Aug. 20.The brief tornado formed at approximately 4:41 p.m. in an inaccessible wooded or marshy area...
Authorities identify victims, announce charges in fatal Route 50 crash
UPDATED – Authorities have identified the two people killed in Saturday’s head-on collision on Route 50 and announced charges against four people who were traveling in an allegedly stolen vehicle.Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67, both of Egg Harbor...
ShopRite is on the move in Galloway Township
Business Buzz One of Galloway Township’s most anticipated commercial projects is taking shape along Jimmie Leeds Road. A new, significantly larger ShopRite is under construction at 501 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, about a quarter-mile east of the existing supermarket at the...
Off-duty Cape May Point lifeguard rescues 11 year old from ocean
Cape May Point Lifeguard Ryan Gibson is receiving recognition for rescuing an 11-year-old girl from dangerous ocean conditions while he was off duty Aug. 12. Gibson, 19, was playing volleyball at the Lehigh Avenue beach with friends after he had finished his shift...
