by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Cape May County, Editorial, Ocean City
From the Editor This week, we learned that Wonderland Pier will be shutting its castle doors for a final time in just a couple of short months. Our memories of this enchanted place, however, will last a lifetime. For nearly a century, Wonderland has filled the air...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Cape May County, Ocean City
By Cindy Christy Fertsch Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, a fixture on the Ocean City Boardwalk for almost 100 years, will permanently close in October. The amusement park, along with its adjoining business, 6th Street Pizza, will shut down following Indian Summer...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Mainland, Somers Point, What's Happening
By Cindy Christy Fertsch The setting was poetic. Pink-streaked skies with cawing seagulls inspired goosebumps. Children giggled from across the park. The breeze, welcome after long months of humidity, whistled between the trees. Poetry like espresso, nuanced and rich,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Editorial
From the Editor August is a predictably hot month. Unless you’re standing on the beach, enjoying a cool breeze, the heat can be overwhelming. This year, the water has been unusually cold, making beach trips particularly refreshing. Of all the ways to cool off, going...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 25, 2024 | Editorial
From the Editor Whirr…whirr… the engine roared, spitting up sand as the boat stopped moving. The waterways seemed to narrow, or was that my imagination? Bob hopped out, sinking nearly waist-deep in muck, and pushed us until we were moving again. It was our first...
