by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 6, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Letters from the editor, South Jersey
From the Editor “Where are your manners?” my mother would exclaim if I got out of line as a child. That stern reminder would jolt me back to my senses, making me realize I wasn’t acting or speaking as I should. It was a simple, yet effective way to...
by Cindy Fertsch | May 23, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Letters from the editor, South Jersey
From the Editor With beach chairs and umbrellas in tow, thousands will head to the beach this Memorial Day weekend. Balls and frisbees will be tossed through the air as little ones work diligently on sandcastles, toting buckets of water up and down the sand. Merchants...
by Cindy Fertsch | May 16, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Letters from the editor, South Jersey
From the Editor With Memorial Day nearly upon us, like many, my workload has sky-rocketed. There’s to-do lists posted everywhere, dozens of sticky notes and piles of papers on every flat surface in our home. There’s a time when this would have pushed me off the...
by Cindy Fertsch | May 9, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Letters from the editor, South Jersey
From the Editor It’s hard to really fathom just how much your mother loves you until that moment when you become a parent yourself. When I was a little girl, my mom was my world. Her attention and approval were the treasures my heart desired. I loved to draw...
by Cindy Fertsch | May 2, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Letters from the editor, South Jersey
From the Editor When my daughter was a teenager, she and I joined a gym together. One day I was on the treadmill and glanced across the room to see her lifting heavy dumbbells with a man who was built like Arnold Schwarzenegger, with bulging muscles. Alarm bells went...
