by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 26, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City
By Julia Train With the final days of Gillian’s Wonderland Pier quickly approaching, Ocean City residents and visitors have been expressing their thoughts and feelings about the news of the closure. Those thoughts range from indifferent, saying that it makes sense...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Mays Landing, News
By Julia Train The Hamilton Township School District recently expanded its security technology to keep students safe. The district, which includes Joseph C. Shaner Elementary School, George L. Hess Educational Complex and William Davies Middle School, spent $1 million...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features
What to do if you encounter a bear By Julia Train Living near the Pine Barrens, or Pinelands, it’s not uncommon to hear about or even see bears, with a majority of the land in South Jersey being wooded. Over the years, there have been reports in community Facebook...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, Features, Music, Somers Point
By Julia Train The South Jersey Jazz Society is gearing up for its highly anticipated Jazz Festival Oct. 10-12 at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point. The society aims to enhance the jazz scene in the community, focusing on the proliferation of jazz in South Jersey,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City
By Julia Train In the wake of Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian announcing the permanent closure of his amusement park, Gillian’s Wonderland Pier and 6th Street Pizza and Grill, there has been a plethora of questions about the future of the site. About a month after the...
