by Cindy | Mar 27, 2025 | Atlantic County, Features, Food & Beverage, Margate, South Jersey
By Julia Train For over 18 years, Lucy Paccione, owner of The Other Lucy Beach Grille, dreamed of establishing a job training facility for individuals with special needs. With a background in teaching at St. Joe’s University and a love for cooking, she envisioned a...
by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Atlantic County, Features, History, Margate, News, South Jersey
By Julia Train Austin Contegiacomo had just gotten off a 24-hour shift for the U.S. Coast Guard and was walking his dog on the beach near Margate Pier on Feb. 17 when he found nearly a dozen Prohibition-Era whiskey bottles. Contegiacomo was playing fetch with his...
by Cindy | Mar 20, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey
By Julia Train In 2017, Morgan Orlowski was 36 weeks pregnant with her son and feeling lost and confused about motherhood. So, she created a private Facebook group, called “Motivated Mommies,” for local moms, hoping to connect with others who felt the same. The group...
by Cindy | Mar 13, 2025 | Atlantic County, Features, Margate, News, South Jersey
By Julia Train After more than two decades of planning, Lucy the Elephant will soon have a new, state-of-the-art visitor center. The Save Lucy Committee has been working on the upgrade for the 65-foot-tall elephant since 2003, and it’s finally becoming a...
by Cindy | Mar 13, 2025 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, News, Pets, South Jersey
By Julia Train Over the weekend, the Original Egg Harbor Township Area Happenings 08234 Facebook group was buzzing about a loose pig traveling through Egg Harbor Township, Mays Landing and the Atlantic City Expressway. The pig, now called “Miles” because he “traveled...
