by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 16, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Julia Train On the third Monday of January each year, the country observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, the federal holiday that recognizes his Jan. 15 birthday falls on Monday, Jan. 20. In the mid-1950s, King spearheaded the movement to end segregation...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 9, 2025 | Cape May, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, Pets, South Jersey
By Julia Train In early December, the Cape May County Park & Zoo announced that it would be bringing Humboldt Penguins and Chilean Flamingos to the zoo. “The Cape May County Zoological Society is creating world-class habitats for Humboldt Penguins and Chilean...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 9, 2025 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Julia Train January tends to be a slow month. Now that the bustle of the holidays is in the rearview mirror, we can let out a sigh of relief as we enter a new year. For some, the calmness is welcomed after the busyness of the previous month, but for others, the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Atlantic County, Brigantine, Features, South Jersey, What's Happening
By Julia Train Brigantine’s 16th and 17th street beaches were packed on New Year’s Day in Brigantine. The Brigantine Polar Bears, a nonprofit on the island, held its 25th Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day. In January 2000, a group of 25 patrons of the now...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey
By Julia Train In Ocean City, a group of individuals, known as the Friends of OCNJ History & Culture, are working on preserving the island’s history and culture. The organization started in 2020 through a Facebook page created by Richard Barth, called “Ocean City...
