by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Galloway
By Julia Train Lauren Seyler believes that the search for life on other planets begins on Earth, at the bottom of the ocean. This summer, Seyler, a Stockton University assistant biology professor–who also studies astrobiology– spent a week off the coast of Chile...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 1, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, News
By Julia Train On Thursday, July 25, Egg Harbor Township residents saw a police procession traveling down Ocean Heights Avenue and wondered about what was going on. That cavalcade was welcoming EHT resident Emily Davis, 15, home after she spent about three months in...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 1, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features
By Julia Train The Atlantic County 4-H is celebrating its 75th fair on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10. The two-day event has been a summer tradition since 1948 and is the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. It features music, rides, awards, contests,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 1, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features
By Julia Train I recently spent a day tubing on the river. The water was a little chilly when I first plopped myself into the center of the tube, but it was easy to acclimate to it. The sun was peeking through the trees and shining on my face and I could hear birds...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jul 25, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Mays Landing, News
By Julia Train On Wednesday, July 17, two children–ages 8 and 12– were rescued from a near drowning in the Great Egg Harbor River at Weymouth Furnace by a local hero. The two boys were rescued by 49-year-old Mays Landing resident Pablo Hernandez Cruz, who was...
