by Julia Train | Mar 26, 2026 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, South Jersey, Top Stories
For over a decade, Project Prom has been helping local students feel confident and celebrated on one of high school’s most memorable — and expensive — nights. The initiative grew from helping a community member acquire a prom dress for their daughter in 2014 into...
by Julia Train | Mar 26, 2026 | Features, Cape May County, Food & Beverage, Ocean City, South Jersey
On Saturday, March 21, a crowd gathered at the corner of Simpson Avenue and North Street in Ocean City around a newly opened mobile coffee shop. Behind the counter were cousins Anna Mercurio, 26, and Chiara Dawkins, 24 — owners of Cousin’s Coffee Corner — serving...
by shorelocalnews | Mar 26, 2026 | News, Atlantic County, Features, South Jersey
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds has filed a tort claim alleging that local officials conspired to undermine his office and interfere with the child-abuse case that ended in the acquittal of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small. The notice, submitted Wednesday,...
by Julia Train | Mar 19, 2026 | Features, Cape May County, Entertainment, South Jersey, Top Stories, What's Happening
After eight years, the Miss New Jersey Competition is returning to Ocean City in June. Marking its first time back in the shore town since 2018, the annual competition will take place at the Ocean City Music Pier. Preliminary rounds are scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday...
by Julia Train | Mar 19, 2026 | News, Atlantic County, Features, Pleasantville, South Jersey, Top Stories
The City of Pleasantville was awarded a $1.5 million grant for a planned pedestrian bridge over the Atlantic City Expressway, crediting U.S. Sen. Cory Booker for his advocacy. “I’m speechless with this because to get the amount that we got, we were very, very...
