Atlantic Christian School eighth graders share their hopes for high school
Family Tides Under twinkling lights, amid the flash of cameras, Atlantic Christian School’s eighth-grade class took the stage one by one, receiving awards, scholarships and diplomas, officially marking their next step: high school. The private, nondenominational...
Like father, like sons: Lifeguarding becomes a family affair on the Ocean City Beach Patrol
Family Tides Now in his 11th year with the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP), longtime lifeguard Mike Bell had a hunch his sons would follow in his footsteps. He spent 21 summers guarding Sea Isle City beaches before coming to Ocean City, where his sons often visited...
Spring cleaning? Here’s where to donate children’s clothing, books, toys and more in Atlantic and Cape May counties
Family Tides With spring in full bloom and summer fast approaching, you might be knee-deep in spring cleaning, staring at a growing pile of your children’s forgotten toys, too-small clothes or that old stroller gathering dust, wondering what to do with it all. If the...
How refurbished tech is bringing new opportunities to kids in Sierra Leone
Family Tides Al Saccoh of Egg Harbor Township was just a boy when Sierra Leone erupted into a decade-long civil war. By the time he arrived in America, he knew all too well how transformative — and necessary — education could be. “For 10 years, we had that brutal,...
