Sunshine Park: Mays Landing’s nudist retreat once drew national attention
Ninety-two years ago, Mays Landing made news in The New York Times with the opening of Sunshine Park. Located on a riverfront tract on Mays Landing–Somers Point Road, it became a weekend getaway for as many as 750 practicing nudist families. Men, women and children...
Vietnam veterans honored at Atlantic Cape
Atlantic Cape Community College recently marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War with a weeklong series of events honoring those who served or lost their lives. The commemorations began on Tuesday, Sept. 16, with the arrival of an 82-foot Vietnam...
Discount store chain to open second local store
Ocean State Job Lot, a discount retail chain with 176 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, announced it will open a new store at 4215 Black Horse Pike, Unit 31, in Mays Landing, New Jersey, this fall. The 34,120 square-foot location, formerly occupied by Big...
Mays Landing native serves aboard Navy warship in Mayport
Petty Officer 1st Class Ja’naad Byrd, a native of Mays Landing, New Jersey, serves aboard USS Billings, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Mayport, Florida. Byrd graduated from Oakcrest High School in 2016. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy...
