‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ live at the Gateway Theater
SOMERS POINT — Live theater continues this fall at the Gateway Playhouse, where the Shaken Not Stirred Players are scheduled to perform “A Year with Frog and Toad” on two weekends. Described as “part Vaudeville, part make believe and all charm,” the musical tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons. The […]
Ocean City girls soccer coach Cuneo scores 100th win
OCEAN CITY – Tropical Storm Ophelia and the Blue Devils could not slow down the Ocean City Red Raiders as they dominated Hammonton 8-0 Friday, Sept. 22. The win kept the Raiders’ undefeated start to the season alive as they moved to 6-0 on the year. They have an impressive 33-goal differential six games […]
All-woman financial services firm marking 1st anniversary
LINWOOD – Almost one year ago, a new business practice came to fruition on the mainland, one with a unique story. With substantial time spent in the financial industry, managing directors and financial advisers Jeanne Eisele, Mary Gilbert and Leanne Gray decided to open their own practice. On Oct. 7, Anchor Financial will celebrate […]
Atlantic City Fashion Week
Here are some photos from Atlantic City’s Fashion Week show. (Photos by Craig Matthews, CMWorks Photography).
$10.9M bond for airport terminal, public safety, pool
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is bonding $10.9 million to build a new facility at the municipal airport, rehabilitate and rebuild the Public Safety Building and repair and upgrade the pool at the Aquatic and Fitness Center. City Council unanimously approved the bond on first reading at the Sept. 14 meeting. It is expected to […]
FIT push nets payout savings
Citizens group fought severance payout for former superintendent OCEAN CITY – Local citizens group Fairness In Taxes (FIT) can often leave local government and school officials fit to be tied. The group questions spending and contracts and files scores of Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests to get information generally not proffered by those officials. […]
Atlantic County Candidates for state, local office
Multiple area residents are running for seats on state, county and local governing bodies in the election Nov. 7. State Legislature Atlantic County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick, a Democrat from Linwood, is challenging state Sen. Vince Polistina of Egg Harbor Township. Fitzpatrick was first elected to the board in 2017 and won a second term in […]
Mary Lucy Flynn
Mary Lucy Flynn died peacefully at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, WA, on Sept. 9th, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born April 10, 1947, she was the daughter of John and Geraldine Kelley Flynn. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, and raised in Ocean City, NJ. She graduated from St Augustine’s School in Ocean […]
Upper Township schools get back to business
PETERSBURG — “It’s really nice see everyone back in the building,” Superintendent Allison Pessolano told the Board of Education on Sept. 18. While the new school chief officially began working in July, she recently had her first day with the entire staff and student body in the schools. “We had a really successful start to […]
Red Devils come back to top Ocean City field hockey
OCEAN CITY – The Red Raider field hockey team opened the season with shutout wins over Millville and Egg Harbor Township and had a 2-0 lead over visiting Rancocas Valley Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately for Ocean City, the Red Devils tied the game and then scored three unanswered goals in the fourth period to win 5-2. […]