Wild Magnolia opens in Marmora as a mother-daughter experience
MARMORA — A love of shopping together led a mother-daughter duo to open their own women’s boutique in 2017, and now they have expanded with a second location in Upper Township. Kathy and Megan Bellucci, who opened Wild Magnolia Boutique at Woodland Village and just finished their ninth summer there, held a grand opening of […]
9/11 speaker: Remember the flight crews too
Ocean City’s Kaye Stewart: They saved lives that day OCEAN CITY — Hundreds gathered Friday evening outside the Ocean City Fire Department headquarters to mark a quarter-century since the devastating terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. That morning, two hijacked passenger jets slammed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City while […]
Mullock hears of harm from Medicaid cuts
Experts detail how loss affecting congressional district’s residents GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — They talked and Zack Mullock listened as speaker after speaker detailed how they think U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew has failed the Second Congressional District. Mullock, the mayor of Cape May, is challenging the four-term MAGA Republican congressman in the election Nov. 3. He […]
DePamphilis, Owen face O’Brien, Lamond in Somers Point
SOMERS POINT — City Councilman Rick DePamphilis III is running for another term in the election Nov. 3, but with a different candidate on his ticket. Councilman Jack Shields, who was appointed Jan. 22 to replace Charlie Haberkorn after his resignation with a year left on his term, has decided not to run this fall. He […]
Hartzell: Plan for boardwalk property will by ‘our plan,’ collective of ‘everybody’s opinion’
He says council has diverse opinions but is working very well together OCEAN CITY — Before heading into an executive session over hiring a litigator for a lawsuit on the former Wonderland Pier amusement park property, Councilman Keith Hartzell made it clear whatever happens on that property will be a plan “that is collective of […]
Former council president, business leaders: Move Ocean City forward
They tell city council to work together with developer on boardwalk property OCEAN CITY — A former council president and business representatives implored Ocean City Council last week to keep moving the city forward. The resort has been mired in controversy over what to do with the former Wonderland Pier amusement park property that has […]
Merritt decries ‘void’ of information on Wonderland site
Among those suing city, he wants council members to put their positions on the record OCEAN CITY — Bill Merritt of Ocean City 2050, who is among those suing the city over the Wonderland Pier property, told City Council members they should individually state their positions on what should happen at the former amusement park […]
Wild Adventures in store this fall at the Cape May County Zoo
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — For Kendra Verity, her favorite part of being manager of the Cape May County Zoo is seeing the connection that people make with wildlife. “Whether it’s a child seeing a giraffe for the first time, a family learning about conservation or a visitor discovering a new appreciation for a species […]
Comprehensive survey on Ocean City being conducted
Tourism Commission, Chamber of Commerce team up to get facts to play for resort’s future OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Tourism and Development Commission and the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to commission a survey about the resort. As Ocean City looks to the future and how to position itself as […]
ESL classes at St. Peter’s a two-way street
Learning language and the American culture OCEAN CITY — The adults who attend the English as a Second Language classes at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church learn more than communication skills. Through their conversations with the volunteer teachers, the students learn about American culture. In turn, the volunteers learn about the students and in so […]