In praise of piers for fishing and amusement
By Bruce Klauber My first visit to Atlantic City, so I’m told, was in 1956. I was 4 years old. Our family stayed at the then grand Traymore Hotel, but there was a purpose to the visit other than a vacation. It seems I had an appetite issue, and the pediatrician’s...Lawmakers debate automatic tickets for drivers who blow by stopped school buses
By Nikita Biryukov Lawmakers have proposed a system to automate tickets for drivers who pass school buses as they slow and stop to drop off passengers, saying changes must be made to protect children from careless motorists. The plan is reminiscent of New Jersey’s...Events and Happenings
Multiday Events Margate Fall Funfest by the Bay Saturday, Sept. 28; Sunday, Sept. 29 11 a.m.–5 p.m. On Amherst from Decatur to Coolidge avenues Celebrate the beauty of Margate’s bay area and promenade at the Fall Funfest. This free, family-friendly event features more...Vote-by-mail ballots good to go despite error, clerk says
Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo is reassuring residents that the 24,000 vote-by-mail ballots that were recently distributed are error-free and can be used and submitted by 8 p.m. on Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 5). Giralo confirmed that an error on the...Ocean City residents and visitors share memories of Gillian’s Wonderland Pier
By Julia Train With the final days of Gillian’s Wonderland Pier quickly approaching, Ocean City residents and visitors have been expressing their thoughts and feelings about the news of the closure. Those thoughts range from indifferent, saying that it makes sense...
