Mary Slomine to be honored for lifelong civic engagement and women’s leadership
By Julia Train Mary Slomine will be honored with a Volunteer of the Year Award from the New Jersey Federation of Democratic Women (NJFDW) on May 3 at the 2025 Peg Roberts Luncheon. Slomine currently serves as vice president emeritus of the South Jersey Democratic...
ACUA’s Earth Day Festival offered fun, education for all ages
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) welcomed thousands of guests to its 33rd annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 27. Held at the ACUA Environmental Park, the event ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and brought together families, educators, vendors, and...
South Jersey Transportation Authority to begin installation of first overhead gantry for all-electronic tolling
Evening work to involve traffic delays due to extended police slowdowns The South Jersey Transportation Authority is announcing the first major step in the transition to All-Electronic Tolling (AET) on the Atlantic City Expressway, with the installation of the first...
Pearl Bailey and Louie Bellson: A love story
By Bruce Klauber It was an unlikely, unique, ahead of its time, and courageous love story, but it was a love story, nonetheless. Pearl Bailey was an internationally beloved entertainer. Louie Bellson was one of the finest drummers in the world of jazz. Pearl was...
AEW Collides at Boardwalk Hall with Jersey girl Purrazzo
By Scott Cronick Wrestling, for me, brings back such nostalgic, happy times in my youth. When I was a teen, I worked for the Catholic Youth Center in Scranton, Pa., where we held a WWF card once a month or so. I have so many stories, but it was nothing for me to get...
