Adventure Aquarium Voted #4 in Country, #1 in Northeast

After weeks of public voting, Adventure Aquarium was announced as the #4 Aquarium in the country by USA Today. Adventure Aquarium was one of 20 facilities nominated for USA Today’s 10 Best Aquariums contest, which is part of the publication’s overall 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards. This #4 spot not only makes Adventure Aquarium one of […]

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Some Fun April Events

It’s time for the annual Cumberland and Cape May Counties’ Teen Arts Festival. On Tuesday, April 4, like-minded teens will participate in the Teen Arts Festival. This fabulous event welcomes approximately 800 youths between 13 and 18 to take a part in learning and in presenting their art. Sites that will be used are The

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Honeymooning

Couples planning their honeymoon are being advised on the most romantic holiday destinations around the world. Those who wish to visit multiple locations on their trip may consider embarking on a luxury cruise. Experts at Panache Cruises are sharing their top eight honeymoon locations where newlyweds can enjoy some quality time after their big day.

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Affording College

That moment when your child receives an acceptance letter to a coveted college is a time to feel pride in their achievements and excited about their future. It’s also a time to make sense of the school’s pricetag. That’s where financial award letters come into play. “You’ll receive an award letter from each school your

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In Pursuit of Truth

John le Carre’s 2013 novel, A Delicate Truth, includes a return of sorts, if only briefly, to the practice of an agent disguising himself as a journalist in order to make contact with a needed source. If the persona, assumed as effortlessly as ever by le Carre’s protagonist, seems somewhat archaic, it isn’t. The tradition

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Spring Chorus

In the mid-’80s to mid-’90s I was a fan of Calvin and Hobbes, a newspaper comic strip by cartoonist Bill Watterson. The protagonists were featured in more than 2,400 newspapers worldwide. Calvin was a six-year-old who owned a stuffed tiger named Hobbes, and to Calvin and his many fans Hobbes was a real live tiger

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New Faces

Have you taken a good look at The Ave lately? Our downtown district has made some new storefront enhancements over the past year with 17 properties upgraded thanks to two separate grants. First was the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) grant that you have read about in past articles. This five-year grant is from the State

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Richie Kates

In May of 1976, Bridgeton’s Richie Kates fought for the WBA light-heavyweight title in South Africa against Victor Galindez of Argentina. The boxing magazine, The Ring, gave an almost blow-by-blow description, including the controversial third round when an accidental head butt resulted in a T-shaped cut above Galindez’s eye, with blood spurting out. At that

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