Joseph Somma wanted to serve the nation close to home, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He joined the Coast Guard; the military branch assigned that duty. However, when the Navy sought Coasties to serve overseas, Somma volunteered.
“You’re stuck with me for the rest of your life” couldn’t be sweeter words for two half-sisters who discovered each other after more than 40 years.
Wildwood High School junior Cody Koelle wants to go to Hawaii. More specifically, Cody aims to play in the January 2020 Hawaii Tiki Bowl– a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which Cody hopes will lead to a college scholarship.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
If there were a contest to find New Jersey’s most outstanding comeback kid, then resilient teenager Annika Mikael Marks of Rio Grande would head the list of potential winners.
Edward Weber was recognized by the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders in honor of his service to the country, not to mention his longevity that included life as a family man and television repairman who made house calls in Philadelphia in the days when televisions were repaired.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
In 2012, doctors told Melissa Grace she had a rare skin infection called MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
Wilmont Jones is known to locals as an “icon in the Wildwoods,” according to his friend, part-time Wildwood resident George Eworth.
Anson Hadley, of Beesley's Point was named to the Spring 2018 Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Florida campus, Port Orange, Fla.
Retired television repairman Edward Weber, 100, made house calls in Philadelphia back in the day when televisions were fixed when they did not work.
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Edward Carson always wanted to go to sea. It's all he thought about as a boy. Instead, he became a librarian; Carson thinks it was just his fate.
For the past four years, [Laura] Long has worked at the pharmacy in Wildwood, doing what she said she joined the Navy and ultimately went to pharmacy school to do: help people.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its fall 2017 Dean's List. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum GPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that, in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of…
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Little did Charles Taylor know as he stood at the line preparing to bowl the first frame at a Woodbine bowling alley Dec. 14, that this night was going to be the night that he bowled a perfect game.
As veterans, friends, and dignitaries gathered Dec. 7 for the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day service, one man was absent.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
Brought to the Wildwoods in the summer of 1948; Lewis Ostrander told the Herald "All I know is Wildwood," though years of dedication to safety reflect a well-rounded career in public service.
Twenty-seven-year-old Sera Bourgeau hopes to be on Broadway someday. However, it will be her costumes that will be on stage, not her.
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When Mary Jane Lowry was just weeks old, she spent her first summer at the Jersey Shore. Now 79, the North Philadelphia native has kept alive the tradition of vacationing in Wildwood with her family, children, and grandchildren each summer.
They are 52 years apart in age, but Mae Cecilia Bischoff, 16, and Victor Kravitski, 68, came closer in their goals recently when they jointly contributed to the history of blood donations and to the recruitment of other donors for the American Red Cross in Cape May County.
Every swish of the net, crack of the bat and tackle on the field Jack Buchanan, 85, of Wildwood Crest knew as he coached for the Wildwood Crest Recreation Department.
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Two residents at Brookdale Cape May Assisted Living Center who will turn 100 years old over the next several weeks credit their strong faith and belief in God as the "secret" for their longevity, something neither one ever expected.
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Joe and Karen Minchelli didn't expect their lives to change when they decided to purchase a 1920 Ford Model T Speedster race car.
West Cape May Mayor Pamela Kaithern, third from right, joins family members of the late Mayor John A. "Jack" Vasser Jr. June 17 at the renaming and dedication of Green Street as John A. Vasser Jr. Way in his memory.
This Saturday, June 17 at 6 p.m., the Borough of West Cape May will pay tribute to the late former mayor John "Jack" Vasser Jr.
When he was young, Philip Harrah loved to watch old movies with his three brothers and parents, relishing the actors who were transformed into pretend characters with special effect make-up.
Loaded with portable solar panels, the radio equipment and homemade antennae, the Schlueters, who were visiting family in Cape May, connected with other ham radio operators along a north-south corridor including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and Ireland during a sunny afternoon at the beach.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
Held at Beth Judah Temple, an "evening of music and memory" unfolded before synagogue congregants, Wildwood residents, and guests.
The 47th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will feature a local connection this year, as 31-year-old Green Creek native and saxophonist Kyle Cripps, along with his band One Love Brass Band, will perform the first day of the festival on Friday, April 28.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
On a chilly evening in West Wildwood, Montes shared some of his experiences and accomplishments as a police officer who uses his native language, Spanish, as a way to help "ease tension" between residents and law enforcement.
St. Elizabeth Church, a mission church of Our Lady of the Angels, Court House, celebrated the 100th birthday of Eleanor Fabiano March 19.
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Although Wildwood resident Vince Greer starred in multiple films as a child, it wasn’t until recently that he stepped back onto the scene.
"I love my trains, and I love the Phillies." That's what Francis "Frank" Dachowski, 73, said many times in his apartment Feb. 1 as he pointed to his vast display of HO-scale trains.
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Elsie Shearer celebrated her 100th birthday with a bash at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Marmora Jan. 15.
William "Bill" H. Morey, co-founder of Morey's Pier passed away Jan. 11. He was 87.
The latest news of and recognition for Cape May County residents who are currently living out of the area.
