On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, The City of Wildwood introduced upon first reading Ordinance No. 1350-26, amending the City’s General Ordinances to establish Boardwalk operating hours. Upon adoption, the Boardwalk will be closed for public use during the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., year-round. No person shall remain on the Boardwalk during such hours.
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| Guy Weston has not only safeguarded a crucial piece of New Jersey’s history, but has also deepened public understanding of the lives and achievements of Black residents during the antebellum and postbellum periods. His leadership, scholarship, and dedication to the community of Timbuctoo made him a truly deserving recipient of the 2025 Dr. Doris C. Carpenter Excellence Award, presented by Preservation New Jersey.Guy Weston and teachers from Westampton Middle School and Rancocas Valley High School who worked on the project’s curriculumMr. Weston’s fourth great-grandfather was among a small group of free African Americans who purchased land in what is now Westampton Township in 1829. The community of Timbuctoo was established in 1826, when Ezekiel Parker, Wardell Parker, David Parker, and Hezekiah Hall, each having escaped enslavement in Maryland, purchased land from a Quaker and founded a settlement. The community was later named after the historic West African city in present-day Mali. Read Full Story |
Join Us on June 6th at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Location: Lot O, Area 2 at Citizens Bank Park.
This is the same area we used previously for the faculty tailgate party.
Tailgate Tickets
Philadelphia, PA – 21st Amendment Brewery, the national institution that pioneered craft beer in a can and gave the world Hell or High Watermelon, is returning to coolers and taps, just in time for summer! The legacy continues, thanks to Philadelphia’s independent brewery Evil Genius Beer Company. The Philadelphia-based brewer, known for its nostalgic and irreverent approach to craft beer, is continuing 21st Amendment’s legacy and beloved year-round 21A brews: Hell or High Watermelon, the cult classic that pioneered the fruited wheat beer category, both Brew Fr ee! or Die flagship West Coast IPA and its citrus-infused variant Brew Fr ee! or Die Blood Orange, and the award-winning retro-americana Amendment Lager.
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Win Tickets to Adventure Aquarium, Battleship New Jersey, and More!
Students, this is your moment to get creative and represent Camden County! The Camden County Clerk’s Office and Board of Elections are calling on young artists across the county to step up and design the next official “I Voted” and “I Voted by Mail” stickers. This is your chance to show off your creativity, celebrate civic pride, and create something that thousands of voters will see and wear in upcoming elections. Don’t wait, May 1st will be here before you know it! Submit your design and make your mark on Camden County.
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Nicholas Bounasis, 40, of the Sewell section of Mantua, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in state prison without parole by the Honorable Kevin T. Smith for charges of aggravated sexual assault and distribution of child sexual abuse material pursuant to a plea agreement.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: Bounasis was arrested on June 27, 2024, following the execution of a search warrant of his residence by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Unit. During the search, detectives found devices belonging to Bounasis containing images of child sexual abuse and exploitation, and evidence that Bounasis had sent those images to other individuals via the internet. The investigation further found Bounasis had sexually assaulted a 6-month-old child.
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Two of America’s most celebrated LGBTQ+-friendly small towns are coming together for one of the season’s first major Pride celebrations. New Hope Celebrates (NHC) is proud to unveil the event schedule, lineup, theme and headliners for PrideFest 2026, running May 9 to 17, across New Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ. More than 15,000 attendees are expected to gather in the famous riverfront community for an unfiltered celebration of identity, community and visibility under this year’s theme, Pride IN FULL COLOR. The nine-day event culminates with America’s only pride parade to cross a state line, led by a stunning 100-foot rainbow pride flag crossing the iconic New Hope-Lambertville Bridge.
PrideFest Live! will then turn up the volume with headliners, dance music legend Crystal Waters and Philadelphia-born queer artist Vincint. Other marquee events include drag queen storytime, Progress Pride flag unveiling, Pride Bingo, Love is Love Gala, Pride with Purpose, Pride Parade, Pride Fair, Closing Tea Dance & Pool Party and a month-long pride-themed Cocktail Contest. New Hope PrideFest is a celebration open to all. For the full 2026 line-up, event tickets and other details, visit newhopecelebrates.com and follow on social at @newhopecelebrates.
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By Drew Johnson
As Silicon Valley pours hundreds of billions of dollars into an artificial intelligence arms race, a parallel battle is unfolding over something far less visible but just as consequential: Netflix and a legion of tech giants — such as Apple, Microsoft, and Google — are quietly collaborating to seize control of the technologies behind video streaming.
This erosion of a competitive marketplace will inevitably lead to stagnant innovation, subpar consumer electronics, and a shrinking job market for the American workforce.
As a career-long supporter of the small business sector, I have witnessed firsthand how agile innovators can disrupt the status quo and eventually take the lead. However, once these startups become the establishment, they frequently succumb to the temptation of protecting their territory. Instead of out-innovating the next generation, they attempt to paralyze them.
Continue reading “Big Tech’s Hidden Plan to Strangle Streaming Innovation”This month Wellpoint New Jersey will be hosting a series of events with a focus on maternal health. These events coincide with Black Maternal Health week, a week-long community-based initiative to raise awareness around black maternal health outcomes. In New Jersey, black women have the highest rate of preterm births at 12.1% and a maternal mortality rate more than 7-8 times the national average. Additionally, about 54% of black women are Medicaid reliant.
This maternal and family programming is part of Wellpoint’s larger initiative to support the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of all mothers and young families.
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