Summer is finally here! Now is the best time to shop and get everything you need for the season. We’ve stopped in stores around town and found some summer essentials, including what you need for the beach, to decorate your home, to wear out on the town, and even to entertain!

Debuting a brand-new menu, the Ludlam Bar & Grill offers nightly entertainment from 5-9pm, daily drink specials, and a fresh vibe this summer. From salads and handhelds to platters and burgers, families can enjoy dinner and live music each night of the week that will have them singing along from their tables.

HIGH SCHOOL
GRACE GEHMAN
OCEAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL

Grace Gehman, the daughter of Chuck and Lisa Gehman of Sea Isle City, graduated from Ocean City High School with distinguished honors. Grace was a member of the Red Raiders tennis team throughout her high school years.

Sea Isle is the place to be all summer long. Nothing beats the white sand beaches and the beauty of the ocean. If you are looking for something to do at night, there are plenty of restaurants and night spots to choose from. The entertainment lineup is top-notch, and you have your choice of bands, acoustic gigs, inside partying, or even outside with your toes in the sand.

Beach safety remains a cherished and vital term on the South Jersey lifeguard circuit.

Safety tips are constantly preached, updated, and spread through social-media channels and websites in Sea Isle City and Upper Township.

Ron Kovatis might be new to the job as president of the Sea Isle City Historical Society and Museum – now in its 40th year – but he is no stranger to taking note of history all around him. From the time he was a kid, he had an eye for the historical, drawing him in, and sparking a lifelong appreciation for all things old that tell a story. This is his story.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS STEPS UP IN UKRAINE DONATION DRIVE

When the request came to donate items for Ukrainian children who are refugees in Poland, members of Knights of Columbus Madonna Maria Council #3560, of St. Joseph Church, immediately sprang into action. The request came from Knights of Columbus at Vineland Council #2531.

Another July is upon us and that means plenty of beach days and ice cream-filled nights. Beach weather means packing up your beach bag. Along with water and sunscreen, make room for a novel or two. One of the best things about summer is tackling the new books you wanted to read with the ocean in your view. Here are some of the most anticipated books for the summer of 2022.

Summer nights in Sea Isle City are what we wait all winter for. The weather is perfect, the gang’s all here and there are plenty of great restaurants to dine in and hot spots to dance the night away. Whatever is on your agenda for the evening, you want to make sure you are comfortable, yet dressed to impress.

Here we go! Time to celebrate the sweetness of July in our corner of the land. The beach is glorious, the produce is spectacular and the pool is warm. If that isn’t enough to convince you that life is good, this year July 4 falls on a Monday, so you have all weekend to prepare for a festive traditional celebration of all things American, and Mother Nature has three opportunities to get her part right.

We wait all year for summer to begin, and now that it’s here, we bask in the delight of sunny beach days, walks on the Promenade, and adventures on the bay. It’s summer in Sea Isle City! Whether you’re in the mood for a midday slice of pizza or need something at night, Casino Steaks & Pizzeria is now open!

A pretty cool image captured from a 1956 promotional film about New Jersey produced by the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company. In this segment, shot on the Inland Waterway behind the island, we see two vessels headed back to Fish Alley after a day at sea.

This has been a pretty crazy year so far. In May, I went to a four-day financial conference in Boston hosted by Commonwealth Financial Network. There were industry experts from several financial companies offering their insights and wisdom on the economy and markets.

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY … THANKFULLY!

It seemed like a nice, normal Saturday afternoon fishing trip in June for Jim Piazza. Piazza and his young son were taking their center-console outboard out for a day of fishing.

July 3
Sunday Jams with J. Liberio
6:30-8:30pm, Shoppes at Spinnaker on Promenade, also on July 17 & 24
seaislechamber.com

Enjoy acoustic tunes and melodies by local favorite J. Liberio. Hosted by the Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce and Revitalization, this event encourages all to come out for some great music, grab a bite to eat, and pop in the stores.

Mary Monichetti made juggling family and work-related responsibilities look easy long before our current age of working mothers. Furthermore, family members and friends remember the matriarch behind Mike’s Seafood in Sea Isle City was doing it all pleasantly.

For Andy Polovoy, it’s not only the ride of a lifetime, but the ride that bridges one.

His life journey from Philadelphia to soon-to-be full-time Sea Isle City resident neatly curls around one of the most dynamic charity events in the United States: the American Cancer Society’s annual Bridge to the Beach Bike-A-Thon.

It was 50 years ago, the summer of 1972. Obviously much has changed over that time here in Sea Isle City. Hurricane Agnes struck the East Coast in mid-June that summer; gasoline shot all the way up to 55 cents a gallon, which was pretty expensive after paying $2,078 for a new Ford Pinto.

Lily Capone likes hanging out at the beach. She likes mango water ice. And she likes Italian food. But what Lily Capone loves … are horses.

And it’s been a love affair ever since she can remember.