Veronica Flesher

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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ — Take a look at the Cape May County Zoo's newest resident - a male zebra foal born last month. Lydia and Ziggy, members of the zoo's Grant's zebra herd, welcomed their baby boy on May 21 (see below photo). He is the first male zebra foal to be born at the zoo in recent years. While zebra foals take frequent naps, zoo visitors will be able to see him nursing and playing in the zebra yard with the rest of the herd.

3 weeks ago | patch.com | Veronica Flesher

OCEAN CITY, NJ — There's nothing worse than heading out for a beach day and spending forever circling around trying to find an empty parking spot. To help out with that, Ocean City has launched a new app dedicated to finding places to park. The app is part of a new real-time guidance system which directs motorists to paid municipal parking lots with open spaces through dynamic message boards and a mobile app.

3 weeks ago | patch.com | Veronica Flesher

BERKELEY, NJ — A beloved South Seaside Park eatery will close permanently after this summer and will be replaced with housing, according to its owner. Mike Jurusz, owner of Chef Mike's ABG, shared in a seven-minute long Facebook video that the property the restaurant sits on was sold and will be demolished and replaced with 12 luxury homes (watch the video below). That includes the restaurant and the Island Beach Motor Lodge, he said.

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BARNEGAT, NJ — On June 18, when Barnegat High School seniors graduate, among them will be six pairs of twins. As the twins prepare for their next step into the future, they shared memories, challenges and advice for future twins coming into the school in a district news release. Ashley and Alexis CosmanicThese two 18-year-olds have had their troubles as twins like mistaken identity, but said they are thrilled to depend on each other. They especially are looking forward to senior prom.

3 weeks ago | patch.com | Veronica Flesher

LACEY, NJ — After several contentious months, the Lacey Township Board of Education has adopted a 2025-26 budget, with a 9.58 percent tax increase. The final budget was presented at a special meeting on June 4; it was approved by a 5-2 vote. The major difference between this budget and the previous version that failed is that it adds back in enough staff to eliminate grade banding, Acting Superintendent William Zylinski explained. However, "it does come with some pain," he said.