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Mike and Jeannie Monichetti, owners of Mike’s Seafood in Sea Isle City, have their months planned out. “In the summer time we raise money for our family by selling seafood and in the winter time we raise money for kids with autism and other disabilities,” Mike Monichetti said Wednesday, in an interview at their restaurant. “We are happy to do that. For five months we eat, drink, and sleep for nothing else but raising money for children with disabilities.” The couple, who celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day...

Erik Estrada will be grand marshal for the 2018 Doo Dah Parade in Ocean City on April 14 and return that night to emcee the Mr. Mature America Pageant. Estrada first captured the hearts of millions of fans worldwide in his six-year run as highway patrol officer Frank Poncherello in the TV series "CHiPs." He has also appeared in numerous other television and motion picture roles, including the new "Armed and Famous" reality series on CBS. His talent and charm will be a perfect fit for Ocean City’s pageant, which mixes self-deprecating humor with nostalgia and talent in a tribute to men ages 55 and older...

Shore Medical Center is teaming up with Greate Bay Racquet & Fitness to present the second annual Cardio Challenge on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 to wrap up American Heart Month. The Cardio Challenge will take place at Greate Bay Racquet & Fitness, and it will include a free day of activities, health screenings and more. This day is open to everyone, as Greate Bay Racquet & Fitness will be offering a one-day free pass to use the gym facilities to anyone who comes that day. Greate Bay Racquet & Fitness (www.greatebay.com) is located at 90 Mays Landing Road in Somers Point, NJ...

Two Lucky Teams Will Win A Four Pack of Awesome Lower Level Philadelphia Eagles tickets! The Group with the Best Team Name will be awarded the prize!!

It was a parade, all right. It was a parade of civic pride, a parade of vindication. It was a parade that banished the word “never” and replaced it with the phrase “never again will we have to hear about our empty trophy case.” Mostly though, Thursday’s Eagles “Parade of Champions” was a parade of positive, raw emotion. A parade of joy in its purest form, shared by a million kindred spirits...

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The Association of Owners of the Gardens Plaza Condominium held its Board of Directors’ meeting yesterday, its first since a standpipe failure on January 9 caused significant water damage to the building and many of its units. As a result of the failure, the building was evacuated and its certificate of occupancy was suspended by Ocean City construction and code enforcement until repairs are completed to assure the safety of residents...

City Council adopted a five-year plan for capital improvements last night. The plan continues our aggressive approach to tackling the infrastructure work requested and demanded by our taxpayers. The biggest part dedicates $32 million to paving and drainage, including $6 million for new neighborhood drainage projects. A copy of the capital plan presentation and related documents are available at www.ocnj.us/projects...

Cape Assist & the Cape May County Healthy Community Coalition sent out an urgent appeal to local legislators and stakeholders to consider a number of local regulations that can be put in place should marijuana become legalized for recreational use. The letter was sent to the Senator, Assemblymen, Freeholders, Mayors, Council members, Chiefs of Police, Business Administrators, Prosecutor, Chamber of Commerce members, and Zoning Board members of each municipality in Cape May County...

This week's tip is a wine made for Carson Wentz and is truly a fan favorite...