Although Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of the summer season when our island magically comes alive, we can’t forget to take time to honor and pay our respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms – the true meaning of Memorial Day.

The Borough of Avalon and the American Legion Post 331 host the annual Memorial Day Parade from 32nd Street and Dune Drive, north to Veterans Plaza. The ceremony at the end of the parade route will include remarks from Mayor Martin Pagliughi and Post Commander Thomas McCullough in addition to the guest speaker, Senior Petty Officer Jesse Green.

There’s a well-known realtor on the Seven Mile Beach who for years has used this pitch: “Come for a week, stay for a lifetime.” Who knew that Avalon’s mayor, Martin Pagliughi, would take it so literally?

“I came to Avalon in the summer during college and never left,” Pagliughi says.

The race is on for a pair of Stone Harbor Borough Council seats, and it won’t be ceremonial. Unlike many past years, in which candidates ran unopposed, three applicants are vying for two positions in the June 6 election. There is a campaign. There are stakes involved. Each of the candidates must defeat at least one opponent to grab a seat.

Community Open House, 11am-2pm, Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children, 127 26th St., Avalon, dillerblindhome.org

The Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children invites you to the Community Open House. As a thank you to the community for its continued support, the celebration will include a hot dog cookout, tours of the home and entertainment for the kids.

No one wants to cook when you are on vacation! Fortunately, Avalon, Stone Harbor and the surrounding areas have so many restaurants to choose from, you won’t have to! Whether you want something romantic and by the water for date night, or something that works to bring the kids, there are plenty of options to choose from.

Summer has arrived! It’s time for beach days, boat nights, dinner dates and late night ice cream. We want to make sure you have everything you need for your days in the sun and you nights on the town. We shopped at all of the best stores in the area to come up with your ultimate summer must have list for beach essentials and summer fashion.

Avalon’s Elizabeth Boyd Rhodes Keen, better known as Betty, will officially celebrate her 100th birthday on May 24. But there’s already been more than one celebratory gathering honoring this lovely lady, thanks to her vivacious daughter Sue Keen.

Close to 100 guests joined Betty and Sue for a 100th birthday surprise luncheon at Avalon Golf Club’s Avalon Links Restaurant on April 23.

The summer season is finally here, and we are beyond ready to go to our favorite stores and restaurants once again. Over the winter, several new businesses have made Seven Mile Beach their home. Check out the latest business buzz in our community and stay tuned for additional updates this summer.

It would be an understatement to say that Father William J. Kelly, the pastor of St. Brendan the Navigator Parish, is looking forward to leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in November.

The Seven Mile Times took to our Facebook page to solicit readers’ memories for this story. In just over four hours, our request garnered almost 350 responses. Pretty impressive, for sure. While everyone had their own special memory, nearly one out of every two responses mentioned Tridi-Jo’s home-baked bread.

South Jersey and the Sea Isle City region have developed a solid membership in Pickleball Nation over the last decade, with thousands of locals playing the game on a growing number of courts in every community.

Tennis, anyone?

For decades, that was pretty much your best option when it came to racket sports. Oh, sure, there were a select few who played racquetball, paddle ball, even squash.

But for the vast majority, if you wanted to get some exercise hitting a ball with a racket, tennis was your game.

In 1965, middle-school student and fledgling stamp collector John Yoast from the Wildwood Villas dreamed of becoming a mailman. He didn’t know it then, but his vision for himself would come true.

“The Beaches of Avalon” isn’t the name of a famous novel, but could one day become the birthplace of one.

For nearly three decades, part of 36th Street beach has already been the workshop for some good finance novels, produced by a prominent Avalon summer resident.

Long before we had social media, GPS, or the internet, one man’s voice had the power to deliver the news and alter the routines of thousands of Delaware Valley citizens every weekday morning.

As the morning news and sports host on KYW News Radio from 1979 to 2014, Harry Donahue was the one who let us know who, what, when, why, where, and how things were happening in Philadelphia and around the globe.

Cape May County suffered a big loss with the passing of Robert Taylor at the age of 74. The Dennis Township resident, who grew up in Stone Harbor and served in the U.S. Army before starting his law career, died on April 28, 2022.

Spring is, quite literally, in the air. While fall migration in Cape May is arguably more famous, with the hundreds of raptors, monarch butterflies, and songbirds gathering and waiting at Cape May Point for the perfect conditions to cross the Delaware Bay, spring migration holds many special moments as well.