Everything you need to know about Trump's visit to Wildwood
President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Wildwood on Jan. 28 at the Wildwoods Convention Center.
LOCATION: Wildwoods Convention Center, 4501 Boardwalk
DATE: Jan. 28
WHAT TIME DOES THE RALLY START? 7 p.m.
WHAT TIME IS THE RALLY EXPECTED TO END? 9 P.M.
WHAT TIME DO DOORS OPEN FOR THE RALLY? 3 P.M.
WHO IS RUNNING THE EVENT? Trump Presidential Campaign
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF THE CONVENTION CENTER? The Convention Center seats up to 7,000 people, but that number could reduce because of stage setup. The Kellogg Arena, where Trump hosted a December rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, can hold about 8,000 people. However, due to occupancy requirements from the city’s fire marshal, they had to stop allowing people in when they reached 5,500.
HOW DO YOU GET TICKETS? Tickets are available for free through DonaldTrump.com; click on "Events" at the top. There is a two-ticket, per-person limit, and they are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
DOES A TICKET GUARANTEE ACCESS TO THE RALLY? “The campaign recommends getting to the venue as early as possible because admission is first come, first serve, but there will be two screens outside for those who don’t make it inside to watch the rally," according to a Trump campaign spokesperson.
WHAT IF I'M OUTSIDE? Two video screens will be available to those who do not make it inside.
WILL IT GET TOO CROWDED? That depends, but keep in mind Wildwood is a town accustomed to dealing with the swell of summer crowds numbering over 100,000 on a weekend.
WHERE DO YOU PARK: On street will be allowed and is free this time of year.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS: Due to high traffic volume expected, traffic lights in Wildwood Crest will be activated and operating in their full cycles starting on the morning of Jan. 27 until the morning of Jan. 29.
WILL THERE BE STREET CLOSINGS: The blocks that will be closed off to traffic starting Tuesday at noon. The south,Rio Grande to the North ,Baker ave. East Ocean and to the West Atlantic Avenues.
What can you bring into the venue? Below is list of items that will NOT be allowed at the Wildwoods Convention Center: Aerosols and spray containers, Alcoholic beverages, Ammunition, Animals other than service/guide animals, Appliances, Backpacks, bags, roller bags, suitcases, and other bags larger than 12”x14”x5”, Balloons and balls, Banners, signs, and placards, and supports for signs/placards, chairs, coolers, E-cigarettes, drones and other unmanned aircraft systems, explosives of any kind, including fireworks, glass, thermal, and metal containers, laser lights and laser pointers, mace and/or pepper spray, noisemakers, such as air horns, whistles, drums, bullhorns, etc., packages, poles, sticks, and selfie sticks, recreational motorized mobility devices, signs exceeding the size restrictions (20’x3’x ¼’), tents and similar structures, toy guns, tripods, umbrellas, and weapons of any kind, including firearms.
WHAT WILL HOTEL PRICES BE? It varies by property. No Wildwoods’ hotel-motel property is charging exorbitant rates for any room for the rally, according to the Wildwood Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber said there seems to be a misconception about hoteliers charging high rates for rooms for the rally. The simple explanation is that when our properties close at the end of the season they must keep one room available on all of the online booking engines in order to keep the account active, according to a statement form the Chamber. Hotels in the city traditionally set the rate very high for that one room anticipating that no one would ever book it. That keeps the account open until they can input the actual rates for the next season. Unfortunately, when you do a search for accommodations, you are seeing that one high room rate on some of the properties.
WHAT SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED? Wildwood public schools.
U.S. presidents have visited South Jersey in the wake of a natural disasters, and on campaign stops seeking votes.
Further back in history they visited as tourists.
Now President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wildwood, to excite support for his own reelection and that of Congressman Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, as the local politician runs for the first time as a Republican.
This presidential visit is likely to leave lifelong memories, as have past presidential visits.
“I was 23 years old,” said Hammonton Mayor Steve DiDonato, of the “beautiful, sunny day” when President Ronald Reagan came to his hometown to give a speech during his successful re-election campaign in September 1984.
DiDonato, who today is involved in the independent political party Hammonton First, walked from his home to the downtown for the rally. Hundreds of other residents did the same, from all parts of town. They knew better than to try to drive, he said.
Thousands of people packed the downtown where Reagan gave his speech at the corner of Central and Bellevue avenues. “Reagan’s Rock” marks the spot where Reagan gave his speech.
Reagan, speaking from the back of a flatbed truck turned into a stage, talked about the townspeople’s Italian heritage, and dubbed Hammonton “The Blueberry Capital of the World” at the suggestion of locals.
“There were snipers on the buildings. Everything was outside,” DiDonato said. “You would never, ever see what they did that day ever again in today’s society.”
Hammonton’s population then was just over 12,000, and 25,000 people packed the downtown to see the president, according to news reports.
“Every street was closed (to cars),” DiDonato said, and people were crowded in tightly. “It was amazing.”
Atlantic County Freeholder James Bertino, also of Hammonton, was 27 when he heard Reagan’s speech.
“It was a tremendous experience. One that struck a chord with me and first inspired me to get involved in politics,” Bertino said to a reporter when the town celebrated the 25th anniversary of the visit in 2009. “To be able to be part of that, with the so many thousands of people who witnessed it, was just phenomenal.”
President Barack Obama’s visit to Brigantine in 2012 wasn’t as celebratory, since it was just days after Superstorm Sandy struck, leaving the destruction of homes and businesses behind.
But Obama’s visit left positive memories.
“We were consumed with the cleanup — we still had people in shelters in Brigantine,” said then-Mayor Phil Guenther. “I had just gone home, got back to my house for the first time (since the storm hit) to spend a night at home. I got a call saying the president was coming.”
So Guenther headed back to City Hall immediately, he said, to begin prepping for the presidential visit.
“There was a lot of excitement by residents on the island at the time,” Guenther said. “The president was coming to Brigantine to put the focus on the disaster, and he was certainly speaking to a larger audience through New Jersey and the tri-state area about relief that would be coming through federal agencies.”
With Obama were Federal Emergency Management Agency officials, U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, Congressman Frank LoBiondo, Gov. Chris Christie and Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson.
Obama concentrated on the area of East Shore Drive, that had significant damage to homes and to one of the marinas.
Guenther had the chance to see the people skills of the president up close, he said.
“He seemed to connect with them, even as president, on a very personal level, reassuring them and giving each person what they needed at that time,” Guenther said. That meant joking with some and comforting others.
Still, security was tight.
“There was a very heavy presence of law enforcement in the area. They set up everything ahead of time,” Guenther said.
Polls had President George H.W. Bush down 16 points in New Jersey to Democrat Bill Clinton on Oct. 22, 1992, when Bush visited four towns in the state — including Vineland.
Vineland was his first stop, and Bush talked optimistically to a crowd estimated at 7,000 to 10,000 about defeating Clinton, but lost his presidency just weeks after that visit.
Even if he was perceived as a weak candidate for reelection, the excitement was palpable for the president’s visit, according to news accounts.
But Bush’s accomplishments as president for four years and vice president for eight years weren’t enough to sway voters.
“If I’d have stood here in Vineland four years ago and said that Soviet Communism would be dead, and said that Eastern Europe would be democratic, and said that ancient enemies were talking peace around the world, and said to these kids four years ago we are going to reduce, if not all but eliminate the threat of nuclear war — you would have said, ‘Not only is he smoking, but he’s inhaling,’” Mr. Bush said to the crowd.
“And all that has happened, all that has happened,” Bush said.
Got a ticket to the Trump rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center next Tuesday?
So do more than 100,000 other people — and tickets are still being requested for a venue that holds about 7,400.
“This is going to be a little bit extreme because of how small the venue is,” Darwin Cooper, 30, of Vineland, said of making the cut and getting inside.
A big fan of President Donald Trump, this will be Cooper’s eighth Trump rally. Most venues are at least twice as big as Wildwood’s, he said.
“The campaign recommends getting to the venue as early as possible because admission is first come, first serve, but there will be two screens outside for those who don’t make it inside to watch the rally,” according to a Trump campaign spokesperson.
The campaign is still telling those interested in attending Jan. 28 to request tickets at donaldjtrump.com.
“Some folks stay out overnight (waiting in line), and a majority of folks like myself get there 4:30 a.m. to 5 a.m.,” Cooper said when asked for advice on how to get in the doors.
“Just be prepared to wait outside six to 10 hours,” the real estate investor and house flipper said. “It’s hard on the body. You don’t move until the doors open up. Just imagine — I’m a young guy, and it’s very hard. You’re extremely tired at the end.”
The rally doesn’t start until 7 p.m., but venue doors open promptly at 3 p.m., Cooper said. Doors opened an hour or two early at only one of the rallies he’s attended, and only because it was raining.
U.S. Jeff Van Drew, whose change from Democrat to Republican after voting against impeachment sparked the rally, has said more tickets have been requested for Trump’s Wildwood rally than for any other rally Trump has held.
Some folks will have to park pretty far away, said Cape May County Emergency Management Director Marty Pagliughi.
“They will be parking wherever they can on streets and in private lots that are opened up,” Pagliughi said. “We’re advising people to be prepared to walk.”
He said the city is expecting a crowd as big as the one for Tim McGraw in 2016, estimated at about 35,000.
Pagliughi does not yet know how Trump is getting to town or by what route, he said Tuesday. He’ll find that out just before the event in a meeting with Secret Service.
For now, his office is rounding up resources from other counties and from the State Police and state Office of Homeland Security.
“We’ll be involved in working on the communications plan — all first responders are given assigned channels,” Pagliughi said. “We’ve been requesting traffic barriers from other counties and working closely with law enforcement.”
He said emergency management and Wildwood police have been in touch with other cities that have had rallies.
“We have a pretty good idea what to expect,”Pagliughi said.
Cooper recommends buying a cheap disposable chair to sit in while waiting in line because you have to leave it outside.
Once through security, participants either decide to stand for the duration to get closer to Trump, or to sit in seats farther away.
“A lot of people rush right in and go straight down to the floor,” Cooper said.
That means he sits in line from about 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., then stands for four hours before the rally starts and continues standing for another two hours while Trump and others speak.
“That’s a long, long day,” Cooper said.
He does it for the chance to see the president, learn new information and support Trump and the country, he said.
But also for the morale boost.
“You can be low and go to a Trump rally and be with fellow Trump supporters having a good time,” said Cooper, who first realized he was a Republican at age 16.
“I like the belief that if you work hard, the American dream is possible,” Cooper said. “It’s common sense.”
There are always protests inside the rally, Cooper said.
“The Trump campaign wants people to shout them out — chanting ‘Trump! Trump! Trump! — until security removes them from the venue,” he said. “I’m expecting a decent amount of protesters,” because of Wildwood’s proximity to big urban centers and much of blue New Jersey.
“In other places — red places — I’d estimate (protesters make up) 5% to 10% (of people in the venue). You will see this will be a higher percentage.”
Only once did a rally he attended get canceled because of protesters, Cooper said. That was in Chicago, leading up to the 2016 election.
“Chicago was a madhouse,” he said. “A speaker from the campaign said, ‘Due to security reasons, Trump won’t be coming.’ The protesters had shut down the rally.”
But now that Trump is president, he has a lot more security, Cooper said.
Van Drew said South Jersey is proud to host Trump.
“It shows he cares about big towns, big cities and the little places,” Van Drew said.
The city manager of Battle Creek, Michigan, had only one week’s notice that President Donald Trump was going to be visiting her city for a December campaign rally.
“It was very long days and evenings and nights in logistical preparation,” Rebecca Fleury said, explaining that all city departments were activated to help. “You have to plan for the worst and hope for the best.”
Wildwood officials will face a similar situation as they prepare for Trump’s “Keep America Great!” rally Jan. 28 at the Wildwoods Convention Center, even with triple the time to get ready.
On Wednesday, authorities convened in the convention center’s administrative offices to discuss security measures ahead of next Tuesday’s rally featuring Trump and U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd. State Police, Secret Service agents, Coast Guard representatives and Wildwood police were among those seen entering the meeting.
Secret Service agents outside the convention center referred a request for comment to the White House Press Office.
It cost Battle Creek taxpayers $93,000 to host the Trump rally, with 95% of that to pay for fire, police and other city staff, according to a cost analysis released by city officials last week.
In addition, the campaign had a contract with Kellogg Arena, where the rally was held, which racked up $33,000 in costs.
Arena officials have submitted an invoice to the campaign for payment, and city administrators plan to do the same, according to the analysis.
“Our No. 1 objective is to keep visitors and residents safe,” Fleury said. “It is certainly, as we called it many times, a logistical challenge.”
Campaign officials told the city to be prepared for an influx of 20,000 people for the Dec. 18 rally, she said.
For Battle Creek, which has a population of 52,000, its police force of about 112 sworn officers wasn’t going to be enough, so officials called in mutual aid from the surrounding areas, including State Police and the Sheriff’s Office.
Wildwood police Chief Robert N. Regalbuto declined in an email to discuss security measures prior to Trump’s visit but said he would speak about it afterward.
“For operational security reasons, the Secret Service cannot discuss specifically nor in general terms the means and methods we utilize to carry out our protective responsibilities,” Secret Service spokeswoman Julia McMurray said. “We can say the design and implementation of our security plans are a coordinated effort with our law enforcement partners, public safety representatives and military counterparts to create a safe and secure environment for our protectees.”
Battle Creek officials had some experience dealing with presidential appearances. George W. Bush visited during his presidency in 2004, and Barack Obama visited during his campaign in 2008, Fleury said. But both went to the municipal ballpark, not the downtown arena.
Calling it a “different logistical exercise,” Fleury said they used the bus system to transport attendees with disabilities to the arena for the Trump rally and the focus for law enforcement was to keep people moving to avoid bottlenecking, “because that raises tensions,” she said.
John Siciliano, executive director and chief financial officer of the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority, said they’re experienced at managing large crowds at the convention center, which hosts the New Jersey State Firemen’s Convention as well as a number of concerts and festivals each year.
“We are planning and preparing for any contingency for this event,” Siciliano said.
Fleury said she was impressed by the Trump campaign and its ability to set up security checkpoints, including bringing staff from the Transportation Security Administration to the arena. However, she wasn’t prepared for the organized and somewhat aggressive vendors that showed up with early ticketholders.
The arena, which can hold about 8,000 people, was capped at 5,500 due to occupancy requirements from the city’s fire marshal, she said. Once it was filled, the campaign set up large screens for people to watch the rally from outside, which worked well.
The convention center in Wildwood has a 7,400-person capacity, but about 100,000 tickets have been requested — more than for any other rally Trump has held, Van Drew said Sunday.
Even with more people than seats in Battle Creek, only two arrests were made in relation to the rally, Fleury said.
And, since the close of the event, Battle Creek officials have held several “hotwashes,” or debriefings to look at what they did well and what they could improve.
“You have to mobilize yourself to prepare your community. It’s another special event,” Fleury said. “It was like you’ve planned a wedding and it was over and you can go, ‘We can breathe.’”
Staff Writer Colt Shaw contributed to this report.
WILDWOOD — The stretch of Boardwalk in front of the Convention Center was eerily still and unusually quiet Tuesday morning.
But in just less than three weeks, the crowds and noise will rival or dwarf that of the busiest summer nights.
President Donald J. Trump will be in town Jan. 28 for a rally with newly Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the announcement of which came days after a Democrat was sworn in as mayor.
Pete Byron took over the office Thursday from friend-turned-opponent Ernie Troiano, a Republican and native son of Wildwood who kept a Trump wine bottle and Make America Great Again hat in his City Hall office.
But Byron is no less enthused about the rally. This month’s visit from Trump will mark the first time a sitting president has visited Cape May County since Benjamin Harrison made a public appearance in Cape May City in 1891, Byron said.
“As much as I know this is a political rally, I’m looking at it as mayor of this great town, and I think this just transcends whether you’re a Republican or Democrat,” Byron said. “I think I’m looking at it as what a confidence-builder this will be for Wildwood, being the amazing place that it is.”
The tourist resort, a longtime favorite of vacationing Philadelphians known for its trademark 1950s doo-wop architecture and retro vibe, will be in the national spotlight for a night, less than a week before the first primary of 2020.
Wildwood voted for Donald Trump in 2016, 860 to 779, voting records show. The Wildwoods — including North Wildwood, West Wildwood and Wildwood Crest — voted for Trump 3,541 to 2,107.
The city is poorer than the county, with some 27% of residents living below the poverty line as opposed to about 10% countywide. And the city is more diverse than the rest of the county, too, despite its reputation as a white and conservative stronghold. Just 66% of the city is white, compared with about 86% countywide.
Opinions on the Trump-Van Drew rally expressed Tuesday show there is diversity of thought in Wildwood, too.
Some have their tickets already, while protests are being organized on Facebook.
Mary Ann Hill, a retired English teacher who moved to North Wildwood last month from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, called Trump a misogynist Tuesday morning while jogging the Boardwalk with her 1½-year-old border collie, Simone.
“People say we should welcome everyone no matter what. But I don’t necessarily respect him because, as a woman, I find him insulting,” Hill said. “I have a feeling my daughter’s gonna join the protest group and come down. I’m torn because I might have something better to do. ... Because people who are Trumpers have their heels dug in and they’re never gonna change.”
Sue Ann Casey, 71, a “barmaid” at American Legion Post 184 on Atlantic Avenue, said she and her family have already secured tickets for the event. She said Van Drew has been great for veterans over the years and she was happy about his decision to switch parties last month.
Casey hopes Van Drew can leverage federal funds to repair the Boardwalk, she said. She expects a huge turnout at the rally.
“It says (the Convention Center) holds 7,000,” Casey said. “So, yeah, I’m expecting a lot.”
If event postings on Facebook like the “Trump Rally Pre Game Happy Hour” — which starts at 11 a.m. at Dogtooth Bar & Grill on Taylor Avenue but is not hosted by the restaurant — are any indication, supporters will bring a party atmosphere to the rally.
Countering that energy are planned protests like “Trump: You Are Not Welcome Here!” and the “Defeat Trump and Van Drew Too Rally.”
Most people here have tamer takes on both Trump and Van Drew.
Angelo Bilios, 35, owner of Bagel Time Cafe on Atlantic Avenue, doesn’t expect a big crowd since the city’s population contracts drastically in the offseason. He’s personally a fan of the president, though, because of his pro-business stance and thinks it will play well for other residents, too.
“There’s a lot of business people, I’ll tell you that. A lot of mom-and-pops, how we are,” said Bilios, of Cape May Court House, as he loaded half-and-half cartons into his Pepsi cooler. “The way Gov. Murphy is sticking it to us ... I’m assuming more and more people are jumping on the Trump bandwagon.”
On a smoke break behind Bill’s Corner Deli on Park Boulevard, manager Nancy McGay, 46, of Lower Township, said she’s a Van Drew supporter first and foremost. She doesn’t vote on party lines and voted for Trump even though she thinks “he’s an idiot when he speaks.” It will likely draw a big crowd, McGay said, but she’s going to stay home.
“I know a lot of my family members are going,” McGay said. “I won’t because I already know who I’m supporting. So I don’t need to go. ... I already support them, so I don’t need to see what they’re rallying (for).”
Attention will turn toward the shore, specifically, Wildwood, Tuesday. Regardless of political views, the forecast will be key for the Presidential visit Tuesday at the Wildwood Convention Center, as thousands of people will be waiting in line, demonstrating or coordinating the visit for hours outside.
If you will be outside for hours at a time, bring a jacket, as well as a hat and thick, wool socks.
Around sunrise, which will be 7:09 a.m. Tuesday, temperatures will be 32-35 degrees. A cold front will pass to the north during the morning. We'll have a mostly cloudy sky for the first few hours of the morning. Wildwood should rise to over 40 degrees by 11 a.m. Once the cold front passes, which will be midday, the sky will turn bluer and brighter.
A north to northwest wind 8-14 mph will blow during the day. During the afternoon, highs will reach in the mid-40s around 3 to 4 p.m, just when the doors open for the rally. While frostbite does not typically happen with air temperatures over 32 degrees, the body will slowly lose heat throughout the day. Plus, it is better to be safe than sorry. Sunset will be 5:15 p.m.
If you did not gain access into the Wildwoods Convention Center and will be watching it outside, or working the event outside, expect temperatures around 40 degrees between 7 and 9 p.m.
Afterwards, temperatures will slowly fall through the upper and mid-30s. A mainly clear sky will remain.
At nearby Cape May, average low temperatures are 28 degrees for Jan 28, with an average high of 42 degrees. Measureable rain or snow has fallen 38 percent of Jan. 28s, with a soaking, half inch or more occurring in 11 percent of the years. Snow has fallen on 10 percent of Jan. 28s. The most was 7.5 inches, just in the waning weeks of President, and fellow Jersey guy, Grover Cleveland's term.
If this was any other year, Tuesday, Jan. 28, would have been just another quiet weekday buried in the deepest depths of the offseason in Wildwood. But this year on that day, hordes of red hat-wearing conservatives will swarm the beachside community to catch a glimpse of President Donald J. Trump as he becomes the first president in modern times to visit South Jersey, stopping in at the Wildwood Convention Center for one of his signature rallies.
It’s also expected that a large number of anti-Trump protesters will also descend on the town that day, providing a counterpoint to the flag-waving fanfare. To quote Trump himself, this South Jersey resort town can certainly expect quite a few “very fine people on both sides.” And one thing that both the supporters and protesters will have in common is this: No matter which side they fall, they all gotta eat. Here are a few spots that will be open on that day welcoming everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
Fitzpatrick’s Crest Tavern
Fitzpatrick’s is a classic Irish pub located at the southern end of Wildwood Crest in the section known as Diamond Beach. It’s the perfect spot to grab a brew or two (21 beers on tap) and some grub. And just to make things a little sweeter, they offer a deal on Tuesdays that gets you two dinners and an app for $25. The menu at Fitzpatrick’s covers a wide net with everything from burgers and sandwiches to seafood, pastas, salads (Russian dressing anyone?) and more. And their steamers are killer. Fitzpatrick’s Crest Tavern is located at 9601 Pacific Ave., Wildwood Crest. Go to CrestTavern.com.
Cattle ’n Clover
One of the most popular bars in Wildwood, Cattle ’n Clover considers itself “a steakhouse with an Irish soul” (no word on if they have any “Trump Steaks” lying around). Since we love both steakhouses and Irish pubs, this combo is a slam dunk for us. In addition to great steaks, Cattle ’n Clover’s menu serves some of the tastiest bar food around, including corned beef and cabbage egg rolls, tempura fried pickles and some truly remarkable jumbo-sized wings. And the nice thing about most of their apps is they are easy to pick up and eat, which means you don’t even have to ask, you can just “grab ’em” and enjoy — no matter how tiny your hands might be. Cattle ’n Clover is located at 3817 Pacific Ave., Wildwood. Go to CattleNClover.com.
Dragon House
A Wildwood legend, Dragon House has been making Wildwood Chinese food great again for more than 60 years with their incredible service and delicious cuisine. And after a long day spent cheering on the old prezzy prez, what could hit the spot better than some old-school Chinese food? Dragon House offers up many classic dishes from “Ch-eye-na” such as Wor-shu duck, Hunan beef and more. And unlike many takeout joints, Dragon House avoids using cheap frozen ingredients, instead making each dish to order while utilizing the freshest products available. Dragon House is located at 3616 Pacific Ave., Wildwood. Go to DragonHouseChinese.com.
MudHen Brewing Co.
Those looking to sample a few locally produced beers before or after the rally will enjoy MudHen Brewing Co., as their tap list features a variety of tasty suds, all of which are produced right on site. And if your stomach is grumbling, you are in luck, as the Trump appearance falls on a Tuesday, which is Taco Tuesday at MudHen! Six bucks gets you two tacos served with cabbage slaw, pico, queso fresco and salsa verde on a soft corn tortilla with your choice of grilled shrimp, blackened mahi, smoked chicken, pulled pork or grilled brisket. Plus house margaritas are just $5, and Mudaritas (margaritas featuring MudHen wheat beer) are $8. And really, what better way to end a day MAGAing than by celebrating and indulging in some of the many wonderful food and drinks brought to us by our neighbors in Mexico? MudHen is located at 127 W. Rio Grande Ave., Wildwood. Go to MudHenBrew.com.
Nicholas Huba
Sports Editor
Started working in newsrooms when I was 17 years old. Spent 15 years working for Gannett New Jersey before coming to The Press of Atlantic City in April 2015.
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