Endless Kiss

Letters

To the Editor: On our yearly trip to LBI, Brant Beach, this September, I wrote a short prose poem inspired by the sound of waves breaking on the beach. Marriage Contract The endless sound of the ocean proposing to the beach. Will you marry me? I will. Over and over, will you? I will. Do you? I do. I’ll never […]

Poetic Justice

Letters

To the Editor: I am a member of the poetry group that meets in the Surf City Library each first Thursday of the month. The assignment was to use five or six melodious-sounding words in a poem. I have bold typed the ones I chose. All Hallow’s Eve On All Hallow’s Eve in woods dark and deep A covey of […]

Halloween-ish Cat Meets His Match

Ampersand

“Popcorn! Cut it out! Mom, when will your cat stop hissing at me? Look at his back, it’s up like a Halloween cat’s.” My youngest adult son backed away, shaking his head in disgust. Dan is not the only visiting family member to receive this obnoxious welcome. My cat, Popcorn, shows no partiality among family members; he greets them all […]

Shave the Date for Pop-Up Barbershop Event in Support of Movember Movement

Proceeds Benefit David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation

Shave the date! On Friday, Nov. 29, from 4 to 9 p.m., the Movember Movement culminates locally with a pop-up barbershop event at The Arlington in Ship Bottom to benefit David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation. Between now and then, become an ambassador to the cause and collect pledges of support while letting your hair grow in preparation for the […]

New Clerks View Post as Keeper of Town History


Historian, chronicler, recorder. Each, by definition, has to do with being the keeper of the facts of a period, region or social phenomenon. Locally, they’re called municipal clerks. In just 10 days last month, Ship Bottom and Surf City welcomed new municipal clerks who already appreciate their positions with a nod to the past, an eye on the present and […]

Emotion vs. Fact

To the Editor: LBI is dying, and little is being done to save it. There are economic and climatic forces at work that are forcing inevitable change, yet large numbers of residents and visitors are in denial. Emotion rather than fact seems to be the prevailing way to deal with change. First a couple of essential facts. The full-time population […]

Get a Jump on Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas Nov. 7


Not sure yet what you’re serving for Thanksgiving dinner? That will be the focus of theFriends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library’s next Thursday Adventure program, onNov. 7 at10 a.m. Jennifer Klein, a ShopRite dietitian,will provide attendees with ideas and samples for Thanksgiving appetizers and side dishes. “It’s an opportunity totry something different and nutritious for your […]

Library System Responds to eBook Embargo


Beginning Nov. 1, Macmillan Publishers will restrict public libraries to the purchase of only one copy of a new eBook title following its release, after which the publisher will impose an eight-week embargo. “Ocean County Library’s top priorities are our patrons and the products we offer them,” said Christi Aldelizzi, supervising librarian in charge of collections for the library system. […]

Oldham, Gerkens Challenged in Harvey Cedars Election

Five Candidates for Three Seats

The Harvey Cedars Borough Commission race on Tuesday, Nov. 5will pit two incumbents against three newcomers for all three seats on the panel. Mayor JonathanOldhamand Deputy Mayor Judy Gerkens, who have been in office since 1991 and 1987, respectively, are seeking re-election to four-year terms. They are challenged by John Imperiale, Paul Rice and Kathleen Ries. Borough Commissioner Michael Garofalo […]

Sample Wines at Harvey Cedars Event Nov. 9

The Harvey Cedars Activities Committee is taking reservations for a wine-tasting event Saturday, Nov. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. firehouse on West 80th Street. Guests can taste, savor and learn about more than 35 national brand wines. Hors d’oeuvres and finger foods will be available. “We usually get a wide variety of […]