THE DRONE MOANED: I’m into drones … in a natural way, mind you. Sure, they sound and act a bit like some sort of invasive, insecty space creature, which they are, technically. But those doggone drones offer an amazing aerial look at the lay of the land, a look once the exclusive look-age of birds and pilots.

Of course, not everyone agrees. Long Beach Township has banned the use of drones inits launch space – without first acquiring a permit from the township’s new Unmanned Aerial-Device Permit…