Jersey Shore Views...

Get a first hand view of Jersey Shore history, as the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve and Tuckerton Seaport host a Lunch n' Learn Program this Wednesday about the shark attacks of 1916.  Those attacks changed our perception of sharks and even inspired a little movie you may ...

Prepare Your Manahawkin Vegetable Garden...Get a Jump on Spring! Vegetable gardening in Manahawkin, and all over the Jersey Shore is challenging...the sandy soil needs some organic matter to improve the soil texture.  Texture refers to the size of the soil particles and it's ability to hold onto ...

Finally some uplifting election news and it's not political!  Missouri voters Tuesday passed a citizen initiative called the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act by a margin of 60,000 votes! Missouri’s weak laws regulating commercial kennels have made it a haven for substandard breeders, according t...

Homes for Sale in Little Egg Harbor - Little Egg Harbor NJ October 2010 Housing Market Report The number of homes for sale in Little Egg Harbor declined this fall, down to about 400 residential units actively marketed for sale.  Fewer homes in Little Egg Harbor closed in October, compared to the ...

I don't claim to have the answers to the nation's housing or mortgage crisis.  But I do read and know the American homeownership rate continued at its lowest in more than a decade, and it's expected to drop further with more foreclosures.  That makes me question demands that government fix the pr...

Homes for Sale in Tuckerton - Tuckerton NJ Housing Market Report October 2010Homes for sale in Tuckerton averaged about 80 residential units during October 2010, remaining stable from the September Tuckerton Housing Market Report.  Promising news this that 6 homes are under contract to close. Tuc...

The Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library is hosting it's semi annual Boutique Sale beginning today and running until Friday, November 5th.  The Boutique Sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Barnegat Library. The Friends of the Barnegat Library is a not for profit organization.  Its miss...

Halloween has passed, and I've made no mention of the Jersey Devil. (If you don't know about the Jersey Devil, check out my blog from 2008, It's Halloween at the Jersey Shore). If you're wondering why I haven't mentioned him, it's because I have informantion on the Jersey Devil's next appearance!...

The polls open tomorrow, Tuesday November 2nd at 6am, with voting til 8pm.   In addition to local candidates, southern Ocean County voters will select a congressional candidate to represent us in Washington from the 3rd district.  We'll also be voting county wide to fill two Freeholder seats, and...

At  church a couple of Sunday's ago, I notice a young boy talking with the priest after mass.  They were looking at a plaque hanging at the back of the church with names and a flag on it. I overheard the youngster ask the priest what it meant.  The priest told him it was a list of all our parish...