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Barrier Island Live the beach lifestyle everyday in your new Walters Home by capturing the island’s stunning views from sunsets to sailboats, with plenty of open living space for entertaining, or spend your days outside on your open decks to soak up the sun.

Open Floor Plans Enjoy the open space between your Kitchen, Living Room and Dining Room where everyone can spend quality time together.

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HOMES Decks, Views & Water Take advantage of the views by building a lagoon front style home with back decks overlooking the water.

Lagoon Front Lagoon Front homes are designed with open living areas and large decks or patios so all attention is on the water. Whether it is barbecuing a summer feast, loading the boat to go wake boarding or just soaking up the sun, these homes are designed to take full advantage of waterfront living.

Mainland Mainland neighborhoods allow for homes with spacious back yards and beautiful landscaping, perfect for outdoor entertaining. These homes are built with large gourmet kitchens and open living spaces to accommodate family gatherings for all types of special occasions.

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Contents Feature Story

102 Advanced Care for the Community

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88 Soul Surfing 176 Explore LBI 178 Arts and Culture on LBI 182 All Aboard 190 Leaps and Bounds 194 Living Limitless

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Contents Open House 18 Asthetic Solutions 24 Adding the Jewelry 33 Rethinking the Fifty by One-hunred Plot 38 The Remodeling Process 45 Plant On! 50 Considering Custom 56 Gardening Principles 62 Forty Years of Lumber & Millwork

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Contents

Get the Look 74 Live by the Sea 94 The Benefits of Pilates

Weddings 114 Wedding Bliss I 126 Wedding Bliss II 136 Lets Hear It for the Boutonnière 142 The Secret Garden

Feed Your Mind 156 Feed Your Mind 168 Feast Before the Fest:

Two Dopes Do Long Beach Island

Off Season 196 Off Season Events

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FOUNDERS NOTE

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ome people call it “the end of the season,” but for others it’s just the beginning of another special time on our little barrier island. During the “Off Season” on LBI, the weather is amazing (especially through October and in spring) and many fantastic events keep things hopping. Check out our “Off Season” section for pictures of monthly happenings you won’t want to miss, like the ever-popular Chowderfest! In our “Feed Your Mind” section, we even have “Two Dopes” giving a chowder round-up before the big fest.

Building and landscaping continues – see “Open House” for ideas and inspiration. Important community service centers, like Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center, contribute to our well-being. Artists use plein air painting to showcase the beauty of our natural surroundings, and entrepreneurs continue to beautify and enrich our lives with fitness classes, fashion, and unique products. Culture (like ballet) and history (like railroads that influence our geography today) are featured in this issue, along with special wedding stories and details.

You’ll find that something as simple and small as a custom boutonnière can truly enhance a nuptial theme.

Yes, the island is now becoming a year-round destination and lifestyle. You may need to take a vacation to a warmer place to get your toes in the waves (unless you’re a hardcore surfer with a many-millimeter wetsuit – find our surfing history story in this issue) but the combination of peace, food, friendship, and fun is a real and ongoing pleasure here, whatever the time of year.

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aesthetic solutions For screening unsightly equipment

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Swimming pools, air conditioning condensers, and supplemental power generators—if not essential, are certainly a luxurious bonus to life on Long Beach Island. The equipment, however, can be large, noisy, and unsightly, creating an eyesore in the otherwise tranquil refuge envisioned by the homeowner. Given limited square footage available on the typical property lot, along with Township restrictions on the placement of utility equipment, the option to bury these services in a faraway corner is bay-magazine.com 19

virtually non-existent. Nonetheless, creative screening options can be designed and installed that are not only space saving but attractive as well.

Mark Reynolds of Reynolds Landscaping has been tackling these design challenges for years and offers the following suggestions for transforming an otherwise industrial blemish into an aesthetic and complementary component in the landscape.

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According to Reynolds, the most economical and environmentally-friendly approach to concealing equipment is a living plant screen of evergreen or densely compact plant material.

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Heavily branched privets, evergreen Skip Laurel, or tall, wispy Maiden grasses are ideal plant material that can be trained into a living, green “wall.� These species are excellent not only for their screening value but also for their ability to soften an otherwise hard, severe environment.

Screening corrals, Reynolds suggests, are another practical alternative for hiding pool and utility equipment. From simple vinyl structures mimicking fence details to custom designed and built cedar or Ipe wood fabrications, screening structures are not only functional but can also be an aesthetic accent to the overall architectural details of a residence. Reynolds has also experimented with reused, distressed materials in the design and construction of screening devices. For example, at one LBI lagoon-side residence, a cedar barn-style door mounted on exposed hinges was used to create a pool equipment screen. The result was a unique structure that blended efficient function with visual interest while, at the same time, requiring little additional space.

In an effort to economize space, Reynolds suggests that, in some LBI townships, structural equipment and functional necessities like outdoor showers can be combined or stacked on top of each other.

Locating an AC platform on the roof of an outdoor shower or stacking a storage generator on top of a pool equipment platform will not only reduce the space needed for these utilities but also free up valuable square footage for other building or renovation projects. With a little pre-planning, utility platforms, outdoor showers, and storage structures can be grouped together along the side property, freeing up the backyard for leisure, recreational, and entertainment pursuits.

In conclusion, Reynolds asserts that functional utilities need not be an eyesore in the outdoor living environment.

By thinking outside the box and incorporating innovative solutions with readily available materials and plants, equipment screening can be incorporated effortlessly into the overall outdoor living design. The results can be both aesthetic and complementary to the residence, its architecture, and its landscape. bay-magazine.com 21

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ADDING THE Jewelry Decorating a beach house (or any home) is very personal. Choices must be made for everything from the color on the walls, to the style and color of flooring, to the myriad options for furnishings, and finally the “jewelry” of it all—accessories like lamps and artwork. Designers often meet with clients in a retail store or in their homes to understand what they are looking for and then create the perfect design.

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Colors The trend we are seeing in 2017 is a shift from bold colors to softer organic colors. Inspired by nature, we are seeing many homeowners selecting paints, fabrics, and finishes that are symbolic of the sand, sky, and ocean. Light blue, soft beige, dune grass green, and crisp white are popular today, especially when used in tandem with contrasting darker wood finishes. Navy blue is still a traditional go-to and very popular. If you want a bold statement, rich navy blue paired with pops of white, red, or yellow provides an especially nautical vibe. But everyone is different and shops offer something for everyone—vibrant and tropical, calm and neutral, or nautical blue and white.

Interior Layouts Togetherness is back in style, so today another must-have feature is an open floor plan where the kitchen, dining, and living rooms all converge.

Additionally, people lead such busy lives that they want a serene setting at the end of the day to relax and enjoy the company of family and friends. Designers create these open concepts with seating areas that are conducive to conversation instead of isolation.

One of the fastest growing trends in current home décor is artisan-crafted repurposed furniture and art. Some artisans craft from driftwood while others use salvaged wood from old barns, silos, picket fences, and more. Be on the lookout as this trend grows, and you can add pieces of truly oneof-a-kind decor to your home.

Outdoor Outdoor living today is a natural extension of your indoor space; a designer can help you create a welcoming and comfortable oasis poolside, in your backyard, or on your deck. Designers find out how their clients plan to use their outdoor zones, be it for lounging with a cocktail poolside or hosting large dinner parties on their decks or patios. Outdoor furniture today comes in many different materials, from cast aluminum to recycled milk cartons to teak, faux rattan, and more.

Fire pits have become very popular and are great for cool fall and summer nights.

At Oskar Huber we are big believers in specifying quality and not selling disposable furniture. It looks better and is more luxurious plus it outlasts inferior quality, which saves you money over time. Plus it’s also better for the environment.

Fabrics Performance fabrics (like Sunbrella™) are engineered to withstand the harmful rays of the sun and can be used inside or out. While a performance fabric often costs more compared to conventional fabrics, it ensures that your furniture will look better longer. It cleans easily, resists fading, is more durable, and looks great.

Performance fabrics are the practical solution for situations where there is an abundance of windows and you want to prevent fading.

Materials Synthetic resin made to look like faux wicker or rattan is another material common in outdoor furniture. With this material, it is most important to look at the aluminum frame which supports it, and ensure it is strong enough to support repeated use. Sturdy aluminum frames are lightweight and durable and will prolong the life of the furniture. It is also important that all hardware and fittings are made from top quality brass or stainless steel.

Teak is the best wood for outdoor furniture hands down. It’s often touted for its all-weather capabilities, strength, and beautiful grained finish.

Teak does require some upkeep if you want it to remain looking like it did when new; however, some love the beautiful grey patina it develops over time Every year thousands of milk jugs and water bottles are rescued from America’s waste stream and recycled into sturdy poly furniture. Made in Pennsylvania in many color options, poly is used to create beautiful and comfortable Adirondack chairs as well as sofas, lounge chairs, and dining sets. The color is dyed all the way through so you will never see a different color if it gets damaged.

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This furniture is strong and heavy so it is great for a third story deck and strong winds.

All About the USA There are many value-driven imported furniture collections that can be sourced from the higher end import suppliers from around the world. But one thing that makes some retailers (like Oskar Huber) different than other stores and other smaller companies is a focus on American made products. In general they are better quality than most imports and can be ordered exactly the way you want them. From Amish made bedrooms, dining rooms, and everything in between, you can select your wood, finish, and style. When it comes to sofas or sectionals, swivel chairs or beds, you can choose your fabric, and finishes with many quality options. Other benefits include lower carbon emissions, 26 BAY MAGAZINE FALL 2017

as the products are made from sustainable hardwoods.

Plus the supply chain is shorter (versus imports) which is much better for the environment. Another big plus is you now have something that is not “cookie cutter� but made to your specifications.

Must-Haves At the beach there are always guests to plan for. It is essential to maximize the sleeping capacity of your home and a great way to get dual use is to buy a sleeper sofa.

They are available in all sizes and in your choice of fabric or even leather. When special ordering, stores offer different mattress options for you to choose from (air, memory foam, and gel memory foam).

Another very popular item for beach homes are bunk beds. Many people, especially if they are renting the

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house, will take one of the bedrooms and put in two bunk beds so you can sleep four or more depending on the option you select.

(At Oskar Huber we know the season is short so we have stock for immediate delivery!)

Before or after shopping, do your research. What is important to you? Check the web for postings from prior customers about service after the sale, or how quickly a store handled complaints.

When it comes to delivery, many shore homes are reverse living so consider how the larger pieces will get to the second or third floor.

Find out what people are saying about the sales experience, the products the store carries, and their delivery services. In the end you will be happy you took the time.

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Fifty by One-Hundred Plot Ingenious Design Solutions for Narrow Lots WRITTEN BY LISA SIMEK

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Although Long Beach Island is comprised of mostly 40-foot, 50-foot, and 60-foot-wide lots, the surge of homebuilding and renovations has resulted in both architects and homeowners taking a fresh look at narrow lot homebuilding. Gone are the days of boxshaped homes and yawn-inducing designs; today’s architects are more akin to clever illusionists who conjure up a sense of space from even the narrowest of footprint. The architectural team at Long Beach Island’s own Michael Pagnotta Architecture and Construction specialize in exactly this: making efficient use of buildable space, focusing on building up instead of out, and providing homeowners with splendid amenities minus that extensive imprint. Here they offer their favorite techniques for making maximum use of space when designing on a narrow lot.

When planning to build a home on a narrow lot, “people tend to believe that the homes will be dark and claustrophobic,” shares Rhonda Ellis, Project Manager at Pagnotta’s firm. One of the keys to a bright, open home is to maximize windows. A rule of thumb is that natural light transforms tight spaces into light spaces.

“We’re able to really open up the interiors and provide lots of glass to keep these homes very light and airy,” she adds. In a two-story design, more windows will give you visual access to more outdoor landscaping, which will make your internal space feel wider simply from the views.

Another way to give the illusion of space is by making the most of height and volume. “Often times, clients assume that this will mean an exterior that is a tall, thin box with no character,” states Ellis, “but integrating features like covered decks and interesting roof lines add a lot of visual interest, while including a mix of materials for texture and color create a more bay-magazine.com 33

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appealing exterior.” By increasing ceiling altitude, this offsets the proximity of walls by seeing more of the area, albeit vertically. The extra wall space can be used for longer windows, or you can also lift cabinetry higher and make the most of the storage (possibly even removing it from the floor altogether). Design features could always incorporate more interesting roofscapes if homeowners don’t fancy a fully flat-topped home, as the use of customary columns, railings, and windows contribute to a more traditional look.

fireplaces and grand patio entries. “With open floor plans we tend to double up on circulation space and blend it into functional gathering spaces while eliminating hallways. Our open great rooms provide important visual communication between kitchen/dining and living functions, and by providing a large covered deck off the kitchen we extend the living and entertainment space with a see-through fireplace… it becomes a three-season space with a dramatic bay view,” notes Ms. Ellis.

Another option for creating a constant flow and giving the impression of a spread-out area is blurring the boundaries between indoor and outdoor space. When square footage on a property is limited, the exterior need to be considered a bonus room (offering visuals and space) during the architectural planning. In Pagnotta’s latest design, the team has created four levels of outdoor living space, divided merely by see-through

While on the topic of kitchens, Pagnotta’s team suggests opting for built-in appliances, cabinetry, and storage whenever possible. As Kristina Cabey, Construction Administrator & Interior Designer, also suggests, “To open a kitchen up into other spaces, I always recommend doing a one level counter height island. Two level kitchen islands tend to close off the kitchen to other spaces and also break up prep area. By keeping the kitchen island

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at that one level, it helps ensure the spaces flow well together and emphasize the open concept living. It also gives you more work surface and is a great secondary conversation area for hosts to entertain with their guests.”

There are additional techniques for interior design layout that give the illusion of space. As Cabey adds, “Sometimes our use of vertical textures in wainscoting or wall paneling can create a feeling of greater height in a room, while the use of high spaces certainly helps to give a sense of openness in a space. We will often use pendant lights in such spaces to bring lighting levels lower and create a more intimate setting.” She also suggests choosing neutral flooring that complements the decor of the house and carrying it continuously throughout all spaces. This will help homeowners achieve a sense of endless space, as opposed to a separation of rooms that appear choppy or cut off.

Whatever one’s style, a narrow building lot should not prevent you from building a unique home that is rich in character and reflective of your individual taste. The right plans will offer a beautiful design that will fit in the tightest of places, and allow clients the opportunity to build a great home in the location of their dreams.

Michael Pagnotta AIA established his architect-led design/ build firm on Long Beach Island in 1990. Over the past 27 years his firm has been responsible for the design and construction of over 500 homes on LBI. Pagnotta graduated from the University of Texas and is a licensed architect, licensed planner, and registered builder. For more information on Mike and his firm, visit www.pagnotta.com or follow them on Houzz via Michael Pagnotta Architects pc, Instagram @michaelpagnottaarchitects and Pinterest.com/ pagnottaarch.

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the REMODELING process WRITTEN BY CATHY LANDRUM

Long Beach Island is overflowing with new construction, but not all homeowners are looking to tear down their beloved beach house and start from scratch. Many of the homes on the island are filled with charm as well as the memories of generations. Some of these houses are just in need of updating, not demolition. How about a new beach-themed kitchen with bright white cabinets, granite countertops, and a luxury vinyl tile (LVT) floor that is impervious to both sand and water? Or a remodeled spa-like bath with a large walk-in shower and rainfall shower head? Or additional living space to create an open floor plan that incorporates both living and dining areas to support your growing extended family? A renovation may be just the ticket to improve upon the summer home that you already love.

The process of remodeling an existing home can be daunting, especially if you are tackling this project from your primary residence during the off-season. It can be a challenge trying to coordinate this from many miles away, so the importance of selecting a general contractor is vital.

Seek recommendations and referrals from family and friends when making your selection. Ask for recent references and confirm that the builder is licensed and insured.

In addition, check their Better Business Bureau rating.

Finding a builder that you trust will help you feel at ease during the renovation, especially if you are remodeling long distance. Consider a design/build firm like Under Construction Builders in Ship Bottom to facilitate the process; many builders offer the design/build approach in which one company handles the entire project from design through construction. The contractor and architect work as a team to allow for one point of contact throughout the job.

This is very helpful in managing a long-distance remodel.

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The initial meeting with your general contractor will be to discuss the scope of your remodeling project. Do you have a wish list? What is your vision for the renovation?

What are some of the maintenance free options that hold

up well at the beach? One helpful resource to gather design ideas is Houzz, a website for home remodeling and design. Next, don’t shy away from discussing your budget. Some homeowners feel somewhat protective over sharing their budget. There is some fear that if you divulge your budget to your contractor, then that will dictate the cost of the job. Not so. It’s important and helpful to disclose a comfortable budgetary range to your builder to help ascertain the feasibility of attaining your vision. Keep in mind that architectural design and fixture finishes dictate budget. For example, selecting plumbing fixtures with an oil rubbed bronze finish will cost more than chrome, and vinyl windows are more cost effective than wood. Lastly, discuss time frame during your initial meeting. Allowing sufficient time for planning is critical. Do you want the project to be completed before Memorial Day or can it start after the summer season? Starting construction in early winter typically assures a completion date by the start of the summer.

Ask your builder about the numerous maintenance free options that are ideal to a coastal environment. Consider fiber cement siding to enhance the exterior. This type of siding is specifically engineered to be resistant to wind, rain, termites, and rot. Similarly, replacing your deck with a composite material offers a durable and long-lasting structure. It doesn’t splinter or rot and eliminates the typical maintenance of staining and sealing bay-magazine.com 39

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wood. Vinyl replacement windows are another maintenance free option, requiring no painting or scraping.

They are less likely to attract mold, mildew, and decay due to high humidity, and can last for decades. For the interior, remodeling your living and dining spaces with an open floor plan will allow for cross ventilation to enjoy the cool ocean breezes and offer more space to entertain guests. For beach friendly flooring, LVT is a durable choice. It replicates the look of hard wood, is easy to maintain, and is water resistant. Your builder will be able to share his/her expertise on the best options for your home.

After the initial meeting, your contractor will craft a proposal that includes a design drawing or floorplan as well as selection allowances to include some of the coastal friendly materials. Then the fun begins! It’s time to go shopping for flooring, plumbing fixtures, countertops, tile, and cabinets. The options are limitless. Your builder will guide you through the selection process to keep you within your budgeted allowances and to assure that you are selecting the necessary components. After review, a contract is written that includes all aspects of the proposal as well as estimated 40 BAY MAGAZINE FALL 2017

start and completion dates and the construction and payment schedules. Once signed, permits are requested through the township office, materials are ordered, and a start date is established.

As the start of the renovation approaches, a pre-construction meeting will be scheduled to acquaint you with your project manager (PM). Your PM will be your first line of communication throughout the project; any questions or issues that arise during the remodel will be directed through the PM. The role of the PM is especially important if you are renovating long distance. From demolition to plumbing and electric to flooring and painting, your PM will keep you abreast of the progress. Sometimes unexpected issues may arise, particularly with an older home that has been exposed to the elements of salt air. Anything unexpected will typically be addressed with a change order. A change order is an invoice for additional work that has been requested by the home owner or additional work needed due to unforeseen circumstances. It is important to rely on the expertise of your building company. Planning and communication are the keys to success.

To facilitate communication with the homeowner, many builders use a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) program that allows for continuous communication throughout the project. The CRM allows the office staff, project manager, subcontractors, and homeowner to interact and share information via a smart phone or computer. This is especially helpful when the homeowner cannot be onsite during the renovation. The PM or subcontractors can post pictures, share comments, ask questions, and update the homeowner with the daily progress of the renovation. In some cases, the homeowner can even confirm change orders and pay invoices all via their smart phone. Clear communication between the contractor and the homeowner ensures a successful project.

At Under Construction Builders, we specialize in updating existing homes to increase functionality to suit a change in lifestyle or family size. Whether modernizing a bath or kitchen or adding on additional living space, a remodel to your treasured beach house may be the perfect solution to update your home!

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Plant on!

CREATING A FALL PLANTER

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The first thing to think about before starting to create an arrangement for the Fall season is the type of container you want to use. There is no limit to options.

The container helps dictate the character of your creation. Planting in an antique, wooden tool box, for example, exudes charm and quaintness, while planting in tall, beautiful urns flanking each side of a driveway leans toward elegance and formality.

look for shrubs that are changing colors into bright yellow and shades of red and burgundy. A small shrub can make a great background or focal point in your planter. One go-to shrub for Fall is Itea (Virginia Sweetspire) that turns a wonderful red in the fall.

Keep an eye out for shrubs with fall berries, such as viburnum and cotoneaster. Berries can be a great addition to a planter.

With the waning of hot summer days and the onset of cooler temperatures of Fall, changes take place in the plant world, bringing an array of new materials available to create a fall planter to decorate your home.

The use of mums, asters, cabbage, and ornamental kale in planters remains timeless and pretty; however, interest can be added by incorporating annuals that shy away from hot weather but shine in cooler weather—things like pansies, snap dragons, stock, annual dianthus, and osteospermum.

Living on LBI means we are surrounded by ornamental grasses. These grasses form beautiful seed heads late in the summer season and early Fall. As they die out for the season, they turn a wonderful straw color and can add strong vertical lines to an arrangement.

Use a whole plant or leave it in the ground for next year and just cut the stalks to incorporate into your creation. Dried corn, small pumpkins, and gourds can also add texture, color, and interest.

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The most important part of creating your planter is to have fun with it. There is no right or wrong. Play around and enjoy!

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Custom

CONSIDERING WRITTEN BY LISA SIMEK

Next to finding that perfect piece of property, building the home of your dreams can be one of the most exhilarating and rewarding experiences. When preexisting home designs don’t quite measure up to your lifestyle expectations, the reputation of building a custom home certainly precedes itself with promises of prestige, quality, craftsmanship, and that extra little bit of attention to detail. Many imagine that custom homebuilding is synonymous with astronomical budgets and mega-mansions, when that just isn’t the case.

True custom building is defined by local building contractor Thomas J. Keller as simply “building what the customer wants,” and one’s budget does not necessarily dictate the ability to customize a home. While financial resources certainly are a factor in the types of features and structural design available, the choices suited for any given budget can still be nearly unlimited.

A true custom home may vary from a simple and classic Cape Cod to a majestic beach front estate— as long as it is built from the ground up with a

customer’s unique and specific functional needs, budget preference, and personal style in mind. In fact—no matter the size or complexity—the home is conceived most importantly by the collaborative efforts between the homeowners, skilled designers, and talented craftsmen. To Keller, the custom homebuilding process itself is more of a partnership: a partnership that is fueled by honesty, integrity, and dedication from both the home builder and the homeowner.

“We’ve built homes in which homeowners opted to showcase their personalities with demure and understated elements such as elevated hearths, handcrafted mantles, a window seat, or a built-in reading nook, while others expressed their individuality in more pronounced ways via statement staircases or sky high, exposed-beam ceilings,” Keller notes. To him, delivering a client’s needs and desires seems much akin to an artist translating his imagination onto a piece of canvas. The key to a fluid working relationship is connecting with your builder. It is important to hire someone bay-magazine.com 51

“At times the imaginative requests of clients can be challenging, but it’s enjoyable for me to have to think outside of the box in order to execute them. Some custom jobs may be complicated, but they are always doable.”

who listens and understands exactly what homeowners envision and has the artisanal and experiential wherewithal to figure out how to bring that dream to fruition. Often homeowners are told that something they want just isn’t possible to build, yet Keller seems to operate more like the old proverb, “where there is a will, there is a way.” He shares, “At times the imaginative requests of clients can be challenging, but it’s enjoyable for me to have to think outside of the box in order to execute them. Some custom jobs may be complicated, but they are always doable.”

The options for custom building are truly unlimited. Whether structural, functional, or aesthetic choices, selections exist such as design and layout of personalized floor plans, the size/shape/color and placement of windows, dramatic ceiling pitches, finishes, built-ins, and crafted staircases. A wide range of eye-appealing customizations such as trim details, tiling, wall coverings, door styles, flooring, lighting, and hardware—from clean and classic, to detailed— also exist. Functional attributes tend to be more in line with a homeowner’s lifestyle requirements. Whereas one family might prefer to have a wet bar, laundry chute, or a sauna spa room, Keller has also fabricated 52 BAY MAGAZINE FALL 2017

exterior cedar railings with glass panels and caps with built in lighting and installed floating mono staircases and completely curved walls of windows. He has even redesigned plans on-site to make specific rooms and the general operation of a home (think cooking, sleeping, bathroom use) handicap-friendly for one client’s family member. Another of Keller’s clients, a surfer with a beachfront home, was delighted to learn during the electrical walkthrough that he could have specialty lighting installed on his rooftop deck so that he could literally light up the ocean at night to surf. Now that’s custom.

Make no mistake, even the most high-end of homes require a timeline, structure, and stringent framework. Without limitations, such as a budget, there would be no way for builders to curb expectations when it came to time management and resource investment. Technically, in custom building, homeowners are free to change their minds and tear down a bathroom wall as many times as they please—but can’t happen when budgets and time constraints are set.

This is why custom homebuilding should always be met with the assurances of quality and expertise to guide homeowners along the way, keeping everyone on track.

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And while it is always ideal to think through any customizations upfront while in the planning and design stage of your home, in a true custom environment any knowledgeable and experienced builder (with experience that is based on years of “seeing and doing”) will listen and be able to offer and incorporate ideas and suggestions on site, tweaking the original plan if needed to enhance the living experience for the client. The key is to find someone that will work with you through the entire process; after all, the process is a part of the experience—regardless of whether the customizations are modest or extravagant. Keller insists, “Everyone can realistically have a piece of custom. Custom can be affordable. It is not out of reach for anyone.”

Thomas J. Keller Building Contractor LLC is a family-owned homebuilding company that has been in business on Long Beach Island for almost 40 years. Having built more than 600 homes to date, Thomas J. Keller specializes in custom coastal homes on the barrier island and has long been recognized as one of LBI’s most well-respected and leading builders. For more information visit www.thomasjkeller.com.

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GARDEN PRINCIPLES A Simplified Guide to the Landscape Design Process WRITTEN BY LISA SIMEK

Envisioning a renovation for a boring backyard? Perhaps you are considering distinctive landscaping for a new construction project? Whether a backyard, front yard, courtyard, patio, or terrace, your next al fresco venture does not have to be daunting.

Landscaping design expert David Ash, Jr. of Surf City’s David Ash Jr. Landscape Contractors has more than 30 years of experience transforming ordinary properties into dream-like outdoor living and entertaining spaces. Here David walked Bay Magazine step by step through the entire landscape design process so that readers can know exactly what to expect from their next backyard renovation.

Phase 1: The Initial Consultation

Phase 2: The Design Plan

“This onsite consultation gives design professionals the ability to physically see a property and understand everything that the client is envisioning for their project from their current perspective,” begins David Ash, Jr. He shares that experts will look for very particular details in a yard and will be noting characteristics including grade elevations, area drainage, and any existing structures or unique features on premises. It is a starting point with regards to discussing the clients needs, scope of work, and the budget. The outcome of this initial meeting will ultimately determine whether the project requires a more thorough, formal landscape architectural design or a simple and basic written proposal in order to move forward.

Often to visualize the ideas of the homeowner there are times when a space in fact requires a landscape design plan, and this is when the initial meeting goes a bit further. “In order for us to determine how best to utilize the space, we need to establish the aesthetic, functional, and horticultural requirements for the design,” shares Ash. This usually requires a more comprehensive analysis of the property and of the client—a critical step for evaluating where the majority of family activities and functions will be located, as well as pinpointing if and where certain features (plants, hardscapes, lighting, fire or water features, etc.) could be added.

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Main Block

2) Hydrangea 1) Zelkova

9) Leyland 12) Dwarf Ft. Grass 2) Dwarf Daylily

18) Cherry Laurel R: 15ʼ 4"

2) Hydrangea 2) Knockout Rose 1) Zelkova

8) Nellie Stevens Holly

96ʼ 7"

3) Astilbe with Crape Myrtle

1) Crape Myrtle with 3) Russian Sage

5) Knockout Rose 3) Dwarf Daylily

1) Zelkova 1) River Birch

Crape Myrtle

6) Hydrangea

4) Hosta

8) Boxwood

6) Hydrangea

11) Compacta Holly 12) Photinia 1) Zelkova 1) Silverberry and 5) Knockout Rose 1) Paperbark Maple and 5) Nandina

5) Astilbe 3) Dwarf Ft. Grass 1) Hemlock

1) Dwarf Ft. Grass

3) Little Princess Spirea 3) Hydrangea

3) Nandina and 1) Weeping Pine

3) Ft. Grass with 1) Silverberry

1) Cutleaf Maple with 2) Dwarf Ft. Grass 12) Mondo Grass

Puglia Plant List Perennials

Qty

Common Name

Botanical Name

Container

8

False Spirea

Astilbe arendsii ʼFanalʼ

1 gal

5

Stella De Oro Daylily

Hemerocallis ʼStella De Oroʼ

4

Fire & Ice Hosta

Hosta ʼFire & Iceʼ

3

Ornamental Grass

Qty 12 21

Deciduous

1 gal

Perovskia atriplicifolia

1 gal

Botanical Name

Container

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon jaburan

1 gal

Dwarf Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides ʼHamelinʼ

1 gal

Qty

Common Name

Botanical Name

Container

19

Bigleaf Hydrangea

White

3

Evergreen

1 gal

Russian Sage

Common Name

5 gal

Little Princess Spiraea

Spiraea japonica ʼLittle Princessʼ

2 gal

Qty

Common Name

Botanical Name

Container

8

Littleleaf Boxwood

Buxus x ʼGreen Velvetʼ

3 gal

2

3ʼ

Silverberry

Elaeagnus pungens

9

Fire Power Nandina

Nandina domestica ʼFire Powerʼ

12

Redtip Photinia

Photinia x fraseri

18

Common Cherrylaurel ʼOtto Luykenʼ

Prunus laurocerasus ʼOtto Luykenʼ

3ʼ

Common Name

Botanical Name

Container

3 gal 3-4ʼ

Roses

Qty

Knock Out Rose

Rosa radrazz

3 gal

Deciduous

Qty

Common Name

Botanical Name

Container

1

Paperbark Maple

Acer griseum

10ʼ

1

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum var. dissectum ʼCrimson Queenʼ

select

3

October Glory Maple

Acer rubrum ʼOctober Gloryʼ

1

12

Evergreen

River Birch

Betula nigra

12

Rosey Carpet Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica ʼRosey Carpetʼ

4

Zelkova

Qty

12ʼ 7-8ʼ Full Size

Customer Info

8-9ʼ

Common Name

Botanical Name

Container

1

Pine

Weeping

5-6ʼ

11

Holly

Compacta

3 gal

8

Nellie R. Stevens Holly

Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens

8ʼ

1

Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

6ʼ

9

Leyland Cypress

X Cupressocyparis leylandii

6-7ʼ

Owner: Puglia Residence Address: Address:

Designer: David Ash Jr. Date: 4/13/15 Scale:

This is an instrument of service rendered to the client for design development only. **Not for Construction** Copyright 2015 All rights reserved

1/20"= 1ʼ

David Ash Jr. Landscape Contractors 908 A Long Beach Blvd.

Surf City, NJ 08008 609-494-7007

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Much like the way a building architect provides homeowners with a design plan that consist of multiple drawings (for each structural system such as air conditioning, heating, plumbing, etc.), outdoor architectural designers tend to follow suit. Along with detailed exterior plans, landscape design experts draw up an inventory of existing utilities (such as power lines, underground structures or roof overhangs), a functional diagram (used to locate the activity spaces or flow of traffic currently vs. recommended), drawings of hardscape (patio, driveways, etc.), planting details (including sketches of sun and shade patterns and current vegetation, since this will influence the selection of plants), and blueprints for the proposed design theme including all planned features such as lighting, irrigation, pavers, fire elements, etc.

During this phase, homeowners are typically presented with an initial conceptual plan that carefully merges landscape expertise with their styles and preferences, and—only after collaborative feedback—will they receive final plans that include scale working drawings with all spatial layouts and locations. Ash notes that because of the time and resources that go into developing these all-inclusive outdoor building plans, it is common practice for the landscape design portion of the project to serve as a service all on its own and is usually provided for a separate fee. bay-magazine.com 57

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Phase 3: The Proposal for Installation

Dwarf Fountain Grass

If a client’s project did not require plans, then they would automatically be provided with a comprehensive written proposal detailing all of the project’s scope of work and specified materials. If a client did receive plans and decides to move forward with them, then a proposal would be the next step before implementation of the design plan. The proposal basically outlines your master design and will include a planting plan with specifications and additional details such as the scope of the work and any fees associated with executing your personalized design. This is the time when any adjustments are made, and an official contract will be presented for your signature in order to begin work.

9' 6"

Dwarf Fountain Grass 6'

Peegee Hydrangea, Pink

11'

Graziella Maiden Grass

22'

10'

3'

5'

Littleleaf Boxwood Privet

Littleleaf Boxwood

16'

Sweet Gum

Lambs Ears, Cluster

Littleleaf Boxwood

Blue Angel Hosta

Lambs Ears, Cluster Crapemyrtle Acoma

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink

Littleleaf Boxwood Littleleaf Boxwood 5'

Black Eyed Susan Daylily

Dwarf Fountain Grass

Black Eyed Susan Daylily

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink

Littleleaf Boxwood

Littleleaf Boxwood

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink

False Spirea Sweet Gum

13' 6"

False Spirea Peegee Hydrangea, Pink

Littleleaf Boxwood

7'

Littleleaf Boxwood

9'

Littleleaf Boxwood

15'

Privet Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink Littleleaf Boxwood Dwarf Fountain Grass

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink

Nellie R. Stevens Holly

Symbol

Qty

Botanical Name

Container

Dwarf Fountain Grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hamelin'

1 gal

Crapemyrtle Acoma 25'

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After the necessary permits are obtained, materials are ordered and the execution of the design begins. To ensure the project runs smoothly and efficiently from the start, there is a preconstruction meeting onsite. The landscape operations and procurement personnel work closely with the client to ensure that they address all aspects of the contract and design. “When we have completed all work on a client’s

Peegee Hydrangea, Pink

18' 6"

Phase 4: Installation

11' 6"

Littleleaf Boxwood

40' 18'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'

5 gal

13

3

Graziella Maiden Grass

Black Eyed Susan Daylily

Hemerocallis Black Eyed Susan

1 gal

8

Blue Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Angel'

2 gal

8

False Spirea

Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal'

1 gal

8

Lambs Ears, Cluster

Stachys byzantina

1 gal

Herbaceous\Perennials

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink Privet

Dwarf Fountain Grass

Rosey Carpet Crape Myrtle

Shrubs\Deciduous 20

Bigleaf Hydrangea, Pink

Hydrangea macrophylla

5 gal

3

Crapemyrtle Acoma

Lagerstroemia indica 'Acoma'

7-8'

Name:

Shrubs\Evergreen 33

Privet

Ligustrum

4-5'

103

Littleleaf Boxwood

Buxus x 'Green Velvet'

3 gal

3

Peegee Hydrangea, Pink

Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'

4'

4

Rosey Carpet Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Rosey Carpet'

7-8'

9

Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

12'

Nellie R. Stevens Holly

Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens

6-7'

City: Designer: David Ash Jr.

Trees\Deciduous

Scale:

Trees\Evergreen 1

Weinberg Residence

Address:

This is an instrument of service rendered to the client for design development only. **Not for Construction** Copyright 2016 All rights reserved

1/10"= 1'

Date: 12/21/16

David Ash Jr., Landscape Contractors 908 Long Beach Blvd.

Surf City, NJ 08008 609-494-7007

project, we perform a final walk-through on-site and present them with a closing package. This includes a copy of their final plans and contract, detailed care guidelines, warranty information, product information, and any other important information specific to their project,” adds Ash. This is something homeowners should expect from all landscape contractors that are hired to design their property.

Phase 5: Maintenance As with all landscapes, regular maintenance is inevitable. Ash’s landscape firm houses a maintenance division that offers comprehensive property management services, including lawn mowing, turf and bed fertilization, weed control, edging, mulching, pruning, and more. Some designs may require specialty maintenance services such as seasonal flower rotations, landscaping enhancements, plant health care management, irrigation, outdoor lighting, snow removal, etc. The extent of a landscaping firm’s maintenance capabilities is a great way to gauge their ongoing commitment to clients, as they know the project’s vision and how best to maintain it, ensuring a flourishing yard and outdoor-living space year after year.

Whether warm summer days or cool autumn evenings, there is no better way to spend time with loved ones than by relaxing in a beautifully landscaped outdoor space. Be it a bayfront property or a backyard with room to grow, hiring a reputable landscaping design company will ensure that you get the most enjoyment possible out of your outdoor living space. The key is to find someone that will realize your unique vision and use their creativity and expertise to arrange your space to achieve maximum appeal, utility, and harmony between your family and nature.

David Ash Jr. Landscape Contractors is a high-end landscape and design firm based in Surf City. Servicing Long Beach Island for more than 25 years, David Ash Jr. offers a visionary, functional, and natural approach to full service luxury outdoor living design, custom installation, and building.

To learn more visit www.lbilandscaper.com or follow them on Instagram @davidashjrlandscape

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Forty Years of

WOODHAVEN LUMBER & MILLWORK WRITTEN BY MIKE IRVINE

In 1977, James T. Robinson and his sons, Alan and David, opened Woodhaven’s first location in Point Pleasant Beach with the goal of offering a comprehensive selection of lumber, millwork, and building supplies at competitive prices, along with the friendly, knowledgeable, go-the-extra-mile service that only a family-run business can provide.

Over the years, James, Alan, and David expanded Woodhaven’s offerings to include things like cabinetry design, decking, flooring, and millwork and truss manufacturing, to serve the growing needs of their customers. Today, Alan and David Robinson continue to lead Woodhaven with the same beliefs and integrity handed down from their father.

They understand how important buying a home is to their customers. “Your home is probably the biggest purchase you will ever make, and we take that investment seriously,” notes Alan Robinson. And they recognize that a builder’s reputation needs to be as strong as oak in today’s competitive landscape. That’s why both homeowners and builders have trusted Woodhaven for a better building experience for the better part of four decades. bay-magazine.com 63

Woodhaven has grown with the changing needs of its customers, and now boasts three full service lumberyards and four kitchen design centers.

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Woodhaven has grown with the changing needs of its customers, and now boasts three full service lumberyards and four kitchen design centers. One of the company’s most significant events was the acquisition of its Lakewood facility in 1996. The 38-acre site is home to an extensive lumberyard and two rail sidings which enable Woodhaven to receive lumber, sheet goods, and other products direct from mills in rail-car quantities. Lakewood is also home to a 175,000 square foot warehouse where they manufacture a range of products like trusses, millwork, stairs, and railings.

In 1997, Woodhaven established its first dedicated kitchen design center, followed soon after by a flooring department. Their kitchen and flooring centers have expanded to encompass over 12,000 square feet of showroom space at their four coastal locations. By listening closely to their customers’ evolving needs, Woodhaven has grown from just a handful of employees to a company employing over 250 dedicated team members. Along the way they’ve built a fleet of over 60 trucks committed to on-time delivery all over New Jersey.

The Long Beach Island/Southern Ocean County region is an increasingly popular destination for seasonal and year-long residents. Woodhaven’s Manahawkin location, which opened in 2003, offers a full-service lumberyard with a large selection of building materials, and is currently redesigning its showroom space to give customers a better experience when shopping for windows, doors, kitchens, flooring, and moulding. (Woodhaven is open during renovations.) Now, contractors and homeowners in the LBI area have a comprehensive building supplier they can trust right at their doorstep.

As a local, family-run business, Woodhaven has a profound understanding of shore communities and their needs. This was never more evident than during the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy in 2012. Sandy devastated communities all along the Jersey Shore and Woodhaven was there for residents impacted by the storm, whether it was helping with a complete rebuild, giving a room a facelift, or searching for the right materials to weather the next storm. As an example, Woodhaven deals exclusively with Andersen Windows,

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because they know Andersen offers the perfect mix of quality products and commitment to service. And they’re certified installers of Andersen Windows, too. So, if you need installation or servicing help, you can count on Woodhaven to get the job done right.

A great deal has changed at Woodhaven Lumber & Millwork in the past 40 years, including their newly renovated website, WoodhavenLumber.com. Now customers can watch videos, discover new ideas and inspiration, explore their new online moulding catalog, and check out new upgrades for pros. But one thing remains the same: Woodhaven’s deep commitment to its customers and innovating to meet their changing needs. Their “customer first” approach to business has formed long-lasting relationships with homeowners, builders, and contractors through decades of changing design styles, growing communities, and innovation.

Woodhaven’s expert staff is ready to listen to your needs and supply the best products for your project. After all, your home is one of the biggest investments you will ever make. It’s important to choose a building materials supplier you can rely on. Woodhaven looks forward to continuing to meet the needs of their customers for the next 40 years and beyond.

Explore Woodhaven’s wide variety of building supplies and expert services at one of their four convenient shore locations: Manahawkin, Lakewood, Point Pleasant, and Shrewsbury*.

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A group of surfers on the beach in Surf City in June of 1966. Courtesy of Janet Giersch and the New Jersey Surf Museum at Tuckerton Seaport.

Soul Surfing LONG BEACH ISLAND WRITTEN BY LISA SIMEK

Photographs of Long Beach Island in the 1920s and 1930s look like something from another world. Wedged in between Asbury Park and Atlantic City, it was seemingly the last frontier of the Jersey Shore: a desolate and rugged island, with an old-world tourism sector on the South end and a few scattered bungalows—home to mostly fisherman and hunters—in the North. There was one locomotive trestle, and later, a wooden automobile bridge accessing the island. There even was a horse and buggy trolley within the quaint little resort community. No summertime gridlock, no traffic lights, no paved roads for that matter. Census records show that in 1930 towns such as Surf City and Harvey Cedars had total populations of 77 and 51 people respectively, Long Beach Township had 289 residents and the most popular resort destination of Beach Haven came in the highest with a total population of 712.

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Surf culture is so strongly embedded in our lives currently—the clothes we buy, the music we listen to, the types of food we eat, even the way we communicate—that it’s hard to comprehend its nonexistence in those days. There were no surf magazines, surf movies, pro surfer role models, or even actors that pretended to embody surf lifestyle. Aside from trying to recreate what they saw on a picture or two from a newsreel about surfing in Hawaii, no one on Long Beach Island really knew how to surf waves. The first surfers of the area pretty much had to figure out surfing on their own, riding whatever they could make or get their hands on, often improvising along the way: canoes, belly boards, old household doors, even their mother’s ironing boards. It wasn’t until 1937 when a man referred to as “The Godfather of Modern Surfing” (a Native Hawaiian named Duke Kahanamoku) and another accredited as being the founder of California surf culture and pioneer

DID YOU KNOW?

of modern day surf boards (Tom Blake) toured the East Coast together performing surf demonstrations that things changed in New Jersey.

According to Ship Bottom surf frequenter Gordon “Mike” Howes, he and his friend, Surf City summer resident Henry “Stretch” Pohl, witnessed Duke and Tom surfing in Atlantic City and that moment was lifechanging, as it validated what they had suspected all along—it was possible to ride a surfboard on New Jersey’s waves.

That same year Popular Mechanics printed an article by the famed Tom Blake in which he detailed the carving of his hollow surfboard design in the do-it-yourself section, and that’s when local board shaping had its moment. Rich Lisiewski of what is the present-day Brighton Beach Surf Shop was one of the many original surfboard crafters, known for his custom Collier and well-known pop-out Matador that he started shaping in the ‘40s and ‘50s and later sold in his Long Beach Island shop in the 1960s. Lisiewski’s surf retail shop was also one of the first on the island to start selling bikinis on Long Beach Island—a monumental cultural shift in its own right.

A photo of Richard Lisiewski’s surfboard factory. Richard began crafting wooden boards in the 40s and 50s for himself, and started shaping boards for others as a business in the spring of 1961.

Courtesy of Brighton Beach Surf Shop.

But it was Mike Howes’s surfing buddy throughout the ‘30s and the ‘40s, Henry “Stretch” Pohl, who came to be known as Long Beach Island’s founding father of surfing. Not only was he a passionate surfer who worked tirelessly to promote the pastime within the community, but he is accredited with establishing the first surfing beaches on the barrier island (by means of founding the Long Beach Island Surfing Association), organizing the first surf contest on the island, teaching residents how to surf, and even

A photograph of Popular Mechanics Magazine’s, July 1937 Issue (Volume 68) in which Tom Blake explained how to build his hollow surfboard, which sparked many local surfers to begin crafting their own boards throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s.

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Members of the Malolo-Akula Surfboard Club, from left, Mike Howes, Cary Lincoln & Erle Jackson (who both died in battle during World War II), and Stretch Pohl gathered at Wrights Pier at 20th Street in Ship Bottom in 1941. They founded this first surfing club on Long Beach Island in the 1930s. According to Mike Howes, the three Blake-style boards shown here are ones that his father built, and the board that’s being held by Earl Jackson (third from left) was brought back from Hawaii by Bob Hensler, who bought it in Waikiki from a local surfer named Duke. Courtesy of the Howes Family photo collection.

shaping his own boards. He essentially paved the way for water safety education for local beach patrol, lifeguards, and residents alike. In fact, both gentlemen had turned their aquatic passions into lifelong careers with the Red Cross, mainly as Directors of Water Safety, and together they wrote a myriad of disaster preparedness articles and water safety manuals that were distributed around the globe. They held countless demonstrations locally and regionally, teaching lifeguards about the rescue paddleboard and other lifesaving techniques that are still relevant today. Howe’s son shares that his mother, father, and Stretch made one of the world’s first color surf movies right here in Jersey during the summer of 1941, and segments of that movie demonstrated how Blake boards could be used for live-saving purposes.

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trailer-selling-surfboards-on-the-causeway setup into one of the most recognized and successful surf retail chains of its time. (The Cocoa Beach, Florida, store is currently the largest surfing shop in the world and even houses the Cocoa Beach Surf Museum.) LBI native and lifelong surfer Bill Willem recalls of DiMenna, “As a kid in the 1960s I remember asking if I could hitch a ride on his camper, and I would take a seat in the back alongside his dog, a big Bloodhound, until we reached 22nd Street, where I would just sit on the beach and watch him surf for hours.” Without a doubt, there are numerous legendary surfers on Long Beach Island—too many to name—that have influenced the island’s culture both past and present. One of them happens to be Surf City’s own Bill Willem. His walls may be lined with trophies and awards, but the most noteworthy one of his recent years is the first time in Eastern Surfing Association history that a father and son took home 1st place championship titles simultaneously at the ESA 2011 Easterns® competition—his younger son Conner winning the Men’s short board title, while Bill the won the Legends short board title. As accomplished of a surfer as Bill is, the second generation of surfers in the Willem family—brothers Brendan and Conner— encompass the same passion and ability for the sport as their father.

Make no mistake, women were on the forefront of surfing right alongside the men. And in the 1960s, female surfers stole the show. Not only did they help popularize the ever-trending bikini, but their surfing skills garnered spectators up and down the island. One surfer by the name of Patricia Browning “Bonnie” Roth was known for her Hotcurl Hawai-

Surfer girls pose on the beach in Beach Haven in 1964. Courtesy of Brighton Beach Surf Shop.

ian-style surfboard, and went by the name of “Hazel Hotcurl.” Not only was she a lifeguard who went on to join the Marine Police, but she also hailed from a family with a local clam business. Today she is known as “The Clam Lady” or “Captain Brownie” and operates a fresh seafood clam shack that even past Presidents have frequented. Another legendary surfer who has been surfing The Wooden Jetty for over 50 years is Mary Buck-Frack. Just a petit teenager in the ‘60s, she reminisces about carrying her “heavy as a tank” 9’3” Ventura surfboard on her head to the beach because she couldn’t even wrap her arm around the massive board. She was serious about the sport, and chuckled that the boys of her day would know to steer clear when she was about to drop in on a good wave—she even married a sensational surfer that impressed her at a competition back in the day. This musician and gymnast is now in her 60s and still participates in surfing competitions (and rocks them), and has also passed down her hang ten skills to her family’s next generation of talented surfers.

You may find yourself asking, aside from lifeguards and local fishermen, in what ways does surf culture continue to influence the community present-day? Many restaurants on the island parlay their soul surfing philosophies into sustainably caught, locally sourced, creative quality fare (Black Eyed Susans founding chef is a surfer).

Another great example lies in the Jetty brand apparel

company. It began on LBI and has since grown to be not only one of the most recognizable surf apparel brands on the East Coast (also developing its own eco-friendly screen printing process), but also one of the most charitable. The Jetty Rock Foundation—the non-profit arm of the Jetty brand—has to date donated community service and more than $700,000 back to the LBI community for various initiatives including Hurricane Sandy disaster relief, scholarships, co-ed fundraising surf competitions, and local industry/academia partnerships such as the Oyster Recycling program.

Likewise, another local non-profit Alliance for a Living Ocean (ALO) was also founded by surfers, with the intent to work towards a pollution-free ocean and healthy aquatic ecosystem. The ALO organization focuses on legislative action, educational activities, and individual responsibilities as well as informative programs to help stop ocean, beach, and bay pollution. In addition to their conservation-themed community events and ecologically-based guided tours, their most popular fundraiser is the ALO LBI Longboard Classic. Held annually during the month of August on a central location in Long Beach Island, the competition brings together old generations of surfers with new, surfing together on classic boards from the 1960s, for the common goal of supporting the organization and its initiatives. bay-magazine.com 91

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In the spirit of discussing the pioneering watermen of long ago, one of LBI’s trailblazing aquatic men of modern times, hailing from Surf City, is professional surfer and Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Captain Randy Townsend. When asked about his sentiments towards surfing, he shares, “It still has me feeling the same way now as it did then... like I belonged to something special, greater than anything else. It truly is the fountain of youth.” Referred to by locals as a person that everyone knows and loves, and as a role model for the younger generation to look up to, this surfer has recently been named as the Regional Director of the Northeast Chapter of the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA). Under his leadership, the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol has been the team to beat year after year during the Annual Epic Lifeguard Tournament (among countless additional regional and statewide competition titles).

Since its inception, surfing always has and forever will be an influential part of the culture on Long Beach Island. Its philosophies subsist as a way of life for locals, a peaceful means of slowing down for summer residents, and an exciting and challenging new activity for tourists. It is a driver of the local economy in many ways, and a stimulant of community action to protect our beaches and seas. Whether it’s a dawn patrol session with friends, an afternoon session to get wet, or the first time up on a board, surfing is a way to unplug from the modern world and recharge the soul—which is exactly what the best moments on Long Beach Island are all about.

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Local professional surfer and Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Captain Randy Townsend gets barreled by a wave on Long Beach Island. Courtesy of Kyle Gronostajski (www.kgronophoto.com).

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Located in the heart of Ocean County, Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center has been caring for the community for more than 40 years.

In the past several years, numerous investments to facilities and services have brought new treatments, breakthrough technologies, and skilled expertise right here, and in many locations throughout the community.

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The new Emergency Department, the “front door� to the medical center, sees more than 37,500 patients each year, 24 hours a day, in a setting that reinforces comfort, privacy, and compassion. Likewise, Urgent Care locations in Ship Bottom, a new convenient option for immediate, non-urgent health-care needs, as well as a convenient RediClinic option in Little Egg Harbor.

More renovations at Southern Ocean Medical Center include a new cancer care center, an investment of more than $20 million to ensure that state-of-the-art, comprehensive cancer services are available to patients in one location. A brand new spacious lobby and renovations to the clinical areas on the first floor add a contemporary welcoming look for patients and visitors alike. Expanding physician expertise is a priority; skilled physicians specializing in colorectal surgery, orthopedics, neurology, ENT, and primary care have joined the medical team and have expanded the scope of specialized expertise available close to home.

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HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH REGIONAL PRESIDENT DEAN Q. LIN, FACHE MHA, MBA, FACHE, FCPP

SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER PRESIDENT ROBERT H. ADAMS, JR., FACHE

At the heart of Southern Ocean Medical Center is its dedicated and passionate team who touch the lives of countless patients and families.

Under the new leadership of Hackensack Meridian Health Regional President Dean Q. Lin, FACHE, Southern Ocean Medical Center President Robert H. Adams, Jr., FACHE, and Chief Nurse Executive and Vice President of Nursing and Operations Myrna Capabianco, MSN, RN, these teams play a vital role in delivering compassionate care for its core patient services.

VICE PRESIDENT OF NURSING AND OPERATIONS MYRNA CAPABIANCO MSN, RN

Great outcomes result from hard work, dedication, and support that team members and physicians demonstrate every day in providing unsurpassed care at the Southern Ocean Medical Center’s for Joint Health and Bariatrics, Women’s Health, the Martin Truex Jr. Pediatric Care Center, cardiovascular, emergency, and cancer services, advanced imaging services, diagnostics and treatment, laboratory services, pain management, telemedicine for stroke patients, maternity, sleep medicine, and rehabilitation, as well as convenient outpatient locations. bay-magazine.com 105

CANCER CENTER EXPANSION

One year ago, a 16,545-square-foot renovation on the medical center’s campus expanded Southern Ocean Medical Center’s multidisciplinary cancer program, where patients can schedule a singular appointment in which their entire cancer care team will be present. Key features of the expansion include 20 infusion stations for chemotherapy treatment, expanded nurse navigator services to guide patients through their care journey, and a multidisciplinary oncology suite. The final component of the project was the renovation of the radiation therapy suite and installation of a TrueBeam™ linear accelerator that opened in March 2017. Through fundraising efforts, the Boosters, Holly, Laurel and SOCH Auxiliaries of Southern Ocean Medical Center committed $2.5 million to fund this remarkable technology.

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Local residents’ access to advanced care was enhanced when Southern Ocean Medical Center became part of Meridian Health in 2010. It increased even more when Meridian Health joined Hackensack University Health Networks in 2016 to form Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s most comprehensive health networks.

This powerful new alliance provides Southern Ocean Medical Center patients with new treatments, technology and expertise in their own backyard, with additional care options available quickly through the connection with Hackensack Meridian Health. One example: Southern Ocean Medical Center is now a member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering – Hackensack Meridian Health Partnership, which means patients in the community will now have opportunities to benefit from world-class case cancer protocols. bay-magazine.com 107

BACK IN THE GAME Arianna is healthy again thanks to the quick and compassionate care she received at Southern Ocean Medical Center.

Southern Ocean Medical Center’s cutting-edge treatments and seamless patient care improves the quality of life in the community. Arianna Muti, a creative 10-year old from Manahawkin, was diagnosed in the Emergency Department with a brain bleed by pediatrician Moses Olorunnisola, M.D. Dr. Moses knew they needed to move fast. However, due to tremendous pressure on her brain, Arianna ended up having a stroke. Once stabilized by Dr. Moses and the care team, she was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center. There, Dr. Arno Fried, a pediatric neurosurgeon, removed the bleed. After the surgery, Arianna became paralyzed on her right side; she couldn’t talk, walk, or move. After months in outpatient rehabilitation, she is improving every day and getting back to the activities she loves, like swimming, playing basketball, and creating beautiful art projects.

“Dr. Moses took her under his wing and is the epitome of the kind of doctor any parent would want their son or daughter to have—the kind that treats my kid as if she is his own,” says Arianna’s mother, Genevieve (Gina) Muti.

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Future growth includes a partnership with Seton Hall University to establish a new four-year school of medicine. The first class will be admitted in 2018.

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Southern Ocean Medical Center is committed to safety and quality in health care. As such, the medical center was named a Healthcare Heroes finalist in the category of “Hospital of the Year” by NJBIZ. These awards recognize individuals and organizations committed to improving the quality of health care.

In April 2017, Southern Ocean Medical Center received a letter “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score initiative – the highest-possible safety score a health care facility can achieve. This Leapfrog Group, a coalition of large employers and other purchasers, sets goals for hospitals to cut down on what it sees as preventable errors. Hospitals that earn top marks nationally have achieved the highest safety standards in the country.

In May 2017, Southern Ocean Medical Center was also one of five Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals to achieve Magnet® status. This was the first time the nursing teams at the medical center achieved this distinguished honor as part of Hackensack Meridian Health. Magnet® status is the highest honor of nursing excellence bestowed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The designation honors nursing teams of hospitals that meet the nation’s highest standards. It is considered the “Gold Standard” for nursing practice, quality, and safety in patient care.

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In addition to its many awards and accreditations, Southern Ocean Medical Center is a designated Primary Stroke Center and is certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is the recipient of the Gold Seal Joint Commission the recipient of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers.

Team members at Southern Ocean Medical Center are dedicated to creating a culture that ensures zero patient harm. Southern Ocean Medical Center led the way within the Hackensack Meridian Health network by training 90 percent of all team members within four months on the key principles of safety, quality, empathy, and respect. These principles were translated into action with several initiatives that had a tremendous impact on communication, patient safety, and outcomes. Collective efforts have led to improvements in patient satisfaction scores, a 145 percent increase in reporting from 2016 to 2017. Team efforts demonstrate a commitment to shared responsibility in delivering the right care to the right patient at the right time and place.

FAST FACTS: SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER Admissions: 8,068 Physicians: 368 Team Members: 1,050 Volunteers: 494 Births: 388 Chronological Timeline 1972 Southern Ocean County Hospital opened in 1972 with 54 beds and a medical staff of 17 physicians to care for the injured and ill.

1980 The $3.5 million James Noble Pavilion was constructed, adding a second floor with another 40 beds.

1987 The $4 million Robert S. Irvin, MD Surgical Suite was completed. The new Oncology suite gave residents the option to receive chemotherapy treatments close to home.

1994 Another major construction project added the four-story patient tower, housing an intermediate care unit and two medical/surgical units.

1994 The Southern Ocean Center for Health opened in Forked River, offering outpatient testing services and physician specialty practices.

1996 A second Southern Ocean Center for Health opened in Little Egg Harbor.

1997 The three-story Medical Arts Pavilion provided space for outpatient services such as renal dialysis, the Speech and Hearing Center, and an ambulatory surgical center.

2000 Southern Ocean County Hospital (SOCH) and a team of expert radiation oncologists worked

together to open a high-tech radiation oncology program.

2002 The hospital’s Western Expansion, also known as the James J. Mancini Pavilion, nearly doubled the size of the existing hospital facility.

The 84,000 sq. ft. addition included a 20-bed Transitional Care Unit and a 12-bed state-ofthe­-art Intensive Care Unit.

2002 The Ocean Club Fitness Center opened, also housing physical therapy and the Family Care Center.

2010 SOCH becomes a member of the Meridian Health network of hospital and services, enhancing the level of care and service to the community.

2010 The hospital’s new name, Southern Ocean Medical Center, reflects its growth and future direction.

2013 Emergency Department expansion offers advanced 24/7 level of critical care in a comfortable and healing environment.

2016 Southern Ocean Medical Center becomes a member of the Hackensack Meridian Health, one of New Jersey’s most comprehensive health networks.

2016 $16 million Cancer Center expansion and renovation project at Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center provides HOPE for patients close to home with a new infusion center, multidisciplinary suite, and radiation therapy suite.

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HOW WE MET Kathleen and Richard met on Match.com in the summer of 2012 and quickly realized their mutual love for Long Beach Island, New Jersey, their Irish roots, lighthouses, and an obsession with craft beer. One of their first dates included a tour of Old Barney and the Barnegat Light Historical Museum. There they started their first, of many, scavenger hunts. Old Barney was just the first of many lighthouses they have climbed together (with their lighthouse passport in tow). Little did Kathleen know that just three years later, she’d be going on a scavenger hunt leading her to one of the greatest treasures she could ever imagine.

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HOW HE PROPOSED The day started off as just a regular Saturday in Beach Haven. Kathleen and Richard went to Dolphin Beach for the afternoon. After the beach, Kathleen and Richard went home, where Kathleen did some laundry while Richard napped. While she was folding clothes, Richard awoke and pulled out a piece of paper from underneath his pillow.

It was a clue! At this point, Kathleen suspected that this was not just an ordinary scavenger hunt, so she got dressed and ready for the hunt. The first clue led them to the Maritime Museum, where Kathleen and Richard spent some time after they had first started dating. As they biked up to the Museum, Kathleen spotted a single sunflower (her favorite flower) and a sand dollar next to another hand written clue. After discussing the clue at length they biked back to Dolphin Beach, where another sunflower and beach items were waiting for them. There, a third clue was placed along the dune fence. Among the shells, there was a tennis ball wrapped in another clue. This led them to the tennis courts at the Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club.  Eventually they made it to Court 1, where another sunflower and clue were waiting. The final clue led them to the end of D-dock, where Richard’s parents would dock their sailboat, and a bouquet of sunflowers, a bottle of champagne, and two pieces of cake were waiting. Once Kathleen and Richard got to the end of the dock, Richard got down on one knee and proposed. After which, they got to sit down and enjoy their champagne and cake together, while they watched the sunset.

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HOW WE MET We met through mutual friends a few times back in 2012 very briefly. However, we really became close when both of us, and our friends, were stranded at Austin’s best friend’s (the best man in our wedding) parent’s house for a week during Super Storm Sandy.

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HOW HE PROPOSED The proposal was a fairytale and a well thought out plan

by Austin. He had arranged for all of Ashley’s family and friends, ones that had a major impact in their life and relationship to date, to write her letters. Each letter was written in its own unique way and discussed her relationship with that person. They were wonderful letters that would bring tears to her eyes.

Now how was Austin going to get these letters to Ashley? He decided on a scavenger hunt! This scavenger hunt led Ashley all over Southern New Jersey, to places that had importance and meaning to her and Austin.

She began on LBI, traveled down the island, then on to Mays Landing, Somers Point, Northfield, Atlantic City, and lastly Margate. There were 15 stops in total!

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travel to the next. This entire scavenger hunt took her five hours to complete! (Ashley was alone during all of this, but Austin was nice enough to send her romantic and meaningful music to listen to on her journey.)

After five hours of travel Ashley knew she had reached her last stop; this was where she was promised to find her best friend. The last clue read: “One final walk, down a familiar block. I will not be bathing, but patiently waiting. For the end of your journey is near, and the reason for this hunt would be come clear.”

Ashley could not wait! As she reached the beach she came upon a chair with a photo of her and Austin and her very last letter, a letter from Austin. As Ashley stood reading his letter, she was completely unaware that Austin had walked up behind her. As she finished the letter she began to look for Austin, only to turn around and have her breath taken away...

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Beer Margarita INGREDIENTS 1 lime, cut into wedges coarse salt 2 bottles light, lager-type beer ½ cup thawed frozen limeade concentrate ½ cup tequila Ice cubes DIRECTIONS Rub lime around rims of four glasses. Place salt on a plate and dip glass rims in salt. In a pitcher, combine beer, limeade concentrate, and tequila. Fill glasses with ice and pour in margarita mixture. Garnish each glass with a slice of lime.

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Grilled Shishito Peppers with Lime Zest

INGREDIENTS 1 pound (or a small bag) of shishito peppers lime zest from half of one lime olive oil kosher salt DIRECTIONS Toss peppers with a few tablespoons olive oil in a large bowl. Grill until peppers begin to blister. Sprinkle with lime zest and salt. bay-magazine.com 159

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Lamb Sliders with Radicchio and Sriracha Mayonnaise on Brioche Rolls SLIDERS: 5 tablespoons olive oil 2 large shallots, minced Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1 pound ground lamb 1 egg 1 teaspoon oregano SRIRACHA MAYONNAISE: Sriracha, ½ teaspoon or more if you like it spicy ¼ cup mayonnaise Radicchio leaves, separated Brioche rolls DIRECTIONS Preheat grill. Mix first seven ingredients together in a bowl and form into sliders. Mix together Sriracha and mayonnaise in a small bowl. Grill sliders five minutes per side.

Serve on Brioche rolls with radicchio leaves and Sriracha mayo.

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Jalapeño Cole Slaw INGREDIENTS

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2 bags cole slaw mix ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeded, minced ¼ cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin

Combine cabbage, cilantro, and jalapeño in large bowl and toss. Whisk mayonnaise, lime juice, and cumin in small bowl. Pour dressing over cabbage mixture. Season with salt and pepper and toss.

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Mini Pear Galettes

FOR THE DOUGH: 1 ⅓ cups 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon fine sea salt 1 large egg Heavy cream, as needed 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into big pieces 2 teaspoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest (optional) FOR THE FILLING: 3 cups pears sliced ½ cup to ¾ cup sugar, to taste Pinch of salt Juice and grated zest of ½ lemon (optional) 3 to 4 tablespoons cornstarch DIRECTIONS MAKE THE CRUST: In a food processor, mix together flour, sugar and salt. In a small bowl, beat an egg and add ¼ cup cream. Lightly whisk the egg and cream together. Add butter to flour mixture in processor and pulse until you have pea-sized chunks of dough. Pour in egg mixture (saving a tablespoon aside in a small bowl) and pulse again until it just starts to come together. Mix in lemon juice and zest. Pour dough onto lightly floured counter and form into a disk.

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press into small disks. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

MAKE THE FILLING: Toss together sliced pears, sugar, salt, the lemon juice and zest, and the cornstarch. Place fruit mixture on each dough circle, leaving space around the border. Fold the pastry over the fruit. Don’t worry if it looks messy! Brush rim of each galette with egg and cream mixture.

Sprinkle sugar on the crust.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes and cool on a wire rack. Serve warm.

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Mulled Rum Cider INGREDIENTS 2 quarts apple cider ½ cup light brown sugar pinch grated nutmeg 1 cup dark rum cinnamon sticks DIRECTIONS In a pot, combine the apple cider, sugar, and nutmeg. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add the rum. Ladle into mugs and garnish each with a cinnamon stick.

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S’more Brownies INGREDIENTS

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BROWNIES:

Preheat oven to 350°.

Mix together oil and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and stir. Mix dry ingredients together in a separate bowl. Stir dry ingredients into the oil/sugar mixture. Pour into greased 9 x 9 inch square pan. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 large eggs ¼ teaspoon baking powder ⅓ cup cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup flour GRAHAM CRACKERS: 5 milk chocolate candy bars 1 cup marshmallow crème

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ASSEMBLE THE S’MORES: Preheat oven broiler to high. Place one brownie on top of graham cracker square. Top with marshmallow crème. Repeat with other s’mores. Put on baking tray and place under broiler until marshmallow starts to brown.

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When the crowds start to dwindle and the pace on Long Beach Island begins to slow, anticipation builds for the world famous Chowderfest, which is held this year on October 1st. The competition is fierce and creativity flows throughout the island in preparation for this Jersey Shore tradition. These Two Dopes have spent the summer tasting all the fantastic chowders Long Beach Island has to offer. Yes, we know, we know, it’s a tough job, but someone had to do it! We’ve compiled a list of a few of our favorites, but don’t just take our word for it. Make sure you go to Chowderfest and sample all of the delicious chowders for yourself! @twodopesfromjersey

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Howard’s Restaurant has been an institution on Long Beach Island since the 1950s and their New England clam chowder is not messing around! It looks like a classic bowl of chowder, but after your first slurp you’ll quickly realize its so much more. We love the Italian flair that’s infused in the broth; think alfredo sauce with clams, and celery. The soup has subtle hints of clam, which is more of accent than a prominent flavor.

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The Maryland Style Crab Chowder at the Black Whale is deliciously unique yet familiar. The broth is similar to a Manhattan style, but as the name suggests the star of this soup is blue claw crab. The hearty cuts of potatoes, green beans, and corn with shredded crab meat is the base on this spicy delight. The hints of Old Bay seasoning really makes this chowder stand out.

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COUNTRY KETTLE CHOWDA Nestled down a little alley in Bay Village, Country Kettle serves up a delicious New England style chowda. With finely chopped clams, potatoes, and carrots, this soup is subtly spicy and loaded with flavor. Dope tip: the optional bread bowl is well worth it, and really brings this silky chowder to the next level of deliciousness; forgetabout licking your bowl, you’ll be devouring it!

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STEFANO’S RESTAURANT Stefano’s is a swanky Italian restaurant that is home to two award winning chowders.

The Manhattan clam chowder is featured at Chowderfest, so of course that is what we went to try! This chowder is a salty delight with generous amounts of clams, celery, and potatoes.

This chowder is seasoned in a perfect way that enhances and showcases the clam flavor. An absolute must try!

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Whether you are with a group or going it alone, take in LBI’s unique beach culture from every angle with our top picks for 2017.

NJ Maritime Museum Fundraiser September 9 - This indoor/outdoor tented affair features water views while you feast on fresh seafood, home cooked BBQ, and seasonal specialties.

In addition to great food, find entertainment, auctions, and plenty of good will to support a worthy cause of preserving our local heritage. For tickets contact www.njmaritimemuseum.org

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Chowderfest Cook off Classic October 1 - One of the greatest food competitions on the east coast welcomes fall with a powerhouse line up of local restaurants. Your vote counts towards the winners, with unlimited tasting of red, white, and creative chowders. Live music, beer trucks, great food, and family fun await. Tickets on sale at Southern Ocean County Chamber or at www.chowderfest.com October 1st

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Many LBI Arts Council members are plein air painters; plein air is the experience of painting and drawing out in the landscape. The Jersey Shore and Long Beach Island region has traditionally been a popular destination for painters. Many notable American artists, including Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins, frequented the Jersey Shore for inspiration and the bright and airy atmosphere. Part of the LBI Arts Council mission is to preserve and call attention to endangered locations threatened by the encroachment of salt water, natural disaster, and development. Part of the culture of the Long Beach Island region is the natural flora and fauna depicted by the artists, captured on canvas, and collected by residents and visitors. The idea of collecting and bringing home a “piece of the island� has been a tradition passed down for generations.

Alice McEnerney Cook, Master of Fine Arts, is one such plein air artist. Cook, a long time Tuckerton resident has painted the coastal wetlands of the United States for over 25 years. For the past two years, Cook and the Edwin Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (FNWR) have been collaborating on the Art Science Initiative, which will culminate in the creation of new signage, which combines art and science, within four FNWR public access environments.

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Cook states: “Our understanding of a location changes with each generation’s memory of a place. Scientists call this phenomenon a shifting baseline. I have realized that my passion for painting the coastal wetlands was an artistic documentation of this shifting baseline of environmental changes that seem at first glance so subtle that they would appear to be insignificant. My over 25 years of observation and direct painting hopefully anchors this shifting baseline in at least one place on this planet, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. I have painted coastal wetlands from Georgia to Maine and the coast of California; these protected Jersey marshes are a national treasure, which I repeatedly have returned to paint because of their complex beauty, strength and fragility.”

Cook continues: “Rachel Carson, the scientist and writer who worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service, described this landscape, the tidal wetlands, as the place where the drama of life played its first scene on earth and perhaps even its prelude, where the forces of evolution are at work today, as they were since the appearance of what we know as life.”

This drama continues to be played out today with the changes found on our tidal marshes.

Ecosystems often have a keystone species that are the connection that holds them together.

When they are missing, the systems goes out of balance and can collapse. There are also invasive species that can gradually destroy an ecosystem because of their presence. Which description or do both describe our species place in earth’s history?”

A good question.

The public will have the opportunity to see Alice McEnerney Cook’s series of landscape paintings of FNWR in an exhibit sponsored by the Friends of the Refuge. The exhibit will run September 1– October 31. The Opening Artist Reception will be September 23, 4-7 pm at the FNWR Visitors Center in Oceanville, NJ. Sales will be divided with the Friends of Forsythe to pay for the cost of this new signage.

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all aboard WRITTEN BY CHRIS GAYDOS @SEARCHINGFORAMERICA PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BARNEGAT LIGHT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

How did the center of Long Beach Island (LBI) become so flat? Why does the road in Surf City widen for no apparent reason? Why is there goldenrod and ragweed?

The answers to these questions can be traced back to the Long Beach Railroad. For 49 years, from 1886 to 1935, the railroad ran north and south on LBI. This railroad is responsible for much of the geography of the island today.

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BARNEGAT CITY 1919 4TH AND CENTRAL LOOKING DOWN CENTRAL TRACKS

Pre-Railroad If you visited Long Beach Island in the 1870s, you would see miles of hilly sand dunes, bogs, creeks, bayberry, and—in some places—grazing cattle.

The town of Beach Haven, founded in 1874 on the south end, and the town of Barnegat City, established in 1881 on the north end, were the island’s only organized communities. There was no system of roads connecting these towns so travel was limited to horse-drawn carriage or boat.

Until the 1870s, those who visited the southern end of Long Beach and its famed Bond Hotel (Long Beach House) in Holgate had to travel via coach through New Jersey and then boat across the Barnegat Bay to reach the shoreline. It is not an understatement that this was a long and arduous trip.

Some of these visitors were wealthy men who could afford the private coaches and ships that enabled their journey. In 1871, Archelaus Pharo, a

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wealthy businessman from Tuckerton, completed the Tuckerton Railroad. The railroad connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad in Whitings and provided passengers non-stop travel from Camden to Tuckerton. From there they would take a coach to Edge Cove a few miles away on the bay, where ships would carry them to the island. A few years later he improved travel to LBI by building a train spur from the train station in Tuckerton to the dock at Edge Cove. Despite all these improvements, travel could be delayed for a multitude of reasons and often took a full day.

Steamers did not operate in the winter; sailboats were unpredictable; storms could wash out the train tracks.

Building a Railroad Archelaus Pharo was also busy in Beach Haven forming the Tuckerton & Long Beach Building, Land, and Improvement Association. His partners were well-connected and influential men from Philadelphia, including

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Charles Parry of the Baldwin Locomotive Company, William Sewell, NJ State Senator and railroad baron, and Jay Cooke, banker and financier. They were regular visitors to Beach Haven, building cottages and grand hotels. In order to attract and accommodate visitors to his Baldwin Hotel, Parry built the Mercer B, better known as the “Beach Haven Flier.” It ran on narrow tracks and could carry passengers from the dock landing to his hotel. At this time, the roads consisted of wooden boardwalks and graded, but not graveled, pathways. Soon, several other horse drawn trolleys enhanced the resort atmosphere.

Along with the increase in visitors to LBI and the demand for hotels and housing, there was a big demand for building materials and other supplies.

However, obtaining these provisions was still dependent on ships crossing the bay, which could be very slow,

especially during the winter months.

During the 1800s, railroads in the United States were essential in connecting businesses and people. Despite the Tuckerton Railroad being successful in improving transportation to Long Beach Island, the success of expanding this new resort area would require train service up and down the island, and more importantly, a link to the mainland.

Executives at the Pennsylvania Railroad recognized the need for this railroad expansion and surveyed two potential routes, one originating in Absecon and the other in Manahawkin.

The Absecon route would cross the bay and arrive at Sea Haven (on Tucker’s Island) before heading north to Beach Haven. At this time investors were attempting to develop Sea Haven to create somewhat of a rival resort to Beach Haven. The Manahawkin route would cross the bay arriving in what we now

MERCER B, BETTER KNOWN AS THE “BEACH HAVEN FLIER”

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call Ship Bottom. The train would then be able to travel north or south on Long Beach Island. The southbound train would likely end in Beach Haven. Perhaps the strong connection between the Pennsylvania and Tuckerton railroad executives and their investment in Beach Haven led them to choose the Manahawkin route. In doing so, they eliminated a direct route to Sea Haven, leading to its eventual demise.

In 1885, work began laying 6,000 feet of trestle from Manahawkin to LBI with a drawbridge crossing the last

LEFT TO RIGHT - AL BROWN, AL SPRAGUE, ALEX INMAN, AND CLARENCE CLICK BENNET 1908

channel after Cedar Bonnet Island. Meanwhile, track was being laid up and down the island along what we now call the Boulevard, leveling the sand dunes, filling in the bogs, and building bridges over the creeks, marshes, and the natural ocean-to-bay breeches required to keep the island from flooding during tidal surges.

The railroad was completed in 1886, and a peculiar looking one-car passenger, freight, and engine, affectionately known as the “Yellow Jacket� because of its yellow color, rolled into Beach Haven and Barnegat City. Over the ensuing years, other combinations of train cars were introduced, but the Yellow Jacket would always be synonymous with the Long Beach Railroad. At that time, the railroad line was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad and operated by the Tuckerton Railroad.

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Land speculators and entrepreneurs were eager to expand development beyond Beach Haven and having a railroad station would almost guarantee its success. Building a hotel was a good way to gain the attention of the Pennsylvania Railroad executives. William Hewitt owned an area called Waverly Beach (now called North Beach Haven). In an effort to capitalize on the success of Beach Haven, he built the Waverly Hotel and parceled land for purchase; however, it did not have its own dock for steamships to accommodate passengers from the mainland.

In order to gain the attention of the Pennsylvania Railroad, he and his investors raised $43,800, and Waverly Beach became another station. His partner, William Ringgold, went on to develop Spray Beach.

The railroad stations were generally simple lean-to structures, but the Pennsylvania Railroad did build a few housed stations. The only remaining station house is along 11th Street in Barnegat Light, now a private home. Though much of the railroad on LBI no longer exists, there is one feature that most people will recognize: the widened lanes of the Boulevard in Ship Bottom and Surf City. During the railroad era, these sections were actually track shunts where horse-drawn or hand-drawn cars could access the train. When the road for automobiles was built in 1914, it followed the main train tracks, but it had to go around these small shunts. With the removal of the train tracks in 1936, these widened roadways remained, only to become an extra place to park.

Freight Vacationers were not the only focus for the railroad on Long Beach Island. As time passed and expansion progressed, the need for building materials increased, especially lumber for houses. Gravel was also in constant demand with the development of roads and especially for the maintenance of the railroad beds. The import of gravel had an interesting effect on LBI. The island had always been notable as an escape from allergies because of its distance from the mainland and the absence of plants that produced pollen. Unfortunately, the gravel brought to the island contained the seeds of ragweed and gold-

enrod, which quickly became established; these were the very plants that people were trying to avoid.

Fishing and eelgrass were two industries that also benefitted from the trains. Harvey Cedars was a major producer of eelgrass, which was used extensively during the later 1800s and early 1900s as packing material, insulation, and stuffing for mattresses.

Both eelgrass and fish could be brought to market more efficiently by train, eliminating the unpredictable process of ship transport. Even as cars were introduced onto the island in 1914, trains remained important as a carrier of freight.

The Beginning of the End Operating the railroad on LBI was not without its obstacles and was almost never profitable. Maintaining the tracks across the bay and up and down the island was unforgiving and expensive. The underlying sand was always shifting; the tides and storms created track washouts; bridges needed repair; fires erupted from engine sparks; and, during the winter months, equipment had to be removed and stored.

The train was notoriously slow and in need of constant repair. Financially, the companies that owned and leased the railroad servicing Long Beach experienced changes in ownership and even bankruptcy.

In 1914 an automobile causeway was built over the bay, connecting to a north-south road that paralleled the railroad track. Although the trains were still used primarily for freight, as time went on, trucking became a better option for this job. For a period of time during WWI, the government seized control of the railroads and the number of passengers dropped.

The northern spur to Barnegat City was shut down in 1923, partly due to the overall decline in passengers and the temperance movement that took hold in Barnegat City, as well as problems with erosion.

Finally, a great Nor-Easter in 1935 washed away the trestle from Manahawkin to Ship Bottom, discontinuing the use of trains on Long Beach Island. The tracks were soon taken up, leaving little trace of the Long Beach Railroad. Now, although we cannot see the remains of the railroad itself, we can see how its 49 years of operation changed the island forever.

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When you think of Atlantic City, you think of gambling, hotels, the boardwalk, and beaches. The last thing that may come to mind is professional ballet.

But indeed, Atlantic City is the home of the Atlantic City Ballet, which has experienced as many ups and downs as the city itself.

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When Ms. Papa, a professional dancer, was approached to start her own ballet company in AC in 1982, it was the icing on the top of a successful career. She accepted the offer and started a company that for many years would be one of the few performing arts groups who called AC their home.

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After many years of performing up and down the boardwalk, including 64 performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Playboy Casino, public interest the ballet waned. Ms. Papa was forced to take her dancers out of the city and house them in her dance studio in Egg Harbor Township. The AC Ballet went into artistic exile and became a touring company, performing in theater, performing arts centers, and colleges up and down the East Coast.

But then a remarkable thing happened: in 2013, someone in Atlantic City thought having a resident ballet company would be a great idea. With the help of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, a rehearsal studio and offices were built in historic Boardwalk Hall, and Ms. Papa was asked to come back to the city that had forced her out 20 years earlier. A new space meant new recognition, and the best kept secret in AC was finally revealed.

Now in its third season in AC, the company performs monthly at the Circus Maximus Theater in Caesars and is planning a West Coast tour for its 35th season. So who says you can’t go home again? Not Ms. Papa or the Atlantic City Ballet.

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LIVING LIMITLESS Entrepreneur Adam Binder Finds Balance on the Mat & on the Web WRITTEN BY OLIVIA GARRISON PHOTOS ALISON OMELIO & FRANCIS LILL

What does a technology savvy, digital marketing guru have in common with a meditating, present minded yoga instructor? Quite a bit, actually. Adam Binder is the Founder of Creative Click Media, a digital marketing agency located in Manahawkin, New Jersey, and Apeiron Yoga, a yoga apparel and accessories brand.

Driven by his belief that no one should ever place limitations on what they can accomplish, Adam cut his own reigns to discover just how far he could push himself— and he has no plans of stopping.

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF BOARD MEETING From kayaks to yoga to a five-year-old Director of Distraction, Creative Click Media isn’t your typical marketing agency! Adam started Creative Click Media back in 2012 as a way to provide a better life for himself and his young son, Miles. He took on a few web design projects for friends, just getting his feet wet with the dream of quitting his demanding restaurant job. After a year of late nights and constant networking, Adam was able to

turn Creative Click Media from a small side hustle to a full-time career.

“It was scary giving up a guaranteed paycheck, especially as a single father,” Adam recalls. “I knew this was a risk I would have to take to give my son the best life possible, and luckily it’s paid off in ways I could have never anticipated.” Today, the former oneman operation is now a full-fledged award-winning digital marketing agency whose offerings include website design, search engine optimization, social media marketing, videography, animation, email marketing, and more.

“Apeiron” is Greek for “limitless,” and the tagline “Live Limitless” is meant to inspire others to release their self-doubt, inhibitions and personal barriers.

Apeiron offers eco-friendly, slip-proof yoga mats, sturdy yoga wheels, and apparel printed locally by Jetty. Each mat has it’s own personality, with colorful designs inspired by places Adam has been and art and music he loves. Apeiron is more than just a yoga brand—it’s a movement with a vision to inspire people who are passionate about individuality, positivity, and spreading good vibes.

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Working from an office overlooking Manahawkin Lake, Creative Click Media staff frequently enjoy team building activities like yoga, ping pong, and kayaking.

It’s common to find them having “board meetings” on the lake on stand up paddle boards. “Positive company culture is important to me,” Adam notes. “While I want Creative Click Media to be a great company to work with, I also want it to be a great place to work, period. And the view here is definitely better than in the basement I started out in!”

SUPS BY DAY, YOGA MATS BY NIGHT With a number of entrepreneurial accomplishments under his belt, Adam’s most important role is being a father to his five-year-old son, Miles. “Being a single dad isn’t easy. Juggling my hours between the office, the studio, and Mile’s activities can get hectic. I try to keep everything in perspective and instill good values in my son.”

If Adam isn’t in the office or out on the lake, he’s probably in the yoga studio. In addition to being a dad and business owner, Adam is also a certified yoga instructor and an artist. Adam began his yoga journey to improve his physical fitness and regain a centered state of mind, but soon discovered an untapped entrepreneurial journey. Combining his yogic background and a lifelong love of art, Apeiron Yoga was born.

Adam also makes it a priority to give back to the local community that has been so supportive of his endeavors. He’s an active member of several local nonprofit boards, and gets the Creative Click Media team involved with local volunteer opportunities. “I grew up not having much, and always wanted to one day be able to give back,” says Adam. “I’m grateful to have a platform through Creative Click Media and Apeiron to pay it forward and see a change.”

As for the future of Creative Click Media and Apeiron? The potential is limitless. “Every year we’re able to do more, create more, and push our boundaries both professionally and artistically,” says Adam.

“They say the sky’s the limit, but I don’t abide by that.

There’s nothing limiting us from reaching our fullest potential, especially when this is only the beginning.”

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The 3rd Annual LBI Fly International Kite Festival will again be gracing the beaches of Long Beach Island

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CHOWDERFEST WEEKEND th st September 30 & October 1 2017

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The 38th Annual Ship Bottom Christmas Parade along Long Beach Boulevard 5th Street to 25th Street.

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