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Local Matters From the Editor

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hat is a “local”? Is it someone born and raised in your hometown, or someone who simply resides there now? To be considered a local, does one need to live somewhere for a week, a year, or 20 years? For several months, or all year long? The answers to these questions typically depend on who you ask.

I consider myself a local, although I did not grow up in this area or even in New Jersey. That said, I have lived here for 25 years. I know the back ways to most destinations and I enjoy many of other locals’ favorite spots.

When I first moved here in December of 1992, I rented an apartment in Margate. I was completely clueless about island living and the potential for flooding. Twelve days after mov-

ing in, a Nor’easter totaled both my husband’s and my cars. People were traveling down our street in rowboats. I was stunned. I had never even heard of a Nor’easter, but I learned quickly.

I was the classic shoobie. I grew up in the western suburbs of Philadelphia and my family often vacationed in Ocean City. All these years later, my heart still skips a beat as I drive over the 9th street bridge. I remember it like it was yesterday: the sights and sounds, the feel of the waves, the flavors of all those boardwalk treats, the smell of the marsh and salt air.

When Bob and I started dating, his family had a second home on 42nd Street in Ocean City. We took every opportunity to visit. Bob settled in this area immediately after graduating college. I followed 2 years later, after after we got married.

Perhaps “local” is a feeling, rather than a criteria you need to meet. It is the culmination of where you’ve been, where you are going, and, most of all, where you belong.

Peace & Love, Cindy

Hometown Hero: A Lifeline Rescue

By Lindsay Kirkland

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sually firefighters respond to a call for help, but NOT responding to a call was the indicator that sent firefighter, Ben Nixon to rescue a 90 year old Northfield resident that had fallen and needed emergency help.

The Lifeline Assistance program checks in on the elderly residents in Nothfield that live alone. The program has been in existence for 30 years and continues to save lives. It is a free program available to all elderly or special needs residents. Firefighters make daily phone calls beginning at 7am. to check in with the approximately 17 residents that are registered in the program. Most of the time the seniors pick up their phone and Nixon says that they often ask him what the weather is like that day. Nixon chuckles and says he makes sure he always knows the forecast.

This day was different. There was no answer.

Nixon tried again 5 minutes later and still no answer. He notified dispatch and had a patrol car meet him at the house. Participants provide a key for the first responders which is kept at the fire station. However, when Nixon arrived, he found the door was open. There was no sign of forced entry. When he entered, he found that the 90 year old resident had slipped down attic steps and had multiple injuries leaving her unable to move. “She

also had bleeding pretty badly,” Nixon reports. She had been there 15 or 16 hours before help arrived.

“Without the Lifeline program it is impossible to say when or if she would have recieved help,” says Nixon.

Because the firefighters make phone calls everyday and have daily conversations with Lifeline program participants, we all care deeply and feel very protective of every one of them.

The Northfield Fire Department encourages all older residents that are living alone to register with the Lifeline program. In addition to daily checkup calls, the firefighters come to the home twice a year to change the batteries in their smoke detectors. They also keep vital information on file and make it readily available to first responders.

This includes a photo of the resident, a list of medications, and emergency contact information. To register for the Northfield’s Lifeline program, call Ted Wolcott 609-641-2832, ext. 155.

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Bubba Mac Dies, South Jersey Loses a Music Icon Bubba Mac Dies, South Jersey Loses a Music Icon

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earts across South Jersey are breaking as the news is starting to spread that Herb “Bubba” Birch, the iconic musician and fixture of Ocean City’s summer seasons for decades, has passed away.

He was 73.

Birch, who continued to perform with his Bubba Mac Blues Band up until this spring had been suffering from a series of chronic ailments over the past several months. He died early Tuesday, May 16th.

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Birch’s Bubba Mac Blues Band, which featured some of the best of the best South Jersey musicians (including Lew London, Danny Eyer, and many others) over its impressive run, last performed at the Ocean City Spring Block Party on May 6.

It was the 15th year Bubba and his band played the event.

Although Birch’s health had been forcing him in and out of the hospital, requiring him to use an oxygen tank while he performed, he pressed on booking and playing gigs over the past year or so and sounded as good as ever.

All “Bubba” wanted to do was to

play music in his later years (and spend adulthood – Birch put smiles on counttime with his family). Wherever there less faces of all ages, and got people were people and a dance floor, he’d put dancing wherever he played. together a band and present his style of A dance floor, an electric guitar, a what he called the “Happy Blues.” crack band, and his bulging binder of Birch opened and ran the Bubba Mac songs – which included selections from Shack in Somers Point, N.J.,with his son Paul Simon and J.J. Cale to Bob Dylan Mac Birch for a monumental stretch and Muddy Waters, in addition to dozens of his own songs – is all it took for around the turn of the millennium (2000-2004) and cultivated a strong Birch to get the party started, which local fan base especially in the years he did gig after gig, and season after following the close of that business. season, for the past 15 years.

In October 2007, Birch put on the Although it sometimes felt like Mid-Atlantic Blues & Music Festival at “Bubba Mac’” had been a part of South the former Bernie Robbins / SandcasJersey’s musical fabric for longer, due tle Stadium in Atlantic City. The two-day event featured blues heavyweights such as Bobby Rush, Tab Benoit, Legends of Chicago Blues (featuring the late Hubert Sumlin) and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, among others.

During his time running the Shack in Somers Point, he booked music Richie Baker, Jeff Schwachter, Chuck Harms and Herb stars such as Levon “Bubba” Birch at the Sugar Hill Inn in Mays Landing during Helm and the Barnburnthe Summer of 2016. ers, James Cotton and many others.

One couldn’t sit with Birch on the to his overwhelming popularity and Ocean City Boardwalk without dozens gargantuan presence, it’s guaranteed of people walking past and saying, “Hey he always will be.

Bub!” For years he would ride his bicycle The entire SNJ Today and South daily on the Ocean City Boardwalk, and, Jersey music community sends with his band, appeared regularly at cityprayers and condolences to his family wide events. and army of loved ones across the Birch had a smaller version of the Garden State and throughout the Bubba Mac Shack on the Ocean City country.

Boardwalk for about a year, following Watch the last public performance the closing of the original location on the Bubba Mac Band gave, this past Bay Avenue (which has since been May 6th, at the Ocean City Spring Block turned into condos). party.

Over the course of his life at the Jer*The author of this article, Jeff sey Shore – Birch moved to New Jersey Schwachter, was a proud member of permanently from Maryland during his the Bubba Mac Blues Band

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It’s also a wonderful opportunity for Ventnor residents to gather and build a greater sense of community. ▶ Brigantine Art Walk Saturdays beginning May 27 from 5:00-8:00pm at Haneman Park in Brigantine.

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providing local artists exposure to the residents and visitors to Brigantine.

Each week, a portion of the Art Walk sales are donated to a different local charity. The Brigantine Art Walk is open to any interested artist, visual or performing. Word of the success of the inaugural Brigantine Art Walk in 2016 has spread and additional talented local artists will be joining in this year. ▶ Holy Trinity Greek Festival Thursday, June 1-Sunday, June 4 on the grounds of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Mill Road & Ridge Ave. in Egg Harbor Township Come and join us for our exciting 35th annual Greek festival and enjoy our Greek hospitality, featuring traditional Greek food favorites and desserts, Greek dance performers, raffle prizes and drawings, live Greek music from Thalassa band, amusement rides and fireworks displays. ▶ Ocean City Flower Show Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4 See beautiful commercial and amateur displays at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. Show times are Friday 2pm - 9pm, Saturday 10am - 9pm and Sunday, 10am - 4 pm. For more information call 609-399-6111.

▶ South Jersey Craft Beer Festival Saturday, June 3 on the campus of Atlantic Cape Community College Atlantic Cape Community College will host the South Jersey Craft Beer, Food and Music Festival on Saturday, June 3, at its Mays Landing Campus, 5100 Black Horse Pike. There will be two sessions: noon-4 p.m. and 6-10 p.m., that each cost $30. Entry fee includes access to the event and a sampling of two beers from each brewery.

Highlights include music by the band Juicy, 10 breweries, food and beer pairings by Chef William McGinnity of Nobil Food Services, crafters, a homebrew competition by Eastern Homebrew of Northfield, paintball battles by Backyard Battles Paintball and much more.

Participating breweries include Tomfoolery Brewing Company of Hammonton, Brotherton Brewing Company of Shamong, Three 3’s Brewing Company of Hammonton, River Horse Brewing Co. of Ewing, Pinelands Brewing Co. of Tuckerton, Garden State Beer Company of Galloway, Demented Brewing Company of Middlesex, Ironbound Hard Cider of Whitehouse Station, Yards Brewing Co. of Philadelphia and Dogfish Head Brewery of Delaware.

The event is supported by ACIR Professionals, APE Atlantic Power and Equipment, the Atlantic City Beard and Mustache Club, Eastern Homebrew, Farmers Insurance of Mays Landing, Backyard Battles LLC Paintball and more.

Patrons will feast on items from Brickworks Brick Oven Pizza, Smokey’s World BBQ and Nobil Food Service for an additional cost.

To purchase your tickets, visit www. sjcraftbeerfoodfestival.eventbrite.com.

Must be 21 to attend. ▶ Margate Community Farmers Market Every Thursday from June 15-August 30 Monroe & Amherst behind Steve & Cookie’s in Margate, NJ The Margate Community Farmers Market brings over 30 New Jersey Farmers and small food vendors to this quaint seashore neighborhood in South Jersey. Market days are full of the colors and sounds of shoppers from all over who live and work in this community.

A visual and aromatic feast, farm tables at this market are loaded with the region’s freshest, in-season fruits and vegetables, fresh roasted coffee, cheeses, seafood, spices, soaps, jelly, cut flowers, and potted gardens. Local food artisans bring fresh bread, blueberry pie, prepared foods and other goodies.

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Strawberry Picking Vegging at the Shore

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hile I love fruit picking with my kids, I don’t love driving an hour away just to take a tractor ride to fields where we pick our fruit and then get loaded back onto the tractor to wait in long lines to pay for our bounty. If you are looking for a more authentic and inti-

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Bready Farms is spray-free which is very important to me. Have you heard of the Dirty Dozen? The Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out a list each year ranking pesticide contamination of fruits and vegetables. Can you guess which fruit was at the top of the list for 2017?

You got it, strawberries. Whenever possible, I try to only feed my family organic or pesticide-free produce, especially for those fruits and vegetables on the Dirty Dozen list.

If you asked my kids what was their favorite part of strawberry picking at Bready Farms they would probably say the animals. Liz has a nice collection of farm animals that the kids can pretty close to. My daughter loved the horse named Sassy and my son was fascinated by the emus.

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to the fields, Liz told us about all the animals.

We picked a pound and a half of sweet, delicious strawberries and paid just $6. It was well worth it for the quality of the strawberries and authentic experience. Bready Farms is located at 81 Route 49 in Tuckahoe.

More information can be found on their Facebook page. They expect to have strawberry picking available all summer don’t miss out!

Marci Lutsky is a food blogger at www.veggingattheshore.com and can be reached at veggingattheshore@gmail.com.

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BUILD NEW ARTIFICIAL REEFS TO BE BUILT SITES TO BE DEVELOPED OFF OCEAN COUNTY’S MANASQUAN INLET AND IN DELAWARE BAY

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RENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection’s artificial reef program has secured a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to proceed with construction of two new reefs for recreational fishing, Commissioner Bob Martin just announced.

A reef to be built off Ocean County’s Manasquan Inlet is part of a compromise the Christie Administration reached between recreational anglers and commercial fishermen over reef access that resulted in restored federal funding for the program. A second, previously planned reef to be developed in Delaware Bay will expand fishing opportunities in that region.

“We are very excited to move forward with this expansion of the state’s network of artificial reefs, which create important habitat for many types of marine life,” Commissioner Martin said. “By enhancing recreational fishing and diving opportunities, these reefs help boost the state’s tourism economy. We are particularly pleased with the opportunity to develop Delaware Bay’s first reef site, which will help bolster

tourism in that region.”

Recreational fishing generates $1.5 billion in economic benefits in New Jersey each year, and directly employs some 20,000 people.

Artificial reefs are constructed from a variety of materials, such as rocks, concrete, steel, old ships and barges. These materials provide surfaces for a wide diversity of marine organisms to grow, ultimately providing food and habitat for many species of fish and shellfish.

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vessels and other materials last year following a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore funding for the program. This decision was the result of a compromise the DEP reached that allows commercial interests to have continued access to portions of two reefs instate waters and calls for the construction of a new reef for recreational fishing in state waters. State waters extend three miles from the shoreline.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had suspended the funding due to concerns that commercial fishing was intruding on and hampering recreational fishing on artificial reefs, which are funded by excise taxes on recreational fishing gear and boat fuel.

The Army Corps permit allows the DEP’s Division of Fish and Wildlife to develop the two new reefs over the next 10 years as materials suitable for deployment become available.

The Manasquan Inlet Reef site is located 1.7 nautical miles southeast of the inlet, which is just north of Ocean County’s Point Pleasant Beach. When fully developed, it will occupy nearly one square mile of sea floor in water from 67 feet to 74 feet deep.

The Delaware Bay Reef site is located 9.2 nautical miles southwest of the mouth of Cumberland County’s Maurice River and will occupy a little more than a square mile of bay floor, at depths ranging from 23 feet to 35 feet.

The Army Corps permit also reauthorized continued operation and development of 15 artificial reef sites – 13 in federal waters and two in state waters.

DEP studies have shown that these materials are colonized quickly with organisms such as algae, barnacles, mussels, sea stars, blue crabs, and sea fans that attract smaller fish which, in turn, attract black sea bass, tautog, summer flounder, scup, lobster and other sought-after species.

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Former Guitarist from Flock of Seagulls Lands at Northfield Deli Eighties Rocker Now Cooking Up Culinary Delights

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ORTHFIELD – By day, Eddie Berner dons a chef’s hat – well, a black baseball cap – as he whips up his culinary classics chicken and seafood dishes and burgers galore, briskly rushing around a narrow kitchen, chopping, saut?ing and blending his specials to delight customers at the new Blackwoods Deli, 201 Tilton Road in Northfield.

But by night, the Mount Laurel man, whose earlier fame came from playing lead guitar for the 1980s new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, known for the hit song “I Ran,” gets back to his greatest love: music, rehearsing with his band in his home studio and getting on the road, albeit only for day trips in his “Rockin’ Road Grill.”

“Rockin’ Road Grill” is Berner’s creation.

He and his band, also called the “Rockin’ Road Grill,” is a combination of live entertainment and catered food for family gatherings and corporate events.

During an interview Friday, May 12, the chef-musician breezed through his food preparations to make a spinach chicken dish. When he was done, he was ready to sit down for a few minutes and talk a bit about his life on the road, his musical endeavors and cooking. Berner, who stands 6 feet, 4 inches tall, with blond hair and blue eyes, turns 51 this month but he looks much younger, which he attributes to his active lifestyle. “I’ve been working in restaurants since I was 14 years old and playing music since I was nine,” he said. “I

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A typical day starts at 7 a.m. at the food store, where Berner selects fresh foods for the day’s entrees. It extends until about 11 p.m. six days a week. On Tuesday nights, Berner and his band rehearse in a studio set up in his home. They play “anything 80s,” including songs from Tears for Fears, The Cure and David Bowie, he said.

Berner graduated from The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia. His favorite dish is linguine fra diavolo, but he can make just about anything, judging by the colossal menu at Blackwoods Deli.

While Berner’s life with A Flock of Seagulls was long ago, he keeps some good memories with him of the fans and the touring. He said he didn’t do it for the money. When he wasn’t on tour, he painted houses to earn some cash. In 1998 he fell off a roof while working on his side job. He wasn’t seriously injured, but he made up his mind to do something different. “I quit the band and did studio work,” Berner said. “I didn’t need to tour with a band.” Looking back on it, he said he would change just one thing: “I don’t regret any time with the band, except I

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should have done it for five years not 10.”

He quit on a Saturday and was working in a restaurant in Orlando within days. After two years in Orlando, he took an opportunity to work as a chef in Las Vegas. However, he missed his home in New Jersey.

After living away from home for more than 20 years, he is happy to be back near his parents, Eddie and Francis Berner, of Hammonton, and his brother, Martin, 46, who lives in the area.

“My parents are happy I’m home,” Berner said, adding that throughout his life they have always supported him and helped him along the way. He joked his baby brother is the good son.

Len Kozarski, who owns the Blackwoods Deli along with his fianc?e, Britt Ross, said he is very pleased to have Berner as chef of his restaurant, which opened in October 2016. The two met at a Phillies game a few years ago and the rest is history.

What’s next for the “rockin” chef?

Berner plans on juggling a bit more come June when the “Rockin’ Road Grill” busi-

ness heats up for the summer. He and his bandmates travel in a tour bus complete with a giant guitar and flames painted on the sides. Customers get to travel to New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and other locations, with Berner performing acoustic guitar. He and his band also do banquets and parties. The tour bus stops at a house, the band hops out and performs and, of course, Berner cooks up some of his culinary delights.

And there isn’t too much Berner can’t cook. At the Blackwoods Deli, a patron will pay anywhere from $7 to $12.50 for one of Berner’s entrees. There’s “Wild Shroom,” a burger topped with assorted field mushrooms, to “Duck Town,” a burger flavored with Manchego cheese, applewood smoked bacon and lettuce. There are all varieties of sandwiches, including the “Red Claw,” a Jersey Shore lobster roll sandwich, and plenty of chicken dishes to choose from, including chicken saltimbocca with prosciutto, spinach and parmesan. There are also a few vegetarian dishes to choose from, including a Portobello mushroom sandwich.

Berner admits he picked two of the most difficult professions to earn a living, and music is definitely his top choice. “Music is hit or miss. If you’re lucky you could do it for a living. Cooking helps support my habit,” he joked of his love for music.

Working as a chef at Blackwoods Deli and performing with his band, in addition to mobile catering, Berner said he is pretty content – for the moment anyway. “I’m always looking for the next opportunity.”

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Spend the day with your pet and enjoy related events for both you and your favorite furbaby! Join us for “Barks on the Beach: 1st Annual Pet Fair & Doggie Dash,” on Friday, June 30th 2017 10am-1pm.

Stop by the free outdoor “Pet Fair” at the JCC in Margate with your favorite buddy to learn something new from some of the biggest pet services and businesses in the area or join in on one of the fun, hilarious pet activities, contests and games!

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Walk, jog or run in “The Doggie Dash” on a designated path in the beautiful, quaint shore town of Margate with plenty of water stops along the way. Lots of prizes and giveaways for all! Only $20 for each dog & human combo and $10 for any additional dog. “Doggie Dash” registration is at 10am and dash starts at 10:30am.

“Barks at the Beach” is a pet and family friendly event bringing together community resources, corporate partners and animal lovers alike. Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are available.

For questions and/or sponsorship/ vendor information, contact Melissa Vola at 609-822-1167 ext. 159 or mvola@jccatlantic.org.

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Porchfest: Putting Ventnor on the ShoreTown Map

By Elinor Comlay of Route 40

lot of shore towns have beach concerts, movies on the beach and bonfires.

Street fairs are pretty common too. What’s more unusual?

Finding dozens of homeowners willing to host parties, all on one day and on their porch. And making it happen.

Ventnor’s Michael Einwechter is a glutton for punishment.

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York, and decided to “pretty much” duplicate the model.

The second part of the idea was to get the people of Ventnor outside and meeting each other. “That was the whole idea. Our town is very diverse, very spread out, but by doing this it will bring everybody outside and hopefully engage the neighbors.”

It’s not an entirely risk-free concept, admits Einwechter, who has seen some

“I was born and raised here. When I was young there wasn’t really anything to do,” he said. “And I’m in a place now where I’m able to do it.” Einwechter is lounging, kind of, at his second business Ventnor Coffee. He’s periodically flicking through alerts popping up on his phone screen. He was late to the meeting because he was on a boat on the bay for a construction job – his main business. As a few people come in to pick up a coffee, he says hi. He points to a guy working on a laptop in the corner – he’s the new sound guy for the Ventnor beach concerts. He refocuses.

“Porchfest? The idea was – well – the idea was to, one, get multiple bands over town,” he says. Two years ago Einwechter experienced a porchfest in Ithaca, New

events struggle and others succeed. (He’s also aware of the vagaries of the public.

Over the winter, when Ventnor Coffee cut its live music program because there were fewer people in town and it was a lot of work to run, some people got the wrong idea. There was – mistaken – public outcry over the possibility of the coffee-shop fixture on Dorset Ave closing, even from those who rarely attended its events.)

Porchfest has been set up, in consultation with the town’s Recreation board, so that Einwechter’s nonprofit Amazing Ventnor can keep the costs low. That means the action is mostly happening on private property and although the nonprofit is paying for insurance, it didn’t have to shell out for permits.

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“Permits are expensive,” he says, explaining that Amazing Ventnor has to fund raise to hold its events. “Getting the fees to pay for a community event (is) hard.”

“Public safety is probably the number one worry over Porchfest and it’s just people walking around, biking around,” he says. “I think we want to be a walk and bike community – this is going to embrace that, we don’t want people driving around everywhere.

“It’s going to be nice out – knock on wood – and we’re just hoping people, most people, stay in their own neighborhood,” he added. Next year the nonprofit might go for permits if it needs to, but for this year Einwechter’s plan is to keep the city’s police chief in the loop so everyone knows where the bands will be playing and where the vendors will be stationed.

The year-round Ventnor resident might be surprised to learn that half the Porchfest hosts are snowbirds or outof-towners. Einwechter says that those people “jumped on” because many of them have seen something like Porchfest work elsewhere. Full-time residents were also enthusiastic and most of the porch-host slots have been filled. Einwechter is looking for some volunteers to serve as neighborhood captains and make sure bands are showing up per the timetable.

Which sounds like a FedEx-scale logistics effort in itself, with about 90 musicians currently involved and 40 homes.

“People have been asking what can

we do?” Einwechter says. Some of the hosts have said they will provide some snacks and beverages, and there will be some vendors (some vendor spots are still open – you can get involved as a vendor or volunteer here). Along with the usual arts and crafts, facepainting and local businesses, there will be a goat from the Angels in the Pines Goat Farm.

Porchfest will end and then kick off a beach concert at the bandstand on Newport Ave, where Einwechter plans to thank everyone involved. It seems like it’s a lot to organize. “I don’t know, I just wanted to make this year interesting,” Einwechter says. With his multiple businesses and his frequent Facebook posts, you’d think he’d consider himself an extrovert. “I’m so busy organizing I don’t really talk to anybody,” he says, explaining that this year his wife has been forcing him out to meet and talk to people. Einwechter is determined to play up sponsors this year, which means talking more in public, particularly at the beach concerts. It’s a personal challenge for him, he says.

“How many hours have I put in? I don’t know, I want to say- ” he trails off. “I’d have to ask my wife on that one. It’s a lot of hours.”

belly dancers… Maybe have a stilt walker… My one thing was to have a tightrope walker – that was almost impossible to find. I might just have to put a tightrope off the stage and let me do it. I don’t know.”

UPCOMING VENTNOR EVENTS Ventnor Porchfest is Sunday June 11.

The Sunset Celebrations are Friday June 16, July 14 and August 11.

The Ventnor beach concerts will run on Sundays at 6 pm from May 28, with one Saturday concert on August 26th.

There are also three more street fairs this year: June 14th – North Beach Victoria to Nashville along sidewalks on Ventnor Ave, Victoria to Weymouth on Atlantic Ave August 16th – South Beach, Melbourne to Fredricksburg along sidewalks of Ventnor Ave Sept 13th – Downtown Ventnor, Portland to New Haven along Ventnor Ave

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Whats The Score? makers must pay to have their wines submitted for review. Don’t worry.

Everything is on the up and up. Wineries don’t pay to have high scores, but smaller wineries, some of which are making incredible wines, often can’t afford the cost of having their wines submitted for reviews.

scores highly, then it’s a pretty safe bet that it’s a great representation of a particular style of wine from a specific area. Very few wine critics base their scores on how much they like it, although I could argue that it has to account for at least some of their review.

That’s why certain critics specialize

Chateau Sipian Médoc 2014: This is a great representation of some of the great wines coming from the left bank of Bordeaux.

Medium to full bodied, with fleshy red fruit, ripe cherry and just a hint of vegetation hiding in the tannins on the finish. Let this one lay down for about 5-10 years, or bust out the decanter for about a half hour and you should be very satisfied.

Organically produced. $19.99/bottle. I give this one 92 points.

Chateau Mar tinat Côtes de Bourg 2012: Over to the right bank of Bordeaux for this one. What I love about this is how utterly exposed the Merlot is. This blend is about 80% Merlot and the remainder is Malbec. Silky, blueberry fruit, but not forced into it. Supple finish and very feminine. This bottle is ready to drink right now. Pull the cork and go. Organic. $21.99. I give this one 93 very subjective points.

Cheers!

So, what’s a score worth? If I respect the critic, then my take on all of this is that these guys and gals know what they’re talking about. If a wine

in wines from certain regions. Well, I suppose that if I got my wish, I’d be reviewing mostly French wines. Let’s have a go of it, shall we?

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I suppose that’s one way to go.

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I just find that day to day it’s easy to ‘lose your sense of humor” along with your patience, and a few other things if you don’t do what my good friend Pam reminds me to do: “Practice the Pause”, on a constant basis and then follow this with a sense of humor AND the serenity prayer.

As a divorced Mom of 2 daughters, a 6 and a 8 year old, I find lots of day to day “stuff” very interesting. I can understand now why Mom’s can be “misunderstood” or maybe taken out of context or even prejudged. There is a lot of “unsaid business” in this whole parenting world. We carry it with us every morning as we walk out the door hoping we look completely put together. We’re coming across a certain way which can be misinterpreted and an impression is made. And before we know it,

By Samantha Gill without even talking to one another, we’re have a sign that hangs on the back communicating something. Maybe we’ve of my front door that reads: “Never lost our sense of humor and the ability to Lose Your Sense of Humor” lose ourselves around one another, to be I pass it when sad or really happy. We need to be when leaving the able to be ourselves without fear of what we will say, or if house- along with we will be emotional or cry. the “Serenity Prayer.”

Sometimes I’m having a great day and I feel like I have lost minutes in I am on top of my “mom the morning game.” These are the looking for days I like to be sure I am SHARmy keys ING my vibes but never with others. thought to I can’t just hang a sign Lets Drive Mom keep in to remind myself about it in my Crazy Today! it. But my p o c k e t sense of humor I seemed selfishly hoping it will just to need a very large sign stay safe within myself for along with the serenity prayer, the day. It’s so important to be right in my 5’10 height’s eyesight so I the person who pays it forward. There is see this as a reminder as I walk out the someone ‘out there’ who just may need door. Mom Goals.

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Think about it; getting yourself muddy with dark brown soil, handling disparate varieties of greenery and working with sun, space and water to create delightful, often delicious living creatures.

What could be more hands-on?

I was blessed to have been born into a family of successful, veteran Vineland-area farmers.

My grandfather, the late Guido Sasdelli- no Jersey Shore jokes, please- was raised on a farm during the Great Depression.

He, along with five brothers and three sisters, all inherited- to a lesser or greater degree- an understanding of southern New Jersey’s fertile lands bordering on the paranormal.

Or, as my mother accurately described it “Guido could plant a Popsicle stick and make it grow.”

From the time of earliest childhood, many fond memories were created working in his extensive backyard gardens.

He would cultivate sundry ornamentals like rhododendron, roses and azaleas surely, but the real prizes were spectacular aromatic tomatoes,

peppers, eggplants, onions, lettuce and herbs.

With this new column, I hope to impart upon you some sense of those experiences, while aiding in the creation of a green space of your very own.

Let’s start with the single most crucial element- poop.

Yep, you read that correctly.

One of my greatest garden secrets came from owning a series of fluffy bunny rabbits as a child.

Directly alongside their cages grew tomato plants of such towering, colossal size that we literally had to climb on ladders to harvest them.

This was not an accident.

The feces of various small animals provides vital, invigorating nutrients to your soil, and accomplishes this without the purchase of industrial fertilizers.

So, my first earnest advice to you is to seek out friends or neighbors who own rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens or goats and volunteer to relieve thempardon the pun- of their droppings.

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(Another useful add-in, cleaned, discarded clam shells, the smellier the better.)

Thoroughly rake into a homogenous pile, then slightly moisten and allow it to percolate for at least a few warm days.

This process will kick-start those organic powerhouses, crafting the gardening equivalent of what chef’s refer to as a ‘Mother Sauce.’

When dealing with young plants, I utilize a small portion of this potent

tonic at the very bottom of a planter, covered with plenty of additional potting mix.

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Finally, when transplanting seedlings or young plants, the biggest mistake most gardeners make is overwatering.

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Yes, you should thoroughly soak when first moving into any new container.

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That experience helped shape the strong independent woman she became and also reminded me that however difficult life’s challenges can be, at least I didn’t have to fear bombs falling from the sky. My mother resided in Margate for over 50 years and sadly passed away on January 10, 2010.

Due to its length, the interview will be published over the next few issues. All the words are her own. The only changes I made were for ease of reading. ll of our fighter planes were sent to the Channel because the German planes were flying over from France. After a while, when the air raid sirens went off we didn’t go anywhere. We just stayed where we were. We thought whatever was going to be was going to be. Although I couldn’t see them, I could tell the difference between the engines of a German aircraft and the engines of a British aircraft. We always knew when the British aircraft were fighting off Germans who got through. There were no anti aircraft guns where we were in Hempstead.

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Tickets for the 2017 Ocean City Pops Orchestra summer season go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 20.

The Pops plays a wide variety of music and programs for all ages – from an opening night with Vanessa Wil-

▶ Generations of fans have danced to hit singles including “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “Get Down Tonight,” “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” and “Boogie Shoes.” The band fuses Caribbean, R&B and funk music with the singular purpose of “creating instant happiness through music.” The show promises to get people up and out of their seats in a spectacular start to summer in Ocean City. The Music Pier will be set up for a dance concert.

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liams to Doo Wop with the Duprees to “Our Three Tenors.” An evening with the Pops can include anything from a fully staged Broadway musical to opera, jazz, theme nights, movie scores or a “Children’s Lollipop Concert.” Visit oceancitypops.org for a full schedule.

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▶ WE LIKE IT LIKE THAT: A BOOGALOO CELEBRATION (May 18): The third in a series of free film screenings of the Lincoln Center’s finest performances celebrates the history and legacy of Latin boogaloo music. The film starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall. ▶ AN EVENING OF BROAD-

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be completed 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Run/bike/ run starts 9 a.m. $50 Tri/Du. $25 kids course. www.ocnj.us/race-events/ ▶ WALK TO END LUPUS NOW (May 21): Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Sixth Street practice field. The walk begins at 10 a.m. at Sixth Street and Boardwalk. For more information, call 215-517-5070 or visit www. lupustristate.org.

tion begins at 9 a.m. at the Ocean City Civic Center, 6th & Boardwalk, walk begins at 10:30am. www2.heart.org ▶ MILES FOR MELANOMA (May 20): The Melanoma Research Foundation invites you to join the 8th annual Miles for Melanoma Ocean City 5K run/walk. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race begins at 10 a.m. Register online ($20) at join. melanoma.org. ▶ PIECES OF EIGHT TREASURE HUNT (May 20-21): The ECRDA’s eighth annual open beach hunt takes place near the Ocean City Music Pier at Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. Compete in a series of metal detector hunts for great prizes. Special hunt for kids on Saturday along with an optional gold hunt. On Sunday, there will be an optional silver hunt. Cost is $20, and kids (13 and under) hunt for only $5. Loaner detectors are available. Saturday hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is rain or shine.

For registration or more information, visit www.ecrda.org or call Harold at 732-276-8251. ▶ OCNJ TRIATHLON/DUATHLON (May 21): Course that is friendly for athletes of all abilities includes a quarter-mile pool swim, 2-mile run, 16-mile bike and another 2-mile run.

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▶ UNLOCKING OF THE OCEAN AND BUSINESS PERSONS PLUNGE (May 26): City officials turn a ceremonial key to open the ocean for the season, then participants dress in business suits, carry brief cases and march into the water to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance.” All welcome to watch or participate. Noon on the beach adjacent to the Music Pier at Moorlyn Terrace. Call 609399-6111. ▶ OC POPS IT’S A GRAND OLD FLAG (May 26): The fourth in a series of concerts featuring Ocean City Pops members includes a woodwind quintet. Free admission to the 7 p.m. performance at the Ocean City Free Public Library. ▶ MEMORIAL BEACH CHALLENGE (May 27): Register for a 2.5-mile race on the beach with obstacles. Proceeds from the event benefit The 31 Heroes Project, an organization that specializes in creating programs, financial support systems and future opportunities for service members, veterans and their families.

On-site registration takes place at the Ocean City Music Pier 2 to 10 p.m. May 26, and 6 to 7:30 a.m. May 27. The race begins at 8 a.m. along with a kid run (ages 4 to 12) at approx.

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Feeling a little hungry? Stroll on over to the international food court at the Mayfest where due to the large variety of food, making a decision can be tough but don’t forget to save

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Head over to the paddle boats where you can take your time gliding across the lake at your leisure. Not to mention, the paddle boats are great exercise to work off all that yummy food.

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The company behind the project, Dectrinity, already runs the Bungalow beach bar and the Boardwalk bar next door to the proposed beer garden site at the corner with California Avenue. According to the plans, the beer garden will have an outdoor kitchen area, two bars, three fire pits and a game area.

The project owners will need to get city permission to use some space along the Boardwalk and through the licensing process.

▶ MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CONCERT (May 27): The 35-member Bucks County Singers of Newtown (Bucks County), Pa. will perform a free concert outside the Ocean City Music Pier at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 27.

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he Buena Vista Township is holding its third annual “Richland Village Festival” on Saturday, May 27 (rain date May 28th) from 10 am to 7 pm. A wide variety of events and activities have been merged together to make the Richland Village Festival a unique event and to celebrate Buena Vista Township’s “Sesquicentennial”, their 150th Birthday.

There will be a Toy Show featuring 100 vendors, a car show sponsored by the South Jersey Mustang Club open to all makes, live music by oldies group 45 RPM and local singer Stevi Leigh. There

will be dance performances and crafts from the Lenape Indians, free antique appraisals, a Community Yard Sale, crafters and antiques.

Local businesses will be open with specials plus food vendors, hay wagon rides along with other activities. The Patcong Valley Model Railroad will be operating their HO trains all day and the Cape May Seashore Lines will be running trains on short trips throughout the day. Come view the 235 year old giant oak tree monument which will be dedicated at 12:00 noon and see the Lazy Eye Distillery or shop in the 100-year old Richland General Store.

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Vietnamese Coffee Popsicles

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Makes 10 popsicles INGREDIENTS • • •

1 cup French roast or chicory coffee grounds, such as Café Du Monde 3 cups water 1 cup sweetened condensed milk

INSTRUCTIONS

Stir the coffee grounds and water together in a large jar, then cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours, or up to 72. Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and line it with a coffee filter, cheese cloth or a few layers of paper towels.

Pour the coffee mixture through and allow it to slowly drip. Discard the coffee grounds (compost them!), then mix the liquid with the sweetened condensed milk.

Pour into a popsicle mold, cover, and insert popsicle sticks. Freeze for at least 6 hours to be sure they’re com-

pletely frozen solid (overnight is best).

Run the popsicle mold under hot water for about 30 seconds to loosen the pops, then remove them and serve immediately. Wrap extras tightly and store in the freezer, in a zip-top bag for up to 3 months.

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AYS LANDING–Get ahead in your college career with summer classes at Atlantic Cape Community College.

Choose from courses in art, aviation, business, communication, computers, English, math, science and more.

The last day to register in person for Atlantic Cape’s first summer sessions is Friday, May 19.

Online, mail and fax registrations will be accepted through Sunday, May 21.

These deadlines pertain to in-person and online courses for Atlantic Cape’s full session, May 22-Aug. 17; six-week session, May 22-June 29; and the 11-day accelerated session, May 22-June 8.

Students can register at the college’s Mays Landing Campus, 5100 Black Horse Pike; the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City Campus, 1535 Bacharach Blvd.; and the Cape May County Campus, 341 Court House-South Dennis Road, Cape May Court House.

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To view a complete list of summer courses and to register online, visit www.atlantic.edu/summer. Regular registration hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. The college will be closed May 29 and July 4, and on Fridays, June 2 through Aug. 18. Fall semester classes begin Sept. 5 The college accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Payment is due at the time of registration. To register online or view an updated schedule of summer and fall courses, visit www.atlantic. edu/summer. For more information, email summer@atlantic.edu or call 609-343-5000, 625-1111, ext. 5000, or 463-3960 in Cape May County.

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Boutique 3 Day Music Festival Returns to Atlantic City

by Leslie Jespersen, ThisIsAC.com

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FF THE RECORD Music Festival (OTR) returns to Atlantic City, for a second year, offering festival-goers a 3-day boutique music festival experience that brings in fans from all over the country. The festival begins Thursday, June 1 and ends Saturday, June 3 at The Claridge Hotel in the Celebrity Theatre, and, weather permitting, outdoors at the hotel’s rooftop bar, The V?E, Atlantic City’s only Rooftop Bar & Lounge.

“At OFF THE RECORD we focus on the fan experience, every event credential says “VIP” on it, something we take very seriously. We break down the wall between backstage and the crowd at OTR, and every festival attendee will get a chance to meet the performing artists and hang. The event is kid friendly, and many of the artists bring their families as well!”, says event producer, Jason Spiewak.

In addition to daytime and evening artist performances, OTR features “late-night jams”, informal jam sessions with festival artists beginning at 1am after the regularly-scheduled

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performances. The late-night jam space is a private lounge with plush couches, full bar, and a dance floor!

Paul Pfau is one of the artists performing at OTR this year, best known for his song “See You Better”, as well as his run on Team Pharrell on Season 8 of The Voice. Pfau says; “The camaraderie between the artists and the fans is what makes OTR special for me. It’s such an intimate setting and

you really get a lot of opportunities to connect with those who really love and support you. It’s a family and I love it!”

The festival line-up includes singer-songwriter supergroup TFDI, featuring Tony Lucca, Jay Nash and Matt Duke, as the Friday headliner.

The Saturday evening set will feature an exclusive performance by Marc Broussard and his father, Ted. The full

event lineup can be found at http:// bit.ly/OTRAC. Another unique component to this festival is their commitment to giving back to Atlantic City. OTR Festival has partnered with MILE (Music Is Love Exchange), a network of artists, musicians, and music lovers affecting change in the lives of disadvantaged and underserved children, strengthening families and communities both in the U.S. and abroad. During the day on Friday, June 2, artists and attendees will donate their time and service at the Atlantic City Rescue Mission in whatever way is needed. Last year, they had the opportunity to help cook and serve meals, sort and organize donations, move furniture and equipment, and clean. The MILE supports the effort of touring artists, working with them to create interest in and visibility for the cause. Their intention is to enable artists to improve the communities that they tour through.

3-day passes are $229 and 2-day passes (Friday & Saturday only) are $199. Kids’ passes are also available for $49 for 12 and under with an accompanying adult passholder. Passes can be purchased at http://bit.ly/OTRAC

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New Technology to Help You Protect and Appreciate Nature

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he possibilities of new technology to improve the world are seemingly boundless.

And these days, the stateof-the-art can help you protect and appreciate nature in your daily life.

Here are a few new eco-conscious technologies helping people go green and get outdoors.

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From thermostats that can be controlled remotely to water heaters that alert your smartphone or tablet when a leak is detected, smart home technology can help you get a handle on your carbon footprint. Today, consumers are using this technology to program lights to dim, window treatments to open and close, and more -- in an effort to save energy.

For simplicity and ease, consider a system allowing you to control many appliances via one platform.

Smart Outdoor Watch

Get outside to hike, cycle, fish, walk and appreciate the earth’s beauty. Whether you’re on a nature walk with your family in a local park, or biking to work instead of driving, free

up your hands with a smart outdoor watch designed to help guide you on your path. One example, the new WSD-F20 from Casio, has a rugged build and is equipped with GPS and new color map functionality that can be used offline. With its Location Memory app, customize maps with markers and text, so you can revisit otherwise unmarked spots, such as a great viewpoint on a hike or the perfect fishing spot. Features like a compass, altimeter, barometer, weather radar and water-resistance, can give outdoor enthusiasts an extra edge on their next adventure.

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Leave the field guides and journals at home. New mobile apps, such as Birds Pro can help you identify species. Other apps, such as iNaturalist allow you to log your journey, uploading photos and information about flora and fauna sightings seen on the trail.

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Going Up?

AC’s Polercoaster Gets Financing Boost

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he newest addition to the Atlantic City skyline is won’t be a casino, it will be giant roller coaster. Called a Polercoaster, it is a vertical and cylindrical roller coaster very different from its more horizontal cousins. It starts at the bottom, with riders transported to the top of the ride. From there, gravity takes over, as the ride dives, twists and turns back to the base.

The 350 foot-high Polercoaster also features an observation deck and restaurant at the top serviced by two glass elevators, giving customers the view but not the thrill ride. The 110,000-square-foot entertainment complex would include a skydive simulator and “extreme” climbing, ropes and ninja activities. The attraction, built on the former Sands casino site, is expected to operate full time in Spring, Summer and Fall. It will close from December through February.

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Construction is expected to begin this Spring for completion before Memorial Day 2019. According to the NJ Economic Authority, the project could create more than 400 construction jobs, as well as 150 seasonal positions.

This may be the first coaster of it’s kind to open. The Polercoaster concept has been rumored or in early development in several locations across the country, including Orlando and Las Vegas but it hasn’t gone live anywhere yet.

The PolerCoaster could have a significant economic impact by attracting millennials and other thrill seekers to Atlantic City, said Rummy Pandit, executive director of the Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and

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“This will enhance that diversity we’re looking for.” He also said the ride’s unique nature could draw visitors from well outside the region.

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All the Ingredients

By Frank Gabriel

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f you, like this columnist, enjoy cooking as both a means of providing sustenance as well as a recreational activity, welcome to the very finest time of the year.

Although spring lacks the autumnal cornucopia of ingredients, it does possess a very special charm; one that features strawberries and asparagus, tender verdant greens and just-sown baby herbs.

For those of you in search of singular, local ingredients to heighten your culinary efforts, we offer the following thoughts.

To find those aforementioned aromatics, look no further than Patcong Farms, situated near the tri-municipality border of Egg Harbor Township, Somers Point and Linwood.

It’s a pretty area of still-wide open spaces, a pleasant reminder of what our region was like prior to Atlantic County’s housing boom of the last two decades.

Head down a dusty entrance strewn with rocks and dirt to find this multi-greenhouse facility and you’ll be rewarded with a panoramic assortment of herbs, fruit-producing plants and gorgeous flowers.

We visited on Easter Sunday to pick up fledgling spearmint, spring onion, spinach and cabbage from their array of seedlings.

Later this month, we will stop back at Patcong to obtain tomato and pepper

plants once the weather is consistently warm enough to transplant them out of doors.

Next up on our list is the Asia Supermarket, a sprawling complex found in the Pleasantville Shopping Center on Route 40.

Prior to entry, one is advised to leave your western world preconceptions at the sliding doors.

Once within, you will be greeted by an almost-overwhelming sensory experience, sights, sounds and smells- some of them, admittedly, odd- not to be found anywhere else locally.

This includes a fully-stocked fishmonger, offering up some truly freakish

species of ocean dweller, like yard-long, frozen barracuda.

(Which we’ve been told by savvy fisherman friends of ours is actually quite a marvelous delicacy.)

And an excellent, full-service butcher shop manned by skilled, cut-toorder professionals.

Looking for cool condiments?

This market has an entire aisle, close to 100 feet long, filled with sauces- soy, oyster and fish among them- plus dozens of oils, vinegars, pickled products and some incredibly pungent hot chili blends.

And by all means, do not miss the assortment of fresh, exotic greens, vegetables and fruit in their grocery section.

On your way out, be sure to reward yourself with delectable Chinese buns, in both savory and sweet flavors, from a stand facing opposite the market.

Another fine purveyor of Pacific Rim edibles is A.C.’s Sunny Fruits and Vegetables, on Atlantic Avenue between Chelsea and Morris.

It’s smaller than Asia, more organized and frankly, a little bit cleaner.

Though lacking their size and comprehensive selection, Sunny does vend an admirable spread of fresh produce and offers both meat and seafood.

It’s one of the few places we know of locally which routinely stocks nutritional superstar watercress, currently a trendy darling of the green juice/vegan food worlds.

If Latino ingredients are what you seek, look no further than La Autentica, on Eighth Street in downtown Ocean City.

You might be surprised to be informed that a full-service Latino grocer exists in Ocean City, but rest assured that this tiny storefront doesn’t do justice to the depth and quality of the foodstuffs to be found here.

Looking for fresh nopales, whole, spiny leaves of cactus so essential to classic Mexican peasant fare?

You’ll find them here along with hundreds of other items imported from throughout the Latin American world.

La Autentica, which from the street looks to be nothing more a humble, holein-the-wall bodega, even has its own petite butcher counter, along with multiple connected rooms stacked to the ceilings with canned and prepared goods.

Throw in a case chock full of refrigerated items- like multiple brands of fresh farmers queso- and you have the makings for a spectacular Mexican-oriented party.

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The Purple Pig

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his is a very loving and accepting space,” says Charlotte Carney, owner and operator of The Purple Pig. Colors abound with soothing music and an array of paints, brushes, pencils and canvases. Every few feet you will also spot a pig, the namesaken mascot of the studio.

Charlotte Carney taught art classes to both children and adults for the last 12 years at the Ventnor Cultural Arts Center.

Now retired from that position, she has created a welcoming art studio in her own home in Somers Point which she fondly calls The Purple Pig.

Carney’s students’ work is proudly displayed and she tells a story of each artist. She embraces the uniqueness and creativity of each of her students. The Purple Pig offers adult and children’s classes, both private and semi-private.

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needs artists and enjoys helping them to express themselves through art.

Now 70 years old, Carney has worked in the arts in one form or another her entire life. She has published many articles on art as well as a book titled “So You Want to Paint Roses.” Carney instructed evening classes at colleges in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her work can be seen throughout our community at the memorial wall for Gilda’s Club, in the children’s room mural at the Margate library and at the Palm Restaurant in Atlantic City where she did a tribute to the Miss America Pageant. In 2013, Carney was the recipient of a community service award for her contributions as an artist, teacher and proponent of the arts for adults and children in the Atlantic City area.

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Getting the Barrier Islands, Part 1 – Atlantic County

By Lee A. Ireland

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o better understand (to “get”) the early history of the islands, we can identify what the early explorers did

to get there. Early Europeans found their ways to these shores by sea and judged them to be of no value for their purposes. Accordingly, after gaining access and doing a survey of what lay before them, they retreated to their craft and sailed right past them. Consequentially, we find the earliest settlements were located further inland, but still on the water.

In Atlantic County, these explorers went on to establish settlements at Pleasantville, Absecon and Somers Point.

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Getting from their boats to the islands was not difficult but it was not without labor and an application of ingenuity. They found that the islands consisted of many sand dunes, ocean beaches and brackish ponds in between them. This promoted a world-class incubator for generations of flying insects such as mosquitoes and the infamous “greeheads.” Many years passed while the sands were used to stage and store fishing gear and boats. The youth of the mainland rowed from Absecon to frolic on the island at such beautiful places such as “The Inlet.” It is said that the matrons of the area would gather on the porch of Dr. Johathan Pitney’ s mansion and cluck their disapproval at the conduct of the boys and girls.

The Native Americans had an effective access to Absecon Island at what became Florida Avenue in Atlantic City.

Further down the island they established a bridge across a very narrow part of the bay waters at Dorset Avenue.

It was made of pine trees. A modern bridge there now joins Ventnor Heights.

Now closed, ocean to bay inlets were at Jackson Avenue (Atlantic City), and Mansfield Avenue (South Atlantic City, Margate). Ocean City was built on Peck’s Beach and was once closer to its northern neighbor, Longport. A storm

eliminated the first ten blocks of that iconic city in 1913. They haven’t been seen since.

Typical ocean beaches (long, flat shallows) at this part of the Absecon Island were likely used by Europeans before they made a permanent settlement at Town Bank in Cape May County. They set up huge vats to render the whales that they had caught. Native Americans fished, hunted small game, clammed and chipped shells to make wampum. Often, after a major storm at sea, the visitors would notice how the very landscape had been reconfigured by the winds, shifting sandbars and wave action.

Perhaps it occurred to some that they existed to serve a different purpose in the grand scheme of the environment and are actually far from “worthless.

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“The LPGA Shoprite Classic is coming to Town”

By Sean Fawcett

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t’s that time of year again as another exciting edition of ShopRite’s LPGA Classic gets underway May 29th. Previously contested at Greate Bay Country Club(1988-1997), the best of the best lady golfers in the world will play the legendary links at the Seaview’s Bay Course in Galloway Township. This year’s tournament features a first-ever attempt to defend by the tourney’s first back-to-back champion. It looks to be one of the very best ShopRite LPGA Classics in a long time.

Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist hopes to defend her two straight ShopRite crystal trophies and become the first player to win three in-a-row. Anna is a seven time Tour champ, and one time major champion, and runner-up at last summer’s USGA US Women’s Open. She will play against a stellar field that includes former World Number One ranked women players like two time ShopRite champion Stacy Lewis, Inbee Park and Paula Creamer. Other

2015 and 2016 Shoprite LPGA Classic champion Anna Nordqvist top contenders are World Golf Hall of Famer Karrie Webb and local favorites Micelle Wie, Cristie Kerr, Gerina Pillar, Suzanne Petterson, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel, Christina Kim, Lizette Salas, past champion Ai Miyazato(2010) and 1986 and 1988 winner, and World Golf Hall of Famer Juli Inkster.

Notable past winners of the ShopRite LPGA Classic also include champions, and World Golf Hall of Famers, Annika Sorenstam(2002 and 2005), Betsy King(1987 and 1995) and Se Ri Pak(1999), as well as CBS GOLF commentator Dottie Pepper(1996).

This year’s tournament kicks off with the championship’s Monday qualifying round at Seaview’s Bay Course on May 29 and is followed by practice rounds on Tuesday and the two day pro-am, the biggest on the LPGA Tour, Wednesday and Thursday, at Seaview’s Bay and Pines courses, plus nearby Galloway National Golf Club and Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield. The professionals then take center stage at the world famous 6,247 yard par 71 Hugh Wilson and Donald Ross design, the Bay Course, for three rounds to determine the 2017 champion from Friday through Sunday June 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

The ShopRite LPGA Classic, which began as the Atlantic City LPGA Classic, has been a Tour leader in charitable contributions over the Tour’s long history,

raising more than $30,000,000 since 1981. Top corporate tournament sponsors include Acer, ShopRite, Wakefern Food Corporation, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Rothman Institute Orthopaedics, KIA, Enterprise Rental Car, and Black Bear and Snapple.

The Black Bear Family Fun Zone in the Spectator Village has food and games for everyone while the Philadelphia Section of the PGA will be providing complimentary lessons during tournament action.

Admission to practice rounds and the pro-am days are free for everyone.

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However, it’s important to note that because of its caffeine content, coffee intake should be moderated. Its acidity can also impact issues like bone and muscle deterioration, and kidney stones. Conventional coffee can also raise cholesterol levels when regularly prepared French press or Espresso style.

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How Downtime Makes You SHORE PRO MARKETPLACE More Productive on the Job

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his has been “one of those weeks”. Going, going, going!! It seems like life has been extra busy. My entire family has been pulled from one direction to another and you don’t need me to tell you that can easily wear you down. But it’s life and from time to time, you go through these “seasons”.

However, too many people applaud that kind of lifestyle. They equate busyness with accomplishment and success. But it shouldn’t be that way. Let’s face it, we live in a culture that elevates drive. In the business world we applaud those who push, never let up, go the extra mile. Don’t get me wrong, these can be good qualities, admirable traits in small dozes. But if you want to live a healthy, balanced life there has to be moderation. It’s been said that you don’t find someone on their death bed lamenting that they didn’t spend enough hours at the office. I’ve never heard anyone say they wished they had spent less time with their family.

A friend of mine shared with me that a mutual friend of ours whom we both respect as a leader once told him, if you can’t get your work done in the allocated time you’ve been given each week either you aren’t using your time wisely or you’re simply overloaded with too much on your plate. What happens many

times, is we are taught in today’s culture that putting in excessive hours is somehow noble, just what’s expected, taking one for the team.

The reality is we all need balance in our lives. Contrary to what you might think, finding balance actually produces more productivity in the workplace. Study after study backs up the notion that regularly scheduled breaks whether one day or extended vacations pay off big time. The freedom and ability to find downtime in the long-term is more beneficial to your health, your family, and your employer than hours upon hours that will eventually end in burnout.

If this speaks to you, I have three suggestions.

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2. Be open to making adjustments without allowing yourself to feel guilty.

3. Purposefully and deliberately plan your downtime, vacation and family time just as intentional as you do your work schedule.

Following these suggestions will not only benefit you but also lead to a happier, healthier family and in the end, your employer will thank you as well.

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