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Current News:10/26/2023
Dune grass takes on a golden color in the fall, contrasting with
a deep blue ocean.
A FALL CHILL IS IN THE AIR, and that means
it's time to winterize your outside water systems if you haven't already
done so. While we may have a few more warm days ahead of us, night
time temperatures have been dropping, so it's time to call your plumber,
landscaper, or contractor.
GIVE SEALS SPACE:
Seals are occasionally encountered on our local beaches. In most
instances they are simply resting after swimming or avoiding predators.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine urges anyone coming
across a seal to stay at least 150 feet away from it, allowing it the
rest it needs before it returns to the water. If you think a seal
is injured or sick, please report it to the MMSC at 609-266-0538.
DID YOU KNOW there have been many whale sightings off
South Jersey beaches in the past few weeks? Whales are generally
in the area until December, and can often be seen in the ocean or
Delaware Bay as they pursue food sources. In addition to whales,
dolphins can also be spotted in local waters, along with birds and other
wildlife. Cape May Whale Watcher runs trips through December
17th—dress warm, and enjoy the natural beauty of these magnificent
creatures! Read More.
THE OFF SEASON IS A GREAT TIME to
complete projects at your shore property. From painting and carpet
cleaning to renovations and repairs, begin your projects now and beat
the spring rush. Need a contractor recommendation? Call or
email me!
IT'S ALSO A GREAT TIME to purchase
your own shore property! Here's why: there is a broader selection
of properties available now than in previous months; you can enjoy your
new shore property over the winter while readying it for the summer
season; if renting your new property for the summer, rental income is
paid out all year long, as deposits are received, helping you cover
expenses. And best of all? Family memories at the shore begin
immediately!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Stone Harbor Business District Trick or Treat,
Saturday, October 28th, 10am to 4pm.
Avalon Trunk or
Treat, 30th Street & Avalon Avenue, Saturday, October 28th, 5pm
to 7pm. Costume parade, hayrides on the beach, cotton candy,
caramel apples, and more! No registration is necessary, but cars must be
parked by 4:45 and cannot exit until 7 p.m. Please decorate your car!
Toddler & Preschool Pumpkin Painting & Story Time,
Stone Harbor Recreation, Monday, October 30th, 10am. $10; email
RecDirector@SHNJ.org to register.
American Red Cross
Blood Drive, Women’s Civic Club of Stone Harbor, Monday,
October 30th, 12pm to 5pm. Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit
RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment.
Plan
Ahead: Thanksgiving Weekend! Avalon’s Festive Friday and
Snowfest Saturday, and Stone Harbor’s Island Holiday are on the calendar
for Thanksgiving Weekend. Details to follow!
Current News:10/19/2023
Savor September...in October! The rescheduled event takes place
this weekend,
along with many other great activities. See below for
more details!
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MARKET STATS: The median sale price during September 2023 was
$2,260,000, up 12% from September of 2022, while the number of active
listings on the market increased by 4% over last year. For a
detailed look at the market, see the latest Long & Foster Market Minute
Report: Read
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Sea Isle City Halloween Parade, 45th Street & Landis
Avenue to JFK Boulevard, Friday, October 20th, 7pm to 8pm. DJ
dance party at Excursion Park after the parade.
Avalon
Fall Dune Grass Planting, Saturday, October 21st, 8:30am.
Volunteers should report to Avalon Community Hall at 8:30am that day for
a brief planting demonstration. After planting work is completed,
lunch will be provided at Community Hall. Volunteers should RSVP
to Chuck McDonnell at 609-967-3066 or Sue Keen at 609-967-5924 to sign
up. In the event of rain, the event will be postponed to Sunday,
October 22nd.
Fall Beach Sweeps, sponsored by
Clean Ocean Action, Avalon (Community Hall) and Stone Harbor (95th
Street beach), Saturday, October 21st, 9am. Information
and registration here
Sea Isle City Harvest Classic.
Hayrides on the beach, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow contest, and more.
Excursion Park, Saturday, October 21st, 10am to 3pm.
Savor September in October! Wine Beer, & Food Festival.
Live music & entertainment, regional beer & wine, food, artisans.
Downtown 96th Street, Saturday, October 21st (rescheduled from September
23rd), 11am to 7pm.
Wizard’s Express, Cape May
Seashore Lines Tuckahoe Station, Saturday, October 21st, 11:30am & 2pm.
75 minute train journey through the pines on vintage rail equipment.
Info & tickets
Stone Harbor Business District Trick or Treat,
Saturday, October 28th, 10am to 4pm.
Avalon Trunk or
Treat, 30th Street & Avalon Avenue, Saturday, October 28th, 5pm
to 7pm. Costume parade, hayrides on the beach, cotton candy,
caramel apples, and more! No registration is necessary, but cars must be
parked by 4:45 and cannot exit until 7 p.m. Please decorate your car!
Toddler & Preschool Pumpkin Painting & Story Time,
Stone Harbor Recreation, Monday, October 30th, 10am. $10; email
RecDirector@SHNJ.org to
register.
American Red Cross Blood Drive,
Women’s Civic Club of Stone Harbor, Monday, October 30th, 12pm to 5pm.
Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an
appointment.
News:10/12/2023
Blue skies and puffy white clouds over the bay, late in the afternoon on
a beautiful October day!
TWO GREAT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES are coming up next
weekend, each offering a great way to help our beaches!
Avalon's annual Dune Grass Planting event takes place
on Saturday, October 21st. Volunteers can help plant sprigs of
dune grass, which grow roots to help stabilize the dune system,
protecting the island during storms. See the events list below for
registration information.
Beach Sweeps also
take place next weekend in Avalon and Stone Harbor, on Saturday, October
21st. Volunteers are needed to help collect plastic and other
trash from our local beaches. The twice-annual beach sweeps are
held along the New Jersey coast, and last year volunteers removed
hundreds of thousands of items from beaches. Registration
information is below.
IT FEELS "OCTOBER-ISH!"
After a stretch of warm weather, our recent run of sunny-but-cool,
breezy days combined with chilly temperatures overnight have made
October feel like, well, October! Put on that sweatshirt or
sweater before you take a walk on the beach!
CARMEN'S
SEAFOOD "BELLY BUSTER": Carmen's, the waterfront seafood
restaurant in Sea Isle City, will hold its annual "Belly Buster" dinner
this Saturday, October 14th, beginning at 5pm. If you love
Carmen's, or simply love seafood, you'll love the Belly Buster!
It's a family-style sampling of a huge variety of delicious dishes.
As Carmen says, "from appetizers to desserts, it's good for your wallet,
but can your stomach handle it?" The Belly Buster is $45.95 for
adults and $15.95 for kids (4 & under are free!)
GHOST
TRACKS APPEAR...THEN DISAPPEAR. Recent winds and currents
uncovered the famous "ghost tracks" on Sunset Beach along the Delaware
Bay in Cape May. The tracks are from a railroad operation that
hasn't been active in a century, and are usually covered by sand.
Occasionally winds and currents shift enough sand for the tracks to
become visible. But if you didn't catch a view of them recently,
you're too late—at last check winds and currents had conspired to cover
the tracks once again.
TIME TO WINTERIZE!
Plan ahead and call your plumber, landscaper, or contractor to schedule
the winterizing of your outdoor water systems. Outside showers,
exterior hose bibs, and irrigation systems should all be winterized.
GO PHILLIES! There has been plenty of
cheering for our local team, as we all enjoy "Red October!"
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Halloween Movie Morning, Avalon Library, 235 32nd
Street, Saturday, October 14th, 10am.
Jigsaw Puzzle Swap,
Avalon Free Public Library, Saturday, October 14th, 2pm. Drop off
your gently used jigsaw puzzle at the library through October 13th, and
receive a ticket for the number you dropped off. On Saturday,
October 14th stop by the library to exchange your ticket for the same
number of new-to-you puzzles. Drop-in puzzle swaps welcome after
3pm.
Stone Harbor Bulk Trash Collection, place
items curbside up to 72 hours prior to October 16th. (Non-acceptable
items: construction debris, hazardous waste, carpeting, rugs, padding,
propane tanks, brush & yard debris, concrete, bricks, cinderblock.)
Sea Isle City Halloween Parade, 45th Street & Landis
Avenue to JFK Boulevard, Friday, October 20th, 7pm to 8pm. DJ
dance party at Excursion Park after the parade.
Avalon
Fall Dune Grass Planting, Saturday, October 21st, 8:30am.
Volunteers should report to Avalon Community Hall at 8:30am that day for
a brief planting demonstration. After planting work is completed,
lunch will be provided at Community Hall. Volunteers should RSVP
to Chuck McDonnell at 609-967-3066 or Sue Keen at 609-967-5924 to sign
up. In the event of rain, the event will be postponed to Sunday,
October 22nd.
Fall Beach Sweeps, sponsored by
Clean Ocean Action, Avalon (Community Hall) and Stone Harbor (95th
Street beach), Saturday, October 21st, 9am.
Information and registration
Sea Isle City Harvest
Classic. Hayrides on
the beach, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow contest, and more.
Excursion Park, Saturday, October 21st, 10am to 3pm.
Savor September in October! Wine Beer, & Food Festival.
Live music & entertainment, regional beer & wine, food, artisans.
Downtown 96th Street, Saturday, October 21st (rescheduled from September
23rd), 11am to 7pm.
Stone Harbor Business District
Trick or Treat, Saturday, October 28th, 10am to 4pm.
Avalon Trunk or Treat, 30th Street & Avalon Avenue, Saturday,
October 28th, 5pm to 7pm. Costume parade, hayrides on the beach,
cotton candy, caramel apples, and more! No registration is necessary,
but cars must be parked by 4:45 and cannot exit until 7 p.m. Please
decorate your car!
American Red Cross Blood Drive,
Women’s Civic Club of Stone Harbor, Monday, October 30th, 12pm to 5pm.
Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an
appointment.
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Current News:10/5/2023 |
After a long stretch of rain, warm sunshine returned this week. There
are still plenty of beach days left!
HELLO, OCTOBER! And hello to blinking yellow lights, right
turns on red, and easier parking everywhere! Smaller crowds and
nice weather are another October bonus!
THE THREE-DAY WEEKEND
coming up brings some great events with it! Avalon's Seafood
Festival (Saturday at Surfside Park, 10am to 5pm) features live music,
crafts & vendors, and, of course, fresh local seafood. Stone
Harbor's Classic Car show (Saturday on 96th Street, 10am to 1pm) will
bring a variety of vehicles to 96th Street, followed by a parade at
1:30pm. The "Breezing Into Fall" Fashion Show and Luncheon takes
place Sunday, 12pm to 3pm, at the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor.
PLAN AHEAD for Fall Beach Sweeps in Avalon and Stone Harbor on Saturday,
October 21st. The beach sweeps are organized by Clean Ocean
Action, who report that during their 2022 Beach Sweeps volunteers
removed more than 376,000 items from New Jersey beaches. Keeping
our beaches clean enefits not only beachgoers but also marine life, by
keeping plastic and trash out of our waterways. For details, and
to register, visit http://cleanoceanaction.org/beach-sweeps/sites-and-registration
DRIVING OUR MARKET: Higher interest rates affect real estate
markets by dampening demand. But according to a Wall Street
Journal article from September 8th, "higher interest rates have prompted
homeowners to stay put rather than buy new homes...resulting in an
unusually low inventory of homes for sale." The article goes on to
say "prices are generally holding firm." If you are considering a
shore purchase, why wait? Begin enjoying your shore property now!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Avalon Garden Club Yard Sale, Avalon Greenhouse, 39th Street between
Ocean and Dune Drives, Friday & Saturday, October 6th & 7th, 8am to 1pm.
Stone Harbor Classic Car Show, 96th Street, Saturday, October 7th,
10am to 1pm.
Register your car
Avalon Arts & Seafood Festival.
Live music, crafts, vendors, fresh local seafood. Surfside Park,
Saturday, October 7th, 10am to 5pm.
Breezing Into Fall Fashion
Show and Luncheon, at the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor. Sunday, October
8th, 12pm to 3pm. Tickets are $50. To purchase tickets Venmo
@GCSH08247. Please call Phyllis Reger at 609-532-7523 for a ticket
number.
Halloween Movie Morning, Avalon Library, 235 32nd
Street, Saturday, October 14th, 10am.
Stone Harbor Bulk Trash
Collection, place items curbside up to 72 hours prior to October 16th.
(Non-acceptable items: construction debris, hazardous waste, carpeting,
rugs, padding, propane tanks, brush & yard debris, concrete, bricks,
cinderblock.)
Sea Isle City Halloween Parade, 45th Street &
Landis Avenue to JFK Boulevard, Friday, October 20th, 7pm to 8pm.
DJ dance party at Excursion Park after the parade.
Fall Beach
Sweeps, sponsored by Clean Ocean Action, Avalon (Community Hall) and
Stone Harbor (95th Street beach), Saturday, October 21st, 9am.
Information and registration here
Avalon Fall Dune Grass
Planting, Saturday, October 21st, 8:30am. Volunteers should report
to Avalon Community Hall at 8:30am that day for a brief planting
demonstration. After planting work is completed, lunch will be
provided at Community Hall. Volunteers should RSVP to Chuck
McDonnell at 609-967-3066 or Sue Keen at 609-967-5924 to sign up.
In the event of rain, the event will be postponed to Sunday, October
22nd.
Sea Isle City Harvest Classic. Hayrides on the
beach, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow contest, and more. Excursion
Park, Saturday, October 21st, 10am to 3pm.
Savor September in
October! Wine Beer, & Food Festival. Live music & entertainment,
regional beer & wine, food, artisans. Downtown 96th Street,
Saturday, October 21st (rescheduled from September 23rd), 11am to 7pm.
Stone Harbor Business District Trick or Treat, Saturday, October
28th, 10am to 4pm.
Avalon Trunk or Treat, 30th Street & Avalon
Avenue, Saturday, October 28th, 5pm to 7pm. Costume parade,
hayrides on the beach, cotton candy, caramel apples, and more! No
registration is necessary, but cars must be parked by 4:45 and cannot
exit until 7 p.m. Please decorate your car!