Amelia Okpanachi is a crossing guard at Ocean Avenue in OG, but 9/6/18 is her last day. Blogfinger photo taken 9/5/18. ©
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
Amelia had a busy summer, and even though the beachfront is pretty quiet today, she says that “crazy people” are still driving around. She has experienced drivers practically running her over (“They keep going”) even though she holds her sign up. Of course, if she holds it upside-down it will say “POTS.”
The crossing guards were 4 in number by the beach, and there were some on Main Avenue as well. It’s always possible that somebody will dash across the street in a hurry, before the ice cream runs out.
As we spoke, a slowpoke came by, and she called out, “The winter’s coming, people.” Tomorrow is the last day helping pedestrians for Amelia in the Grove, but she will still be practicing her craft as a school crossing guard in Neptune.
BEN E. KING:
Ocean Grove needs to wrest this community from fast people, in fast cars, opportunists, b-n-b renters and quick deal-makers. They will come into town, and when they make they money they will speed out as fast as they came in.
The North End is particularly vulnerable to these charlatans.