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Paul Goldfinger, Editor  Blogfinger.net   (This post from 2018 but still relevant)

Headline below on the NJ News Commons Local Beat which is put out by Montclair State University as a “weekly roundup of the best reporting by community news sources.”   It links to our latest article about the Warrington, and it is not the first time.

This is their headline:    “DESPITE APPARENT VIOLATIONS OF STATE LAW, VACANT OCEAN GROVE BOARDING HOUSE TO BECOME BOUTIQUE HOTEL”

Sometimes I wonder whether posting articles looking at land use law aberrations in Ocean Grove is little more than merely spinning our wheels. It seems that what we do has no impact on events in the Grove.  But, two days ago we had 1200 visits to the Blogfinger.net site, and then that gets multiplied as links are shared and  when other sources, such as the “Local Beat” also puts out our stories.

We believe that these articles are read by local players (lawyers, CMA trustees, engineers, Township politicians, Neptune bureaucrats, planners, etc.) and we think that they may be worried about our revelations.  This includes influential organizations such as the Home Groaners and the Chamber of Commercials.

Maybe we can slow down some plans that are wrong for the town.  And maybe officials at the County or State level will look at what we are revealing.

As for the Grovers who care, and there are many, they may not say much, but knowledge is power, and we are providing information to them unavailable elsewhere; and they’ve got heart:

From “Damn Yankees.”