a. NJ.com posted a list of 10 homes that sold in Monmouth County for $400,000 or less from 10/27-11/2. Ocean Grove was not on that list. Homes in OG for over $1 million can be found even far from the beach.
b. New management for Seagrass Restaurant. Let’s hope that the quality will be maintained.
c.
?? Put the leaves in a pile? In a can? In a bag? What to do with “brush?” This is a time to do pruning.
Well, take brush to the “dump” with the new entrance past the cemetery right turn off the end of Heck. Eileen and I often go to the dump, laden as we are with Amazon cardboard. It’s a sort of “date” for us. Then we go to the Sunset Diner.
Dump-man will write down your license plate to discourage marauders from other towns where their “dumps” are not as friendly as ours.
d. ? Mice—A common problem in OG, especially in winter. Pest control is $22.6 BILLION. industry in US. Beware of pest control companies who want to sign you to expensive long term contracts. Mice control is very difficult due to the tiny size of these animals and their ability to breed in small spaces in you home. Beware of mice scams on-line.
Home traps are not only disgusting but not very effective. Some contractors use poisons. These chemicals are anticoagulants, and one bite by a hapless victim will cause them to die. The poisons are placed in traps that will not be entered by kids or dogs/cats.
e. The Positano clothing store on Main Avenue stands empty, although we are told that the building’s owner has already signed a lease with a shop that sells coffee and batteries. Surely the Chamber of Commercials will welcome them.
There also is a sign up on Pilgrim Pathway about an “art school.”
The new owner of Nagle’s has decorated their exterior as if they are open, but that won’t happen until spring.
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Federal court agrees: NPs can’t call themselves “doctor”
Oct 22, 2025
What’s the news: The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Riverside Division has dismissed a case brought by three nurse practitioners (NPs) with doctorates in nursing practice. They claimed that a state law that only allows California-licensed allopathic and osteopathic physicians to use the terms “doctor” and “Dr.” was unconstitutional. The ruling is a win for patients and physicians.
Blogfinger note: Doctors around the country have been abandoning their patients through the use of “mid-level” practitioners such as PA’s and NP’s. Physicians are allowing such “practitioners ” to make medical decisions without even notifying the patient’s doctors. If a physician abandons the care of his patient to such “phony doctors” then the patient is at risk of receiving incompetent care by the standards of practice that doctors are taught over many years of training and experience. Such training gives physicians the insights that allow for quality care.
But I myself have experienced malpractice by such mid-levels who may be placing patients at risk. I have long thought that such “doctors” can help real doctors provide care more efficiently, but always under the supervision of a licensed physician.
AI is now being used to create chart notes and consultation reports by recording visits and then manufacturing the medical records. I am a big advocate for detailed medical records, but I am withholding judgements about this “advance.”—Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC. Blogfinger.net.