Mt. Hermon Way. Ocean Grove. . Paul Goldfinger photo. Blogfinger.net. Click to enlarge.
THE TWO OF US:
Archive for the ‘OCEAN GROVE PORCH CULTURE’ Category
Grover kids…
Posted in Ocean Grove lifestyles, Ocean Grove photographs, OCEAN GROVE PORCH CULTURE, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, tagged Grover kids on May 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
An Ocean Grove portrait: porch buddies
Posted in Ocean Grove lifestyles, OCEAN GROVE PORCH CULTURE, Ocean Grove portraits, tagged dogs in Ocean Grove on April 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Paul Goldfinger ©. Ocean Grove, New Jersey. April, 2019. ©
Ocean Grove is a dog town. It is a marvelous place to have a dog. People and their pets meet and socialize in our parks. We suspect that there are more dogs per square mile than in any other town in New Jersey.
Yesterday a neighbor stopped to chat with me in front of my house. Just then a man with a Weimaraner strolled by—the large dog was beautiful and elegant with a silver gray coat. The dog moved slowly towards the young lady. She looked at the dog and then engaged the dog owner about his pet.
I don’t have a dog, but Grovers are familiar with the importance of dogs in our community.
Social interactions like this happen often in Ocean Grove.
It’s a shame that the CMA could not understand this phenomenon when they precipitously rejected a public petition to have a dog park or a dog beach in the Grove. They said that it didn’t fit with their mission.
HARRY NILSSON from the movie You’ve Got Mail soundtrack.
–Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
Town-Wide Yard Sale on May 12. We now have 50 sellers. You can join our list through May 11. Email your items list. (Blogfinger @verizon.net)
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, OCEAN GROVE PORCH CULTURE, Ocean Grove Town-Wide Yard Sal 2018, Ocean Grove Town-Wide Yard Sale, tagged Ocean GRove Town-wide yard sale on May 6, 2018| 1 Comment »
Come to the Town-Wide Sale and meet our hospitable Grovarian neighbors. Paul Goldfinger ©
OG Town-Wide Yard Sale. Blogfinger photograph.
TO SEE THE LIST OF YARD SAILORS, INCLUDING ITEMS FOR SALE, CLICK ON THE YARD SALE TAB AT TOP OF THIS DISPLAY.
Note: The true number of sellers will be larger, because some will set up on our coat-tails without actually signing onto the list. And some addresses contain more than one family.
Bring Mom to Ocean Grove for the sale. She will love shopping and chatting with those friendly Grovers.
Items for sale will be added starting May 5. Send us an email with your list, but PLEASE include your address and be concise. Send to Blogfinger@verizon.net
Visitors can access the list on their mobile devices by going to WWW.Blogfinger.net and clicking on the yard sale tab at the top of the page. Visit our sale sites on foot, by bike, or by automobile. OG map is found by clicking on the yard sale tab above. Any questions, call our Sale Manager Vincent Cannavo 732 735 0409.
Camp Meeting Association bathrooms will be open on May 12, across from the Great Auditorium.
SELLERS: You can help us promote the event by picking up a flyer and tacking it somewhere (for example under one of those pink ribbons.) Flyers are available at Cheese on Main or at 113 Mt. Hermon Way (Blogfinger headquarters.)
YARD SALE MUSIC. JOE BROWN hoping for nice weather:
Ocean Grove wins a 2017 “Great Neighborhood” award from the American Planning Association’s NJ Chapter.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove lifestyles, OCEAN GROVE PORCH CULTURE, Ocean Grove tourism, tagged American Planning Association, Ocean Grove award on October 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Teenagers–summer fun and games on Ocean Pathway in the Grove. Click to enlarge. Paul Goldfinger photo. © c 2015.
Ocean Grove Peoples Garden tour–a community event. 2015. Blogfinger photo ©
“Launched in 2012, Great Places in New Jersey recognizes unique and exemplary downtowns, streets, neighborhoods and public spaces – four essential components of exceptional communities. These places thrive as testaments to forward-thinking planning that promotes community involvement, showcases unique natural features and diverse architectural styles, fosters economic opportunity and a vision for tomorrow.” —
Ocean Grove Great Neighborhood award. When you go to this link look at the top menu and click on “neighborhoods.” You will see that OG is lumped in with Pier Village.
Quotes below are excerpts from the NJ Chapter of the APA post about their 2017 “Great Places in New Jersey” awards. They mention two “designees” for “Great Neighborhoods”—Ocean Grove and Pier Village.
“Founded in 1869, Ocean Grove is a unique, historic and vibrant shore community that is noted for its pristine beaches, abundant Victorian architecture and old-fashioned charm that has drawn visitors for generations. Its strong Christian roots date back to the late 19th Century’s “camp meeting” movement, when a group of Methodist ministers formed the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to develop and operate a summer camp meeting at the Jersey shore.”
“Today, the Camp Meeting Association, the Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce, and the many other community groups continue to provide opportunities for spiritual growth and renewal through worship as well as educational, cultural and recreational events and programs for all ages in a seaside setting.”
“The site of Ocean Grove was chosen in part because of its exceptional natural features, specifically the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Wesley Lake to the north and Fletcher Lake to the south.”
“The Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce and Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association sponsor public activities that encourage social activity and create an overall sense of community.”
There will be an awards reception on October 30 to be held at the South Orange Performing Arts Center. Supposedly Rev. John DiBerardino will represent the CMA while a Neptune official will represent the town of Neptune.
KERMIT RUFFINS:
Tent city: displaying the colors in Ocean Grove.
Posted in Ocean Grove lifestyles, Ocean Grove photographs, OCEAN GROVE PORCH CULTURE, tagged A lovely day in Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove tent colony on August 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »
End of the day, August 27, 2016. Ocean Grove © Paul Goldfinger photo © Click and stand at attention, hand over your heart.
ELLA FITZGERALD AND THE PAUL WESTON ORCHESTRA
Light my fire in Ocean Grove
Posted in Ocean Grove lifestyles, OCEAN GROVE PORCH CULTURE, tagged Porches in Ocean Grove on February 17, 2016| 1 Comment »
Ocean Grove porchmanship. February 11, 2016 By Paul Goldfinger ©.
ALICIA KEYS (live in Seattle) Song usually credited to The Doors.