October 30, 2012. 8:00 am. Ocean Grove. The day after Sandy made landfall in the OG area on 10/29/ 12. Paul Goldfinger photo—- Blogfinger.net Click once to enlarge.
LUCIA MICARELLI (violin) “Oblivion.” From her album Music From a Farther Room.
Archive for the ‘Ocean Grove storm gallery’ Category
Remembering Sandy —–Ocean Grove. 10/30/12
Posted in Ocean Grove storm gallery, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Superstorm Sandy, tagged Remembering Sandy on Blogfinger on March 2, 2026|
Winter in the Grove
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Ocean Grove weather, tagged Cold and snow in Ocean Grove, Winter in Ocean Grove on February 16, 2025|
LOREENA McKENNITT. From the album Celtic Twilight. “Snow”
Modern OG history—2016. Snow gallery—end of day.
Posted in Music from the Broadway stage., Music from the movies, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Ocean Grove storm stories, Ocean Grove weather, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography by Moe Demby, tagged 2016 January blizzard in Ocean Grove on January 3, 2025| 2 Comments »
Heading home. By Michael Goldfinger, Blogfinger staff . Ocean Grove, NJ. Jan. 23, 2016.
Twinkle twinkle blizzard. Delaware Avenue, Ocean Grove. January 23, 2016. Paul Goldfinger photo. Click to enlarge.
Firemen’s Park. Ocean Grove. Jan 23, 2015 Paul Goldfinger photo
Walking along our merry way. Ocean Grove. Jan 23, 2016. by Michael Goldfinger, Blogfinger staff .
Anne Murray:
Modern OG history—2012: Reclaiming the OG beach a few days after Sandy–portrait of a fisherman.
Posted in Ocean Grove beachfront, Ocean Grove portraits, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Photography at The Jersey Shore, tagged Ocean Grove after Sandy, Ocean Grove portraits on May 29, 2024|
Surf fisherman shows up at the OG beach on Nov. 3, 2012. Paul Goldfinger photo Ocean Grove portraits. Click once to enlarge.
BLOSSOM DEARIE:
Remembering Sandy. Anniversary on October 29
Posted in Ocean Grove events, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Superstorm Sandy, tagged 3rd anniversary of Sandy in Ocean Grove on October 17, 2022| 1 Comment »
The next day. Ocean Grove. October 30, 2012. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to enlarge.
CRAIG OGDEN “Cavatina” from the film Deer Hunter.
….it might as well be spring.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove artists, Ocean Grove beachfront, Ocean Grove photographs, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Photography by Moe Demby on April 25, 2022|
Over the rainbow. Ocean Grove by Moe Demby. Blogfinger staff. February 5, 2016.
KATE McGARRY
Colored Crystal Palace by Bob Bowné
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Blogfinger Music Department, Blogfinger Presents, Music from the movies, Ocean Grove Blizzard 2015 Gallery, Ocean Grove blizzard 2015 news, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Ocean Grove storm stories, Photograph by Bob Bowné, tagged Carousel building Asbury Park, Frozen Wesley Lake in Ocean Grove, Non-blizzard of 2015 in Ocean Grove, Photography by Bob Bowné on January 19, 2022| 8 Comments »
Wesley Lake is almost frozen solid this morning, Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015. By Bob Bowné, special to Blogfinger. ©. Asbury Park, N.J.
SHERRILL MILNES. “Bella figlia deli’amoré” (Verdi’s Rigoletto) From the soundtrack of the film “Quartet”
You can depend on me.
Posted in Ocean Grove events, Ocean Grove Sandy recovery, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography Superstorm Sandy, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Ocean Grove after Sandy on May 23, 2021|
Nov. 4, 2012. (6 days after Sandy) Neighbors discuss the storm. Ocean Grove. Paul Goldfinger photo © Blogfinger.net
TONY BENNETT AND K.D. LANG
Sandy 5th anniversary exhibit opens in Freehold. Blogfinger photographs of Ocean Grove featured.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove history by Blogfinger, Ocean Grove lifestyles, Ocean Grove Sandy recovery, Ocean Grove storm gallery, tagged Monmouth County Historical Association, Sandy 5th anniversary exhibit., Sandy exhibit on November 4, 2017|
Monmouth County Historical Association presents their Sandy exhibit. A lifeguard stand sits outside. Eileen Goldfinger photo for Blogfinger. ©
Photo from the “Tracking Sandy: Monmouth County Remembers exhibit.”
The photograph above is the Driftwood Cabana Club in Sea Bright, by Mike McLaughlin. ©
The public is invited to view this Sandy exhibit at the Monmouth County Historical Association at 70 Court Street in Freehold, NJ. They are open from Tuesday through Saturday 10-4 until October, 2018. Parking is easy.
The exhibit is impressive, with slide shows, videos, oral history recordings, scientific explanations, and special displays. About 15 Blogfinger images by Paul Goldfinger were chosen largely because of our work in Ocean Grove. Most were seen in a slide show organized by towns. Another feature used 6 of our photos of volunteers at the OG beachfront. (see below)
One of our images was used large, (see below) depicting a Neptune Comitteeman, Randy Bishop, comforting a resident of Shark River who had to put out most of her first floor furniture and belongings to the curb. The residents were upset in large part because scavengers were showing up to take some of their curbside belongings. We will show some of our Shark River images from November 1, 2012.
This Blogfinger photograph was from the exhibit: Shark River. Committeeman Randy Bishop comforts a victim of the flooding. By Paul Goldfinger © Nov. 1, 2012.
Exhibit features 6 color photos of OG volunteers by Paul Goldfinger © Blogfinger.net
From the exhibit: Volunteers came from near and far. Nov. 3, 2012. Ocean Grove. By Paul Goldfinger Blogfinger.net© Click to enlarge.
CHRIS MARTIN (Coldplay) live from the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief—“Us Against the World”
Seeing the good with the bad. Bob Bowné of OG, professional photographer, was there during Sandy.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove Sandy recovery, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Photograph by Bob Bowné on June 21, 2017|
Bob Bowné October 31, 2012. ©. Ocean front at Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Special to Blogfinger.net
Ocean Grove was hit hard during Sandy losing most of our boardwalk and fishing pier. Bob Bowné photographed when Sandy carried away the Fishing Club and he took the most iconic image of that day. (link below)
These oceanfront Victorians took a beating but they survived as they probably did during many storms since the late 19th century. Ocean Grove was relatively lucky. It would be two years before the Boardwalk was partially rebuilt, and it is still not done. But you can’t hurry love:
PHIL COLLINS
Here’s a reminder from 2015 Blogfinger.
And a link to Bob Bowné’s iconic photograph from the day Sandy hit:
Devastating nor’easter hits Ocean Grove, 23 years ago today in 1992.
Posted in Ocean Grove beachfront, Ocean Grove history, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Ocean Grove storm stories, tagged 1992 Nor'easter in Ocean Grove on December 11, 2015| 5 Comments »
Screenshot from JOH. Fishing clubhouse disappears into the deluge.
1992 nor’easter along the east coast. National Weather Service depiction.
JOH of Ocean Grove sent us a video link showing the fishing pier coming down during the 1992 nor’easter—-see below:
It is good to remember important events in our town’s history, because we all can learn from history and it gives us the opportunity to talk about the OG fishing pier (currently the non-fishing pier as its remnant remains land bound on the OG beach. See comments linked below) —–Paul Goldfinger, editor @Blogfinger December, 2015.
News story from Newswork:
An intense nor’easter struck New Jersey 23 years ago today, generating some of the worst damage since the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962
Dubbed “The Great Nor’easter” by the National Weather Service, the storm, which forced the evacuation in at least 20 Jersey Shore municipalities, destroyed sections of the Bradley Beach and Belmar boardwalks and swept away a significant chunk of the Ocean Grove fishing pier, according to a New York Times report.
As the storm surge peaked and wind gusts increased during the morning hours, small private boats were called to rescue some from houses along the Manasquan River, as drawbridges ceased to function due to power outages and Coast Guard boats could not access the area, the report said.
According to the report, some residents in low-lying areas in Monmouth, Ocean, and Atlantic counties were evacuated by police boats and National Guard trucks.
The National Weather Service found that the storm “resulted in unprecedented flooding and coastal erosion, which may have permanently changed the coastline.”
The flooding lasted for days. The National Weather Service report stated that the hardest hit coastal areas included Union Beach, Atlantic Highlands, Sea Bright, Monmouth Beach, Sea Girt, Long Beach Island, and Longport.
“As a result of the full moon on December 9 and an unusually long storm duration that affected several tide cycles, the resulting tide caused the most severe flooding along the New Jersey coast in nearly 30 years,” a U.S. Geological Survey study found.
In Union Beach, 300 cars were destroyed by sea water and 690 houses were damaged, according to the National Weather Service report.
The highest wind gusts of the storm was recorded in Cape May, peaking at 80 miles per hour. The storm killed two in New Jersey, damaged 3,200 homes, and caused $750 million (1992 dollars) in damage.
Portions of the state were declared a federal disaster area.
SURVIVOR “The Eye of the Tiger.”
Remembering Sandy with photographs. Third anniversary today—– October 29,
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Ocean Grove boardwalk. Oct. 30, 2012. 8:00 am. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge.
Great Auditorium roof was damaged, fore and aft. It still awaits a permanent fix. Oct. 30, 2012. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
Sandy Ocean Grove. by Bob Bowné. October 30, 2012 ©
What do you remember? My house shook, but had no significant damage or flooding. I recall the sights when we went down to the beachfront on the morning of October 30, 2012. People hesitatingly came down to see. We had seen the horrible images of places like Mantoloking on television, so we knew that we were lucky—lucky to not live on a barrier island.
Ocean Grove has some low areas, such as the southeast precinct where flooding occured, but much of the rest of the town had enough elevation to avoid water damage. A couple of days later a solitary surf fisherman came from out of town just to fish in Ocean Grove, a place that he loved.
Now, most of our boardwalk is complete except for the North End and the pier. We are better prepared now with dunes and bulkheads. The boardwalk was specially engineered to be extra strong. Many homeless victims who needed a place to stay came to the Grove. Some of them remained for quite a while, and there are probably some who are still around town. We cannot ever forget the volunteers who showed up, often with everything they needed including food and they gave and they asked for nothing in return.
Link to Bob Bowne´s iconic photograph of Sandy:
Loudon Wainwright III. “Carrickfergus”. From Boardwalk Empire.