Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove lifestyles, Ocean Grove magic moments, Ocean Grove Main Avenue news, Ocean Grove restaurants, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, tagged Nagle's Apothecary Café in Ocean Grove on August 22, 2025|
Nagle’s. July, 2014. Nighttime in Ocean Grove. Bewitched and bewildered. Paul Goldfinger photograph. Click once to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor @Blogfinger.
A little girl in a long red t -shirt is standing in front of Nagle’s clutching an ice cream. She seems a little bewildered by all the people, especially in a nighttime setting when she might normally be in bed; and then Mom leans over and scoops her up to safety. Another magic moment in Ocean Grove.
MARVIN GAYE:
Posted in Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, tagged Lawrence Avenue workshop on July 24, 2025|
Lawrence Avenue workshop. Ocean Grove. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge.
JOHNNY CASH AND JUNE CARTER CASH
Posted in Girls in summer clothes Jersey shore, Girls in summer clothes Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove lifestyles, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography: girls in summer clothes, tagged A Chorus Line on Blogfinger, Girls in their summer clothes Ocean Grove, New fashion statement in Ocean Grove on July 11, 2025| 3 Comments »
A new fashion in town. Butt what would Stokes say? What would the Ladies Auxiliary say? Ocean Pathway, Ocean Grove. C’mon boys and girls—-sing along with Brucie. 7/25/15 Paul Goldfinger action photo on Blogfinger.net. Click to enlarge.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:
MONICA RAMEY WITH BEEGIE ADAIR TRIO:
Posted in Blogfinger News, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, tagged Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity visit Ocean Grove on July 9, 2025|
Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity. Ocean Grove beach. 8/27/14 By T. Stein of OG.
Paul Goldfinger Editor. Blogfinger.net
Every once in a while, Ocean Grovers have noticed nuns on the beach or the Fishing Pier. They wear white saris with blue stripes. I spotted them about a week ago walking through the parking lot of the JS Arts Center. Then T. Stein saw them on the beach on August 26.
She recognized that they are from Mother Teresa’s order, The Missionaries of Charity, a world-wide organization based in India.
Coincidentally, August 26 is Mother Teresa’s birthday. She was born in Macedonia, was a citizen of India, and a Roman Catholic nun. She also won the Nobel Peace Prize. Mother Teresa died in 1997 at the age of 87. She was known for her work with the poorest of the poor and sickest of the sick. She ran homes for patients with leprosy as well as hospice-like institutions for the dying, diseased and homeless.
J.P. Gradone, COO of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association told Blogfinger that a representative of the Sisters contacted the CMA for permission for their nuns to visit the town and beaches of Ocean Grove. We don’t know why they chose OG, but we do know that they were attending a retreat somewhere in this area. In any case, they were welcomed to our town by the CMA.
AARON COPLAND: “Simple Gifts” from his work Apalachian Springs
Posted in Ocean Grove events, Ocean Grove July 4, Ocean Grove lifestyle, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, tagged Ocean Grove July 4 Parade on June 27, 2025|
Ocean Grove July 4 parade. 2014. Paul Goldfinger photo. Blogfinger.net Click once to enlarge
THE TURTLES:
Posted in Ocean Grove lifestyles, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography from Florida, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Auditorium Pavilion, in Ocean Gro on June 20, 2025| 1 Comment »
Auditorium Pavilion. Paul Goldfinger photo ©.Click to enlarge.
GREEN DAY: From their album American Idiot (2004)
Posted in Blogfinger News, Hurricane legacy, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, tagged I've been to Canaan, MUSIC Carol King, Photo: The resolute fisherman on May 31, 2025| 2 Comments »
November 3, 2012. 5 days after Sandy. Ocean Grove, New Jersey. One of the first fishermen to return. By Paul Goldfinger. Click for full view. See the comments for some photographic notes.
SOUNDTRACK: CAROL KING
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography Jersey Shore, Photography Nights in Ocean Grove, tagged A summer place, Andy Williams on April 26, 2025|
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove boardwalk, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography: Black and White gallery, tagged Molly in Ocean Grove on April 12, 2025|
Molly–a new Grover. 11/19/20 Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor at Blogfinger.net.
Molly moved to Ocean Grove recently. She rents in the Grove and works in Red Bank.
She was walking alone on the boards late in the day. It was cold out, but Molly wore a smile. I had my camera and I took this shot without any discussion. That’s what “street photographers” do.
I happened to have a 28 mm wide angle lens on my Leica Monochrom 246. The “decisive moment” * is what we seek. You dance with the girl you came with, and so it goes with interchangeable camera lenses. If there is time in photography, one could get closer, but not in this case at that moment. Fortunately our software allows a viewer to click on the image and get a closer view.
A few minutes later I caught up with Molly. I said, “Hi” and asked, “Can I take your picture?” There was not a hint of caution on her part. She continued to smile and to say, “Sure.”
We will post those portrait shots another time. We chatted briefly, and I gave her a Blogfinger card.
She said, “I love it here.”
*Cartier-Bresson, the famous French street photographer coined the phrase: “The Decisive Moment.”
BOBBY DARIN:
Posted in Ocean Grove lifestyles, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography: Ocean Grove Gallery, tagged bicycles in Ocean Grove on March 29, 2025|
Ocean Grove. Auditorium Square Park. July 3, 2015. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
SEALS AND CROFTS:
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography: Black and White gallery, Photography: Ocean Grove Gallery, tagged Historic house in Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove architecture on March 27, 2025|
Ocean Grove foggy day. April, 2015. By Paul Goldfinger . Blogfinger.net
DAVE STRYKER (guitar) with JIMMY HEATH (tenor sax. age 88 from Philadelphia) from Stryker’s new album (3/15) Messin’ with Mr. T (to honor Stanley Turrentine, jazz tenor sax man)
—This song is “In a Sentimental Mood” by Duke Ellington:
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove photographs, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography Jersey Shore, tagged bicycle yellow, Yellow mellow on March 24, 2025|
Ocean Grove. September 4, 2019. Paul Goldfinger near Founders Park.. There is a glorious yellow house a block away.
THE BEATLES:
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove 150th Anniversary, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography Nights in Ocean Grove, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Ocean Grove birthday on March 24, 2025|
Boardwalk Pavilion. Paul Goldfinger photograph. Ocean Grove, NJ. 8/10/19 Click to enlarge.
KEVIN SPACEY from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
