Meeting Ernie
By Catherine Ferri, November 20, 2019 — Ohh, when I met Ernie, oh boy… well, it started when I was with my cousin who was visiting from New York and she wanted to go to the beach, but because I want … Continued
By Catherine Ferri, November 20, 2019 — Ohh, when I met Ernie, oh boy… well, it started when I was with my cousin who was visiting from New York and she wanted to go to the beach, but because I want … Continued
By Laraine Manoli, November 14, 2019 — Some of my best memories of growing up were at Clementon Park. Every year my mom bought me a season pass so I could go swimming in the lake. At that time, they let … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, July 18, 2019 — It’s almost impossible to believe that it has been 50 years since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. I remember the day well. I was 19 and about halfway through a 3-month trip to Europe … Continued
By Sarah Braun, October 6, 2019 — The day she was born was a really warm day. It was at least 95-100 [degrees] out. It was going to be really hot. I had a five-year-old and seven year old. [I … Continued
By Jim Hourihan, Sea Bright NJ, October 8, 2019 — Once a long, long time ago on the long and winding road of my working career I was a limousine driver. Driving clients from the Jersey Shore to Manhattan on … Continued
By Ann Von Dehsen, June 27, 2019 — As the final bell rang on the last day of elementary school each year, we children would joyfully run home, discard our school clothes and change into our summer uniform of tee-shirts … Continued
By Ann Von Debsen, March 14, 2019 — During the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of college, I was a waitress at a family resort in the Poconos. It was called the Hawthorne Inn and the beautiful stone … Continued
By Norman Cain, July 30, 2015 — Back in the ’40s and ’50s when seasonable weather was predictable, the boys in our crew engaged in prescribed routines that would coincide with the various periods of the year. During the brisk temperatures that … Continued
By Geri Delfino, April 17, 2019 — During the summers in Brooklyn, we were too poor to really do anything. Most of my cousins lived in the same building as my family and I did, so when it was hot … Continued