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Seaside Heights is a community sitting on the Atlantic Ocean and the Barnegat Bay and is aobut fifteen minutes from my home. They’re having free movies on the beach this summer. Two special movie events are also planned. Here’s the schedule, copied from the Seaside Heights PR blog.
07/11 - Back-to-back triple feature Amityville Film Festival, […]
If you’re a gambler and live in New Jersey you’ll be glad to hear this news. Law was passed yesterday that states casinos and racetracks will not be forced to close if the state government ever has a shutdown as it did in 2006. In 2006 a state government shutdown forced casinos to close for […]
The soap, or daytime drama if you prefer, One Life To Live spent some time in April filming not fifteen minutes from my house in Seaside Heights. If you happen to watch One Life To Live (and I do) and were watching Friday or today, the scenes filmed here include the characters Starr and Cole, […]
As of 03/01/08 The speed limit on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean and Monmouth counties between mile markers 80 and 100 has been reduced from 65 to 55 miles per hour. This is being done as part of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s Safety Program. Part of the reason this area has been […]
Live in New Jersey? Planning on driving through New Jersey? Then be aware. As of yesterday it became a primary offense to hold your cell phone and talk or text while driving in New Jersey. That means seeing you using it is now enough to pull you over. If caught you will be issued a […]
Jenkinson’s Aquarium is located in Point Pleasant and is privately owned. It is open year round and only closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The goal of this aquarium is to educate the public about aspects of marine life and conservation, promote animal awareness and conservation. Touch tanks, educational exhibits and workshops are […]
New Jersey has several zoos to offer both visitors and residents. Here they are in alphabetical order.
Bergen County Zoological Park, located in Paramus, is open 365 days a year weather permitting. The zoo offers many species of birds, reptiles and mammals. It offers a Farmyard and a North American Wetlands Aviary exhibit.
The Cape […]
It’s a bug museum. Ewwwwwwww. I actually got a flyer in the mail that a place called Insectropolis has opened on Route 9 in Toms River, the next town over. Their goal is to be the premier insect learning center in South Jersey. Insectropolis features 12 exhibit rooms that offer touch screen computer […]
