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    Controlled burns 2024

    I smelled smoke on 206 in Shamong this past weekend but couldn't tell where it was.
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    Ocean County Celebrates Trails Day; Historic Cedarview Lodge Undergoes Restoration

    One of the presentations I attended at the Pinelands Short Course last week was about Cedarview Lodge: "Cedarview Lodge at Wells Mills and the Musical Traditions of the Pines"
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    Ole's Ranch/Sally Starr's Ponderosa (not the pizza place)

    I noticed that! Glad I was able to write my article before the change happened since I was able to talk to the employees, and they remembered her eating there, although, according to them, Sally didn't actually own the restaurant itself. They licensed the use of her name and likeness from her...
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    Ole's Ranch/Sally Starr's Ponderosa (not the pizza place)

    Mike, I mentioned your article in an article I wrote last year for Lines on the Pines entitled Our Gal Sal. It appeared in a book compiled by Linda Stanton about horses and horse people in the Pine Barrens. Since Sally was a resident of Waterford, I tried to find Me, Thee, and TV, the...
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    Russo's Farm Market

    Saw it on FB as well. Sorry to hear of the passing of a matriarch. Russo's is a good place. I'm sure her legacy will live on.
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    Red Lion Dinner

    Ah, ok. So many stories.
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    Red Lion Dinner

    Interesting history! I heard recently that Olga's Diner marked the edge of the Pinelands National Reserve border in Evesham. Not sure if they were referring to the old location or the new one.
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    Red Lion Dinner

    There is a new Olga's Diner. I tried it with a friend recently, and it was pretty good. I hadn't heard the Shamong Diner was closing. That's too bad.
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    Atco Dragway Fire

    I got detoured by that on my way back from lunch. It is smoky on Atsion Road between Jackson and 206. I was told by a friend in Shamong this morning that they have been backburning the area from behind the trailer park on Atsion Road.
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    Atco Dragway Fire

    I smelled the smoke in Shamong yesterday but didn't see much when I drove past the dragway on Jackson Road last night.
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    Atco Dragway to permanently close after 63 years in NJ, all remaining events for 2023 canceled

    I drove by it this weekend each day the event was held. There were signs saying that heavy traffic was expected, but it wasn't that bad at all. A little slow as people looked for the entrance but no long lines tying up traffic, at least none that I experienced. Perhaps they didn't get as big a...
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    Locks Bridge

    This happened before. Someone moved the big piece of bog iron from the water and left it on the beach.
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    Atco Dragway

    I saw on Facebook today that the Atco Dragway is now permanently closed. I think this has been a rumor on and off for several years, but the Waterford Civic Association shared a post from the Atco Dragway page saying this and bidding farewell.
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    Locks Bridge

    Is that the huge piece of bog iron that was in the water?
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    Parker Preserve

    Nice shots!
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