Recent content by Ben Ruset

Well, you can thank our friend Jason for his crusade on that. :/

I was looking at the wine list yesterday. I may pick up a bucket of Pinot Grigio. Scott, why no yeast?

Are you defining the Pinelands as in the modern boundaries of the Pinelands National Reserve? I think most of the continuously settled places within that boundary sprung up in the 18th century. There wasn't really much reason for people to stay inside the Pinelands. Even the Lenape didn't...

This makes me hungry for sauerkraut now.

Oh, he preemptively blocked me from the Pine Barrens page a few weeks ago. I haven't banned him from here, though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ You can switch between the 1900 topo and the 2015 and 2023 MAP proposals on https://maps.njpinebarrens.com I don't see how this compares to the ACA but let's not get...

Most towns have a "pay your taxes online" button that brings you to a page where you can enter in information to search for the property. https://bassriver-nj.org/offices/ Scroll down to "Visit Bass River Taxes Online to view and pay property taxes" I couldn't find anything for block 116 lot...

Schmuing my way through work on a Monday.

Try at the local level. At the Bass River Township online tax payment office I was able to look for block 109 properties. It only came back with lot 11, but there's a qualifier that says "additional lots: many, see file." The Hainses own it.

Just came across this very short article from page 18 of the May 28, 1930 issue of the Camden Evening Courier. The author is not credited but I bet you one dollar it was the venerable Henry Charlton Beck, judging by the tone and slight snark. Jersey's Lonely Pine Lands Lure Anglers Seeking Pike...

We all know someone like that.

Oof. I hate it when people call me "Mister". I assume it's the same thing when someone calls a woman "Ma'am".

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/assemblywoman-katz-to-introduce-legislation-in-response-to-deps-plan-to-close-roads-in-wharton-state-forest/ Don't forget to sign the petition to help keep the roads in Wharton State Forest open! Your voice matters!

"Ask your mom"

There's a bar by me that cards everyone regardless of how old they are. I guess it's probably easier and doesn't open them up to as much liability as if they let it up to the person at the door's discretion.

I thought they wanted to close firebreaks that were inadvertently turned into roads.