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If you live anywhere in NJ remotely near to the shore, you will be "bugged" monthly, weekly, and/or daily by the real estate mountebanks. These carpetbaggers are in the service of greedy, beady--eyed shoobies from Philadelphia and/or New York who feel they have some "divine right" to buy your...

The "governmint": "We'z 'broke'"... :jeffd: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6744470p-6614140c.html http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6744456p-6614085c.html Let's make all politicians, lobbyists and heads of PACs "endangered species": "Oer the Ramparts!" "Man...

During the war, magnesium was extracted from sea water at a site in the lower part of Cape May County. The by--products of the process, the way it was performed, and the method of storage turned many, many acres of land into an inhospitable wasteland, the epitome of a "brownfield" --- except...

Yes, friends, meet "Houdini," a 60 pound, 12--foot, Burmese python from Idaho (where the famous potatos grow, and which even has a university in Moscow), who somehow unplugged his queen-sized, electric "blankey" and swallowed it whole -- with the electrical cord and control box --- and all...

http://www.pressofac.com/news/story/6537966p-6388613c.html Well, we can hope... ebsi

Has anyone encountered any "snakeheads" in The Pines? http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=843789 Somewhere I read or heard that they are known to attack small "dawgs"... ...could be another "urban myth" :mrgreen...

Way back when, I believe there was some kind of a "battle" with regard to cassette tapes, then there was a tug--of--war with regard to the video tape format, we're still in a "mess" with regard to the dominant/best DVD format, and now the electronics "honchos" are "gearing--up" for the latest...

Black Bears in Bass River?! http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6529302p-6380102c.html Where's "Krazy Kat" when you need him? :rofl: http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/showthread.php?t=2761 ebsi

They want to build an ethanol plant in Toms River?! What are they going to ferment --- seaweed? :rofl: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/science_nature/story/6532103p-6380060c.html ebsi

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This is NOT about "The Pines," but it could be --- in a few years, if we don't "confront" the future of the region before it arrives! I am deeply saddened by what I read, and I hope this article will incite the list members to emphatically (and directly) oppose any "progress" that threatens...

Assemblyman Bill "Baroni of Mercer, Middlesex Counties, is one of several lawmakers who have proposed establishing a program to preserve and mark the graves of Abraham Clark, George Clymer, John Hart, Richard Stockton and John Witherspoon.:jd: 'These five people risked their lives and their...

A recent article in the A.C. Press shows to what extent the flow from the Hudson affects sea life in the waters directly off shore from The Pines... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/science_nature/story/6492644p-6341784c.html "...imagine tracking the billions of tiny particles —...

http://www.legacy.com/PressOfAtlanticCity/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=18204512 McDERMOTT, WILLIAM J., 79 - passionate environmentalist of Marmora, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2006 in Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point. ... In his retirement years he was a passionate advocate...

Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) ---------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON, DC - Congress is considering sweeping legislation, which provides new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major...

Perhaps you saw KMart's ads on TV hawking their sale on tents... No? People in sleeping bags are awakened as big, yellow--and--black--striped, tarantula--like spiders crawl over/on their heads. Yikes! KMart wants you to purchase one of their tents: Spider protection... Although I don't...

I reviewed Ben's "complete" list of furnaces and forges with my informant. None of the names were "familiar." :cry: She says she was there as a "child" --- perhaps as long as 8 decades ago... The "place" was a large depression in the ground, perhaps 10 X 12 ft. or 12 X 14 ft. She feels the...

As most of you parents know: "School's OUT"!:dance: There are no more teachers about to act "in loco parentis" --- even if they were so inclined (or if the school system permitted them to), so it's time to get personally involved... Because ticks are especially prevalent this year...:cry...

WARNING: To ALL bears: Do not "mess" with "Jack," the cat! http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/weirdnews/story/3306932p-12183615c.html ...gives new meaning to the term "hissy fit"...:rofl:

With the summer months come the emergence of many of the Pinelands worst predators. The reason is quite simple: many of the predators are poikilothermic... http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6423988p-6280156c.html and...