Well, I thought I knew the name of every street in Avalon, but it’s never too late to learn something new in your own backyard. “Dick’s Dead End” is the eponymous nickname for the street on which Dick Herb calls his home.

The Avalon Free Public Library and History Center bid a temporary farewell to their faithful patrons this past spring as the governor released executive orders to close amid COVID-19. And as the town slowly reopens at some sort of capacity, so too does the Library and History Center with new restrictions and virtual programming to maintain the connection so valued by patrons and visitors.

We are in the dog days of summer which means it is hot, hot, hot and you probably can’t wait to get into the ocean. Unfortunately, there have been a lot of lifeguard rescues on our beaches so we thought it was a great time to remind everyone of the hidden (and not so hidden) dangers that are out there.

The Cape May County Zoo welcomed a baby Grant’s zebra on July 14, born to parents Gretta and Ziggy. Grant’s zebra is the smallest of the seven subspecies of plains zebra. The last zebra born at the Zoo was Gracie in 2003.

Mayor Judith Davies-Dunhour, Reese Moore and newcomer Robin Casper were the winners in the Stone Harbor Borough Council primary election held July 7. The results were announced July 14 after the unusually large number of mail-in ballots due to the pandemic were counted.