Dear Readers,

Welcome to the summer of 2022! Wow, it feels great to say that. If the month of June is any indication, we should all be looking forward to awesome weather, great beach days, and fun-filled evenings cooled by those soothing ocean breezes. And just like the Fourth of July, this issue of the Times is exploding with lots of great reading.

Jane Seymour Up Close and Personal: The Exhibition July 1-10 Exhibit, Special Artist Appearances Friday and Saturday 6-9pm, Sunday Noon-3pm, Ocean Galleries, 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor

Visitors to Ocean Galleries will have the exclusive opportunity to meet Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actress Jane Seymour for her scheduled gallery appearance featuring her exclusive paintings on exhibit and available for purchase.

Avalon Beach Movies Dusk, 30th Street & the beach
In the event of inclement weather, beach movie will be moved to Wednesday night.

Get ready to celebrate with Avalon for the Fourth of July with great events happening throughout the weekend. Kick off the week early with the first Thursdays at Surfside on June 30. Surfside Park will be jamming to the tunes of Jimmy and the Parrots from 7-9pm, and there will be a beer and wine garden hosted by the Avalon Chamber of Commerce.

Stone Harbor’s Ocean Galleries will feature “Jane Seymour: Up Close and Personal: The Exhibition” from July 1-10, and the award-winning actress and artist will be on hand to meet visitors on July 1, 2 and 3.

Sunshine on the water won’t be the only thing sparkling in Stone Harbor this summer. Trendz fine jewelry and art boutique will be hosting seven trunk shows, featuring a dazzling lineup of acclaimed jewelry designers.

There’s an old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” And here’s your proof:

It was sometime in the summer of 1968. It might have been one of those sticky, hot and humid nights – in the time long before a central air conditioner topped every home on the island. And no one felt like cooking.

Nelson “Nippy” Heaton was up and out before sunrise most days in July 1935. No choice. There was a lot of work to be done. Not only on his farm, but he was also taking on a new venture where he would expand his farming and business operation. Despite the new venture that would make Heaton more of an independent entrepreneur, his family and the people who knew him best describe him as just “loving to farm.”

Summer has finally arrived! Whether you are hitting the beach every day, going out on the town, or entertaining guests at your beach house, we’ve found some summer essentials that you will definitely want to have this season.

Summer is in full swing here at Seven Mile Beach! And that means lots of new businesses to try out — and anniversaries of your favorites to celebrate! Whether you’re in the mood for a gourmet bowl or in need of a refreshing ice cream treat to cool down after a morning on the water, Avalon and Stone Harbor truly have it all.

John Roscoe has several perspectives of The Vision.

One came when he was 5 years old, growing up in Northeast Philadelphia. Roscoe told his father that he wanted to grow up to become a police officer. The appeal was the blue cars, the shiny shoes, and the sirens.

For the past several years, sea level rise, beach erosion, nuisance flooding, and coastal resiliency have become increasingly common terms in everyday discourse. Here at home, the New Jersey coast is experiencing rates of sea level rise that are more than twice the national average, and rising seas are already causing changes to our marshes and beaches.

Once an ambassador, always an ambassador.

Suzanne Walters savors one of the most unique victory laps a public servant could imagine. Stone Harbor’s former mayor remains linked not only with community residents but with a throng of summer visitors because of a job she started last summer. The position is unique, and perhaps unprecedented, in the annals of former mayors.

Here’s a riddle for you …

What do a 7-foot pig, dinosaurs, a putter, and a disappearing gorilla all have in common?

They’ve all been a part of Club 18, Stone Harbor’s distinctive five-story, dinosaur-themed miniature golf course that is celebrating its 35th anniversary this summer.

There’s no doubt that Seven Mile Beach has the most beautiful beaches, back bays, and shopping districts around. There is so much to see and do here that you can spend the entire summer keeping yourself busy.

You gotta love “The Family Circus” cartoon, right? Remember the collection of “Family Circus” paperbacks at The Paper Peddler? And you could follow the comic every day in newspapers across the country, including The Press of Atlantic City right here in Avalon.

Like the sand and ocean, they shift. Also like the sand and the ocean, they are a vital, permanent part of the Seven Mile Beach experience.

Did you know that rickets is making a comeback? I didn’t really know what rickets was until today. Turns out it’s a condition mainly seen in children, characterized by weak or soft bones. Rickets is most often caused by a lack of vitamin D, although there are hereditary forms as well.

Surfside Rooftop Grill is an open-air seafood restaurant just blocks away from the beach in Stone Harbor. Swing by for lunch or dinner to try the raw bar or build your own surf-and-turf platter!

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