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Jersey Strong
The mission field is in our back yard this time, but together we can restore the Shore.
For me, like most of us in the tri-state area, summer has always meant the Jersey Shore. Of course, that meant different things for different people. My kids will tell you the Jersey Shore is Ocean City, being brought up on Wonderland Pier, Johnson’s Popcorn and Mack and Manco Pizza. Others will just as fondly remember the gingerbread houses and promenade of Cape May, or the roller coasters and nightlife of Seaside Heights. It doesn’t matter which town, really. We were united by the sandy shoreline and spent our days jumping over the same waves in the Atlantic. When I was growing up, the Jersey Shore meant Wildwood, and my ties to the town went deep. My maternal grandmother grew up in North Wildwood, and my parents met on the boardwalk …
Tim Dixon
12:59 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012
Wildwood on our Mother's side and West Deptford on our Father's were the two towns were our ancestors settled when they left Philadelphia. It's where our Jersey roots were planted. Thank you Mary, Mike and Libby! Being at a helpless distance I truly appreciate your doing what I can't. Plus, being the victim of such storms all too recently here on the Gulf Coast of FL, I understand the great … more ›