Blue skies and puffy white clouds over the bay, late in the afternoon on a beautiful October day!
TWO GREAT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES are coming up next weekend, each offering a great way to help our beaches!
AVALON’S ANNUAL DUNE GRASS PLANTING event takes place on Saturday, October 21st. Volunteers can help plant sprigs of dune grass, which grow roots to help stabilize the dune system, protecting the island during storms. See the events list below for registration information.
BEACH SWEEPS also take place next weekend in Avalon and Stone Harbor, on Saturday, October 21st. Volunteers are needed to help collect plastic and other trash from our local beaches. The twice-annual beach sweeps are held along the New Jersey coast, and last year volunteers removed hundreds of thousands of items from beaches. Registration information is below.
IT FEELS “OCTOBER-ISH!” After a stretch of warm weather, our recent run of sunny-but-cool, breezy days combined with chilly temperatures overnight have made October feel like, well, October! Put on that sweatshirt or sweater before you take a walk on the beach!
CARMEN’S SEAFOOD “BELLY BUSTER”: Carmen’s, the waterfront seafood restaurant in Sea Isle City, will hold its annual “Belly Buster” dinner this Saturday, October 14th, beginning at 5pm. If you love Carmen’s, or simply love seafood, you’ll love the Belly Buster! It’s a family-style sampling of a huge variety of delicious dishes. As Carmen says, “from appetizers to desserts, it’s good for your wallet, but can your stomach handle it?” The Belly Buster is $45.95 for adults and $15.95 for kids (4 & under are free!)
GHOST TRACKS APPEAR…THEN DISAPPEAR. Recent winds and currents uncovered the famous “ghost tracks” on Sunset Beach along the Delaware Bay in Cape May. The tracks are from a railroad operation that hasn’t been active in a century, and are usually covered by sand. Occasionally winds and currents shift enough sand for the tracks to become visible. But if you didn’t catch a view of them recently, you’re too late—at last check winds and currents had conspired to cover the tracks once again.
TIME TO WINTERIZE! Plan ahead and call your plumber, landscaper, or contractor to schedule the winterizing of your outdoor water systems. Outside showers, exterior hose bibs, and irrigation systems should all be winterized.
GO PHILLIES! There has been plenty of cheering for our local team, as we all enjoy “Red October!”
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Halloween Movie Morning, Avalon Library, 235 32nd Street, Saturday, October 14th, 10am.
- Jigsaw Puzzle Swap, Avalon Free Public Library, Saturday, October 14th, 2pm. Drop off your gently used jigsaw puzzle at the library through October 13th, and receive a ticket for the number you dropped off. On Saturday, October 14th stop by the library to exchange your ticket for the same number of new-to-you puzzles. Drop-in puzzle swaps welcome after 3pm.
- Stone Harbor Bulk Trash Collection, place items curbside up to 72 hours prior to October 16th. (Non-acceptable items: construction debris, hazardous waste, carpeting, rugs, padding, propane tanks, brush & yard debris, concrete, bricks, cinderblock.)
- Sea Isle City Halloween Parade, 45th Street & Landis Avenue to JFK Boulevard, Friday, October 20th, 7pm to 8pm. DJ dance party at Excursion Park after the parade.
- Avalon Fall Dune Grass Planting, Saturday, October 21st, 8:30am. Volunteers should report to Avalon Community Hall at 8:30am that day for a brief planting demonstration. After planting work is completed, lunch will be provided at Community Hall. Volunteers should RSVP to Chuck McDonnell at 609-967-3066 or Sue Keen at 609-967-5924 to sign up. In the event of rain, the event will be postponed to Sunday, October 22nd.
- Fall Beach Sweeps, sponsored by Clean Ocean Action, Avalon (Community Hall) and Stone Harbor (95th Street beach), Saturday, October 21st, 9am. Information and registration here: https://cleanoceanaction.org/beach-sweeps/sites-and-registration
- Sea Isle City Harvest Classic. Hayrides on the beach, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow contest, and more. Excursion Park, Saturday, October 21st, 10am to 3pm.
- Savor September in October! Wine Beer, & Food Festival. Live music & entertainment, regional beer & wine, food, artisans. Downtown 96th Street, Saturday, October 21st (rescheduled from September 23rd), 11am to 7pm.
- Stone Harbor Business District Trick or Treat, Saturday, October 28th, 10am to 4pm.
- Avalon Trunk or Treat, 30th Street & Avalon Avenue, Saturday, October 28th, 5pm to 7pm. Costume parade, hayrides on the beach, cotton candy, caramel apples, and more! No registration is necessary, but cars must be parked by 4:45 and cannot exit until 7 p.m. Please decorate your car!
- American Red Cross Blood Drive, Women’s Civic Club of Stone Harbor, Monday, October 30th, 12pm to 5pm. Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment.
New Listings:
215 89th Street, Stone Harbor, $2,395,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 232720
163 83rd Street, Stone Harbor, $4,895,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 232693
Properties Under Contract:
293 68th Street, A, Avalon, $1,799,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 223202
405 96th Street, C, Stone Harbor, $2,295,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 232602
4277 5th, Avalon, $3,290,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 230302
18 E 19th Street, Avalon, $3,995,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 232407
10617 Golden Gate Road, Stone Harbor, $4,400,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 231781
Properties Sold:
319 41st Street, 319, Avalon, $2,212,500, SOLD MLS#: 230822
615 Sunrise Drive, Avalon, $3,250,000, SOLD MLS#: 231767
10823 1st Avenue, Stone Harbor, $5,637,500, SOLD MLS#: 230993
86 E 23rd Street, Avalon, $9,495,000, SOLD MLS#: 232691
