Members of Cathy Auxer’s kindergarten class enjoy time with Franklin after reading “Franklin’s Library Book” during their library time in the Guerrieri Little Library at Worcester Preparatory School. The young readers are, front from left, Addison McMillan, Olivia Conaway, George Sapna and Lilly Phillips; middle, Stephen Carullo and Minha Moinuddin; and, back, Lena Parker, Michael… Read more »
A reader forwarded me an interesting quote last week about parenting. It was by American writer William Saroyan, who wrote, “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” That hit home for me and my wife as I presume it does for most parents. While… Read more »
The Warren Cottage was located on the corner of 5th Street and the Boardwalk. Owned and managed by Berlin native Mary Purnell Warren, it had 12 rooms with a kitchen annex in the rear. Damaged in the March Storm of 1962, the property was sold and plans made to transport it to a new location… Read more »
Sisters Shyanne and Sierra Smullen start their first day of school at Seaside Christian Academy.
September beach daysWatching my boys playing together on the beachA heated pool on a cool fall nightSplurging on myself once in a whileA new pair of running shoesDays when there is no mail at homeEarly Monday night football gamesSeeing my 5-year-old son walk in school by himselfLearning something new every dayPaying bills onlineWhen a lie… Read more »
It never ceases to amaze me how being a parent is like taking a day-long ride on the wildest roller coaster imaginable, featuring dips, turns, drops and highs and lows. Over the course of the three-day Labor Day holiday weekend, we set out to give the kids a full blown summer weekend extravaganza before school… Read more »
The excitement of a new school yearAn ocean dip before breakfastHow no two sea shells are identicalThe stillness of the ocean on foggy daysA busy marina when the boats are returningA beach bonfireMaking it home just in time before a stormHow my kids think I write for every newspaper there isA cloud-less day spent on… Read more »
Columbia Pictures filmed “Violets Are Blue” in Ocean City during the summer of 1985. It was the first Hollywood movie ever made in Worcester County and starred Sissy Spacek, Kevin Kline and Bonnie Bedelia. The film was directed by Spacek’s husband, Jack Fisk, and many scenes were shot on location including the Boardwalk, Trimper’s Rides,… Read more »
The China Seas Motel was located on the oceanfront at 51st Street. Designed to resemble a Chinese “junk” (a commercial fishing boat seen on the rivers of China), the unique building attracted much attention on Coastal Highway. The motel had been built in 1963 after lower land values following the March Storm of 1962 spurred… Read more »
There is no such thing as privacy anymore around my house. I accepted that reality way back when my boys started walking, but the reality of it continues to hit home on a daily basis. Nonetheless, there are times when I am surprised by the fact alone time at my house seems impossible to come…. Read more »