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October 22, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Banned Books and the Moral Crusader of Villa ...

Anthony Comstock was the center of censorship in the US from 1870-1915. He viewed himself as the arbiter of acceptable content and arrested any publisher who tried to disagree.

Banned Books and the Moral Crusader of Villa Park
October 14, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Dune Fences: A Bit of History and a Lot of Sand

Dune fencing is critical to beach preservation. Here is a history of the Dune Fence

Dune Fences:  A Bit of History and a Lot of Sand
October 4, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Houdini's Girl

Dorothy Young lived a fabulous life and summered in Ocean Grove. The last living assistant to Harry Houdini died at 103 in 2011.

Houdini's Girl
August 9, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Dorothy Fields

An Allenhurst woman was one of the most prolific Lyricists of the 20th century

Dorothy Fields
July 31, 2025
Vinnie Dicks
Robert Augustus Cheesbrough

Robert A. Cheesebrough summered in Spring Lake with the fruit from his Vaseline fortune

Robert Augustus Cheesbrough
Vinnie Dicks
May 9, 2025
Sea Girt

2003

Vinnie Dicks
May 9, 2025
Sea Girt
2003

Real estate values begin to change the nature of Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
May 8, 2025

2002

Vinnie Dicks
May 8, 2025
2002

An environmental scare and Sea Girt sports history

Vinnie Dicks
May 7, 2025

2001

Vinnie Dicks
May 7, 2025
2001

We remember 9-11 in Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
May 6, 2025
Sea Girt

2000

Vinnie Dicks
May 6, 2025
Sea Girt
2000

The world did not end when the millennium came

Vinnie Dicks
May 5, 2025
Sea Girt

1999

Vinnie Dicks
May 5, 2025
Sea Girt
1999

Stranded animals and a move to save some valuable greenspace

Vinnie Dicks
May 4, 2025

1998

Vinnie Dicks
May 4, 2025
1998

A Busy year with saves, and a long-term bond

Vinnie Dicks
May 3, 2025
Sea Girt

1997

Vinnie Dicks
May 3, 2025
Sea Girt
1997

The Beautification of Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
May 2, 2025
Sea Girt

1996

Vinnie Dicks
May 2, 2025
Sea Girt
1996

Two guys young started working on the beach at Sea Girt in 1996. Tim Harmon and Jim Freda are still there

Vinnie Dicks
May 1, 2025

1995

Vinnie Dicks
May 1, 2025
1995

Rowdy Share Rentals were discouraged in Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
April 30, 2025
Sea Girt

1994

Vinnie Dicks
April 30, 2025
Sea Girt
1994

The End of the Yankee Clipper

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