January/February 2023

We said goodbye to 2022 and welcomed in 2023 and what I am most amazed at is how incredibly long it now takes me to scroll back to my “year of birth” when entering information on computer forms. Its as if my computer is mocking me. This backwards scroll also serves to remind me how, at once, things change while they stay the same. The Borough of Oceanport is actually a great example of that. The Oceanport Historical Committee recently published its long-awaited celebration of Oceanport’s first 100 years – aptly titled “Oceanport, A Great Place To Live” -- and this meticulously researched, beautifully written and visually arresting retrospective of all things Oceanport documents how dramatically Oceanport’s infrastructure has changed while, at the same time, its small town sense of community and commitment to volunteerism have remained the same.

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