Clarification of New Jersey law regarding pedestrian crossings:
The driver of a vehicle must stop and stay stopped for a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.
Category: Stone Harbor, New Jersey- News
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High Tide
The rain is STILL coming down, and some minor tidal flooding along the back bay. All of this will be quickly forgotten if the warm weather arrives as predicted.Noticed yesterday that the center islands and dunes have suddenly turned GREEN. A positive side effect of the wet winter!
Also noticed lights on and workers inside various businesses around town in preparation of Easter weekend. Will continue to post the season openings on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AnnDelaneyBeach
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Bridges to Cross
Sunday is the 12th annual Ocean Drive Marathon. The race starts at 9am in Cape May, and 8 bridges later, ends in Sea Isle City. Whew! Â
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The inlet next to the final bridge may even provide free showers for the participants 😉
For race results and info: www.odmarathon.org
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Update: A sunny Sunday morning with winds from the ESE 18- 22 mph.  This will give the runners a bit of a push in some sections. Overall, a decent day (considering it’s March!) for the race.
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Earth Hour
 Tonight at 8:30pm, we are asked to turn out our lights for 1 hour for a global event- Earth Hour https://www.myearthhour.org/Stone Harbor and sections of Cape May Court House are participating early- electric service went out just before 5am due to an accident in Middle Township. Service is expected to be restored by mid-day. No problems in Avalon.
Update: It’s 8:45pm and sure enough, our street is mostly dark. Oh, wait…we’re surrounded by summer homes!
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Borough Workers
Thank you to the Borough workers. They finally removed the fence that blocked the steps to “my” beach path.Many local beach access paths were closed for safety reasons due to storm erosion, forcing the determined walkers (like me) to climb over the side railings to get to the beach…not the most graceful look!
Dune path repair work is underway in both Avalon and Stone Harbor. Happy beach walking…
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New Name
Life after Henny’s in Stone Harbor:  It was Blackfish last summer…then advertised in the local Chamber of Commerce book to be Whitefish this summer…yet new signs went up today for White Heron Grill???Â
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Shades of Brown
Waiting for the marsh grass to acknowledge spring by turning bright green.In the meantime, we are greeted by shades of brown as we drive along Avalon and Stone Harbor Boulevard.Â
Winter colors at the shore are predominately gray and brown (and this year, a few weeks of “white”).  We are excited to see spring flowers, green lawns, and blue/green waterways.
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Sales Stats
 During the last 30 days in Avalon and Stone Harbor: 14 properties SOLD, and 29 are SALE PENDING.
Rental activity for 2010 is strong, too.
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Pancakes, Beer, a Walk on the Beach
Weekend at the shore:  Uncle Bill’s Pancake House in Stone Harbor re-opened this morning for the season (Avalon stays open year round); for dinner and drinks, both the Concord Cafe and Windrift in Avalon will unlock their doors after a long winter’s nap.
And of course, you MUST take advantage of this incredible weather and extra hour of day light with a walk on the beach 🙂
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Avalon/ Sea Isle City beach fill
An article in today’s Atlantic City Press http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/  (Cape May County section)  provided details about the shared beach fill project scheduled to start in May.  The dredging company has yet to decide which beach area will be first- and the business administrators agreed it may come down to a flip of a coin!
In Sea Isle City, the beaches between 73rd and 94th Streets will receive 700,000 cubic yards of sand. In Avalon, the beaches between 9th and 26th Streets will receive 500,000 cubic yards of sand.