Stone Harbor News

And he should be the family historian. After all, he's an artist who is following in the footsteps of his famous great-grandfather, right down to the Impressionistic style of his works.

"I looked up and saw a sign that said 'Stone Harbor Welcome Center,'" Giovanetti recalled.

While the Mid-Atlantic beaches were not as badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy last year as those from New Jersey northward, it's unclear whether people are showing more interest in visiting down south due to storm damage at their regular vacation spots.

STONE HARBOR and Avalon tend to be the most tradition-bound places at the South Jersey Shore, even more than Cape May, with its Victorian claptrap.

A Stone Harbor court last week dismissed a complaint against Upper Township's zoning officer for removing a business yard sign she said was in the public right of way.

Gov. Chris Christie conducts a town hall meting at St. Francis Community Center in Brant Beach-Long Beach Township April 30, 2013.

Jack Morey, vice president of Morey's Piers, says that the company caters about 99 percent of its amusements to children.