Winter

The James Volpe Foundation, a Jackson based non-profit, is holding their 3rd annual Winter Dinner Dance in honor of the former Jackson Memorial High School baseball player.

A transformer fire at a JCP&L substation in Whiting knocks out power for about 4,200 customers in the western section of Manchester Township Monday afternoon.

The Ocean County Justice Complex felt the impacts of the recent frigid temps after a sprinkler pipe froze and burst, causing flooding through parts of the building Monday.

We all need a little warm up!  Enjoy this pictures and know it's right around the corner!

I decided to go out the morning and get some photos of the frozen Jersey Shore. At the time the temp was 7 degrees with wind chills at -9 below zero. The forecast tonight will see temps around 1 with wind chills -15 to -20. Check out the frozen creeks, lakes and bay. Kee...

One thing I noticed from social media is that some nice things happened because of the storm. I thought it might be good to write about some of them in today's blog post. You know me...always trying to make lemonade out of life's occasional lemons.

  Here's a shutterblog that's inspired by our cold and snowy weekend. "A Cold December Day" check out a look around the Jersey Shore .....    

It was a "Winter Wonderland" on Saturday here at the Jersey Shore. I decided to get the camera out and capture some of our backyard feathered friends. Lotta birds were out during the snow and hope you enjoy a look from this Weekend. ...

When it's NOT summer and I see a guy wearing shorts, he looks a bit out of sorts to me. But over the years I've met more and more males exposing their legs no matter what the temperature. And it seems they just don't feel the cold like many of us do.

The big lesson that I learned during my winter trip to Iceland is that dry feet make all the difference. I'm so grateful I invested in a pair of good boots so I didn't have that double whammy of cold wet feet while trekking through snow and slush. And as shown in the infographic, covering up as much of the flesh as possible will help keep you warm on a day like today. Those face masks or balaclavas as they're called may not be pretty but they work wonders! I also find those little warming packets for your hands and feet are helpful.