Scanning The Globe

Scanning the globe…well at least a small part of it this morning:

Over the past few years my wife has made several trips to Barnegat to a place called “Recycling the Past” and has returned with a variety of very neat and rather old items. On Saturday she asked if I would take a ride with her and I said “yes” and was fairly enthusiastic about seeing this place for the first time. After an hour or so perusing their yard I have to say this is truly a unique place that most don’t even know exists. Words can’t really describe it but needless to say there are one-of-a-kind treasures especially for those who like architectural antiques. The place is filled with old doors and windows, iron gates, stained glass windows, plumbing fixtures, statues, lighting fixtures and more from all over the world. I learned that it’s a family-owned business and people from all over come to and know of its existence. If this is your kind of thing then take a ride….”Recycling the Past” is located on Route 9 in Barnegat, across the street from the old Elizabeth Edwards Elementary School.

When it comes to lacrosse at the shore Monmouth County certainly has had the best of it over their rivals from Ocean County. Both the Boys & Girls Shore Conference Tournaments have reached the semifinal round and the only Ocean County team left is the Toms River North girls, who put their 15-0 record on the line this afternoon. The fourth-seeded Mariners visit top-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven while five-time defending champion Shore Regional hosts Manasquan. North has been led all season long by Tatum Coffey, who has a shore-leading 157 points on 87 goals and 70 assists…the second leading scorer is 55 points back. The Mariners did win the SCT in 2000 & 2004.

The Ocean County Baseball Tournament semifinals are scheduled for tomorrow night at Toms River South’s Ken Frank Stadium. Top-seeded Jackson Memorial is scheduled to play Brick Memorial at 4pm and in the nightcap Toms River East will take on the two-time defending champion South Indians. The finals are scheduled for Saturday night.