There was plenty of food at the Caribbean Festival Saturday, August 3rd! Forced inside by the rain, the church celebrated the cultural diversity found in Neptune and the neighboring communities. Among the many dishes were Haitian black rice, Jamaican oxtail, jerk chicken, jerk pork, stringbeans with smoked turkey, Jamaican escovitch (fish), fried chicken, mac and cheese, homemade ginger drink and Jamaican black cake. Pastor Cedric Miller welcomed Mayor Eric Houghtaling, Deputy Mayor Dr. Michael Brantley and Twp Committeemen Randy Bishop and Kevin McMillan who joined in the festivities.

 The Children’s Library kicked off their Summer Reading Program with live snakes ‘n’ scales and turtle tales presented by Bill Boesenberg on Monday, June 17th.

Featured were a tarantula, savannah monitor lizard, legless lizard, yellow anaconda, kane toad, salamander (looks like an eel) and a tortoise.  The children enjoyed the presentation and had some very interesting questions to ask Mr. Bill, who was very entertaining. Mayor Eric Houghtaling and Police Commissioner Randy Bishop joined in the fun.

The Environmental Shade Tree Commission and a group of Brownies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and residents have loving restored Riverside Park.   The commission is looking to create a group of volunteers to help keep the park beautiful by getting together once a month, to weed, trim, etc. Mindi Arcoleo from the commission will head this group.

Photos by John Lalanas