The Bridgeton Beacon

Verna's Flight Line is a hometown favorite at Millville Airport. Verna Herman, the proprietor, serves up delicious breakfast, lunch, and catering options for her neighbors and friends. Stop by for a quick bite or book Verna's for your next event.   We recommend the TNT Burger, sausage gravy over biscuits, and Eldon's rare-Wednesday wings.  But not at the same time.  Since 1975, Vern...

What on earth is a "pea crab " ?  🦀  This is another conversation with local seasoning entrepreneur Mark Harris, of Wet & Wild Workshop Seasoning . 🐟 We're at Glasstown Brewing in Millville 🎧 talking about shuckin' oysters and chomping on pea-crabs .   Mark is also the proprietor of Chance's General Store in Newport, NJ .  Go to Chance's for hunting, fishing, and hardwar...

This is a conversation with local seasoning entrepreneur Mark Harris, of Wet & Wild Workshop . 🐟 We're talking about good taste at Glasstown Brewing in Millville .  Tom, the producer, cornered him for a quick chat about Wet & Wild Workshop. 🎧 Mark is also the proprietor of Chance's General Store in Newport, NJ.  Heart health led Mark to experiment with low sodium seasoning, and...

We are joined by Melissa Helmbrecht. In 2016, Melissa created Hopeloft as an informal collaborative of nonprofits located in the heart of Bridgeton, New Jersey. Since then, Hopeloft has served as a springboard for community-led change. Donate to Hopeloft: https://donate.chip-in.us/?nonprofitId=132633 Learn  more about Hopeloft:   https://www.hopeloft.com/ The Bridgeton Beacon is brought...

Welcome to back to the Bridgeton Beacon for "Seabrook at War", a historical narration by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.  We'd like to thank the NJ Historical Commission for usage rights.   This production tells the story of Seabrook, New Jersey during World War II . The small town was home to many soldiers and military personnel who fought in the war. In this program, you will hear first-hand accoun...

Welcome back to the Bridgeton Beacon. Meg is joined by Dan Hunsberger, son of local broadcast legend, Paul Hunsberger.  It was a voice that was familiar to many in the South Jersey area. For years, Paul Hunsberger hosted “Off The Cuff” on WSNJ, interviewing local residents and giving them a chance to share their stories.   South Jersey residents for decades – Paul Hunsberger, the host of...

Each year the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce gives out the Francis H. Sharp Lifetime Achievement Award.   🏆 “ Binks” Sharp was the 1965 President of the Chamber and owned and operated Sharp’s Penn Wallpaper in Bridgeton NJ .  In this episode, we share back-to-back interviews with two of his sons, Dr. Jonathan Sharp of Lewes, Delaware, and Ben Sharp, Esquire of Alexandra, VA. The Bri...

Welcome back to the Bridgeton Beacon podcast. We're joined by Bruce Riley, the founder and CEO of Ultra Clean Technologies Corp, a leading manufacturer of hose & tube cleaning and capping products for industrial and commercial markets.  Bruce is on the cusp of receiving the Francis H. Sharp Lifetime Achievement Award, given out annually by the Greater Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce ....

Welcome to the Bridgeton Beacon .  In this episode Meg is joined by Jim Quinn, President of Quinn Broadcasting.  This is both a fun discussion about modern media, and a walk down memory lane in which Jim shares his decades of media and broadcasting experience. Jim is one of the recipients of the 2022 Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce, Business Hero Awards.  Here is a link to the re...

On April 10, 2022, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, Doug Fisher, joined the Bridgeton Beacon Podcast to discuss farming and industry in South Jersey. This short episode is the lost audio from that conversation. Welcome to the Bridgeton Beacon podcast.  The best place to listen is https://BridgetonBeacon.com   PJ Ritter Co on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057...

Bridgeton Beacon Bonus Content:  Welcome to part IV in this Lindbergh Kidnapping podcast series. Lise Pearlman is a retired judge, filmmaker, award-winning historian and best-selling author. 🎙️ She joins host Meg McCormick Hoerner on NJ's favorite true crime law-podcast . Judge Pearlman was an undergraduate in the first class that included women at Yale University and later on attended Berkel...

Beacon Bonus Content: Welcome to part III in this Lindbergh Kidnapping podcast series. Lise Pearlman is a retired judge, filmmaker, award-winning historian and best-selling author. 🎙️ She joins host Meg McCormick Hoerner on NJ's favorite law-podcast . Judge Pearlman was an undergraduate in the first class that included women at Yale University and later on attended Berkeley Law School. She clerked...

Bridgeton Beacon Podcast Bonus: Meg welcomes author Robert Zorn to your favorite NJ law podcast to delve into his family perspective on the historic case.  They discuss his book 🛩️ Cemetery John and The Undiscovered Mastermind of the Lindbergh Kidnapping 👨‍⚖️ You can find the original NJ Criminal Podcast Lindbergh series here: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/lindbergh-kidnapping/...

Bridgeton Beacon Podcast Bonus: Meg welcomes author Robert Zorn to your favorite NJ law podcast to delve into his family perspective on the historic case.  They discuss his book 🛩️ Cemetery John and The Undiscovered Mastermind of the Lindbergh Kidnapping 👨‍⚖️     You can find the original NJ Criminal Podcast Lindbergh series here: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/lindberg...

This is a clip of Bridgeton native, Parker Smith, on the Mighty MERP podcast.  🎙️ Parker grew up working stints at Owens Illinois before becoming an attorney and actor.   You can listen to this full conversation at https://www.mightymerp.com/guests/parker-smith/ Mighty MERP is a production of the Law Offices of Melissa Rosenblum. Niche Podcast Production: https://nichepodcast.net

Welcome back to part-five in a chat with wine maker, Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ . Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode about wine clubs and the headaches related to sparkling wine. 🥂 You can see the full series of South Jersey Winery podcasts h...

Welcome back to our chat with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ . Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode discussing sales & marketing in the NJ wine business.. Don't forget to visit: https://hawkhavenvineyard.com Sit back and enjoy this series, and o...

Welcome to part-3 in our podcast series with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ . Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode discussing hospitality in the wine business. Don't forget to visit: https://hawkhavenvineyard.com Sit back and enjoy this series, and...

Welcome to part-2 in our podcast series with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ . Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey. We hope you enjoy this episode with the story of Hawk Haven, and the history of wine in NJ. https://hawkhavenvineyard.com Sit back and enjoy this series, and our for...

Welcome to part-one in a series with Todd Wuerker, owner of Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery, in Rio Grande, NJ . Todd and his wife, Kenna, founded the vineyard in 1997 on family land in the Cape May Peninsula of South Jersey.  We hope you enjoy this episode with the story of Hawk Haven, and the history of wine in NJ. https://hawkhavenvineyard.com   Sit back and enjoy this series, and ou...

You're invited to the GSWGA - Mother's Day Wine Trail, 2022. 🍇 Today we're joined by Devon Perry, the Executive Director of the Garden State Wine Growers Association , as she shares details for the upcoming weekend.   More information available at: 🍇 https://www.newjerseywines.com/events/category/trail-weekends/mothers-day-trail/   🍇 Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthc...

Welcome to this bonus Run The Vineyards episode in our South Jersey Winery series. 🍇  V isit https://gooddayforarun.com/rtv-2022/ - for the full schedule of South Jersey winery events. Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. Join local conversations with the "beacons' of South Jersey by leaving a voice message at https://bridgetonbeacon.com YouTube: https...

Welcome to part six with Jack Tomasello - and part 16 in our South Jersey Winery series. 🍇  Tomasello Winery is on it's fourth generation of vintners and has nine outlets in NJ. Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. Join local conversations with the "beacons' of South Jersey by leaving a voice message at https://bridgetonbeacon.com YouTube: https://yout...

Welcome to part 5 in this series  with Jack Tomasello - and part 15 in our South Jersey Winery series. 🍇  Tomasello Winery is on it's fourth generation of vintners and has nine outlets in NJ. Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. Join local conversations with the "beacons' of South Jersey by leaving a voice message at https://bridgetonbeacon.com Yo...

🌿 This is part four in a series of episodes with Jack Tomasello, of Tomasello Winery in Hammonton.  Sit back and enjoy this series, and our forthcoming winery podcast features. Join local conversations with the "beacons' of South Jersey by leaving a voice message at https://bridgetonbeacon.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VBp2FMg5KKl5irPJc02YzacOkzURgnK Podcast clips on Inst...