Bird on a Wire

Bird on a Wire
Originally uploaded by Love, Iselin NJ

 A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME...

That's what my Gram used to say.  I'd say, "But Gram, how did you KNOW that?"  And her response, of course, was, "A Little Birdie told me." 

This blog isn't for that kind of information.  It isn't about rumors.  I only intend to write very upfront information.  It also isn't really about news.  The idea of this being the "Times" is rather tongue-in-cheek.  There is no way I'm going to beat a real reporter to the scoop.  It's more like feature stories.  If you want news stories, there are better websites -- I've linked to in the right column - check them out.

This blog is for positive, up-beat kinds of things.  It's to meet your neighbors.  It's to show you some of the things in town you might not know about.  It's to brag about how smart our kids are, and how great our shopping and restaurants are, and how many great things you can visit nearby. 

If you have an idea for a story, post a comment or give me a call.  I can't make any promises, but I'll see what I can do. 

What is this blog about, anyway?

A week or two ago, someone I really respect said to me, "ya know, no one is taking care of Iselin. There are people who look out for the best interests of Woodbridge, or of Colonia, even Avenel, but who's lookin' out for Iselin?"

And I thought about it for a while, and I kinda agreed.

I grew up here. I love my home town.

I grew up in Iselin when almost everyone here was either Italian, or Irish, or Polish, or some combination... When almost everyone went to St. Cecelia's... When it was a working class town.

Iselin's changed a lot over the years. And change is hard. It isn't the sleepy little town we grew up in. But it's got a lot going for it, even so. I want to speak for those of us who live here now, and still love it. And since it's MY blog, I can pretty much say whatever I want.

And what I want to say is this: Haters are NOT WELCOME. This is a place to be positive. Like my mother always said - and yours probably did too - if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

C'mon, people. It's time to be PROUD.