Even in COVID I was allowed to go in with my pet we just had to stay on the other side of the examining room

Barnes and nobles /j

The Bookateria is also nice in Ocean City. It’s jam packed with beach reads in the front but also has a more serious collection towards the back.

Also, teachers are underpaid because school boards lack the know how or care to put a good budget in place. Or the higher ups in that district are overpaid and not doing a damn thing about it. Blaming teachers salary on law enforcement is so dumb

Also, my father owned a paving business and 9 Times out of 10, the cops sitting at a construction job are paid for by the GC or entity running that job and are “loaned” out by the agency. So they’re actually providing a stable income thru other means that doesn’t come from the county or state or whatever means you’re trying to compare. It’s Just simply not true or comparable.

That’s a giant over generalization of an entire profession though, both ways. Just because you see officers “sitting in cars wasting time” doesn’t mean a GREAT DEAL of them work overtime to bring children home to their mothers, solve crimes and provide justice for other families. Quite Frankly it’s bull shit too

As soon as I read this I knew it had to be millstone. Kinda glad nothing more is getting developed in the town and we can keep our trees

All additional income, often from overtime or off-duty details. Other examples include retirement payouts, grant-funded patrols, stipends, court time and other contractual perks that do not count toward an officer's pension.

Watchung Booksellers are also great (for new books)!

Bergen Book Studio is also great, newish to the area, the owner is friendly and offers bookbinding classes as well

This place is great, the owner is very friendly but they only take cash, so stop at an atm first before splurging

Why the fuck are you arguing with me? I’m agreeing with you…

Damn beat me to it

I fucking hate that thing. I report to the FCC each chance I get.

What’s taking so long?

There's a decent used shop in Sparta. Appropriately called "Sparta Books". It's in the same little shopping center as a really fun bowling alley and a couple good restaurants.

The point they are making is teachers who provide a much needed service are under paid and education could be better funded where as the police are able to make time and a half sitting in their cars at a construction job without lifting a finger.

One could argue that if we moved budget from the police to the schools, we would need less police because the average education goes up and with more education future adults would have more opportunities and less likely to commit crime.

Back in the day, being 21, every guy I knew at a bar was going to be a cop.. you couldn’t find a dumber group of guys.. couldn’t make it as anything in life.. C- students.. so fuck it.. guess being a cop would work. Every girl I met wanted to be a teacher.. again.. C- level students. I remember saying to my friend.. future is gonna be not so bright… and here we are

The amount of cop bashers on this post is Pretty pathetic to say the least. Also, comparing a teachers salary to a police officer is not only irrelevant it just doesn’t make sense. You know how many shitty teachers I’ve had in public schools that do the bare minimum? Just because you see a few news stories about corrupt police officers on the nightly news doesn’t mean they’re all corrupt and they all should be making “less money” by your standards. Most of these guys make overtime because they fucking work it and put the hours in. Some of you people need to stop generalizing an entire profession and look in the mirror as you comment on Reddit while milking whatever job you have at the moment. Should be ashamed

You left out big black pickups

Yup that’s all police officers do.

Do you know what dismissed means?

Nice, let’s compare two completely unrelated professions and make a stink about it. What does a teachers salary have to do with a law enforcement?

Tons of great hiking in and around there if that’s your thing.

Selective Seconds is around the corner from PBX. They mostly do furniture and nice dishes, but upstairs they usually have one small shelf of cookbooks. See also the small but nice Center Square down the street for clothes and housewares.