White's Market ...since 1954 �� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� neighborhood market and the shopkeeper knew you. Your mom probably sent you to the store to buy some bread and milk and you bought some candy with the change. They had a great deli case and made sandwiches so big you couldn't eat them all at one time. If so, be sure to stop by Barnegat Light’s very own .. White's Market .. It's a local treasure rich with history of our town. �� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� White. In the early days Whites Market was open year round. During the storm of 1962, they had to dig a large hole to bury all the refrigerated and frozen food to keep it cold. There was no electricity for several months. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� came across the bay on the “mail boat” because the Boulevard remained impassable. During this period Josephine home schooled their son, Michael since the school bus wasn't able to get to Barnegat Light for several months. Michael was thrilled at being unable to get to High School. 1983 was the end of an era, when Lloyd passed away. Painting by Lori Bonanni White's is now owned and operated by their son, Michael, in the same spirit as their parents had done. He is known to many as “Mike, the Meat Man”. He and his friend, Carol have tried to have the business keep pace with the times...but ever so slowly. Each season Mike opens on Memorial Day and closes promptly on Labor Day to mark the end of another summer. He hires mostly young people from the community that return year after year. Mike says “we love our employees”. “They are highly motivated,because of their parentage. They are intelligent and a joy to befriend. Some of Mike's favorite employees have had a family record of employing the mom, the daughter in law and eventually the granddaughter of the same family. Mike said another ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� The town has evolved considerably over the years but the changes have been incremental. White's Market is still a place where you feel like you are walking through the door where time drifted back to a quieter life..
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