End of a era. Farewell Newark Star Ledger!

[Capt. Debbie]

I remember Fishstory Ristori nickname too,. And the block Part Boat ads.

Originally Posted by togzilla

I remember waiting for the Friday edition so I could read Al Ristori's fishing updates. It was those articles that coined him the nickname "Al Fishstori"

[Duffman]

Truly an end of an era. I remember as a kid waiting for my father to get home from work on a Friday with the SL. I would read thru the fishing columns but especially pour thru the party boat advertisements. Looking what all the boats from LI, SHB, Hoboken, JC, and etc down the line to Point were fishing for, the sailing times and prices posted. Such cool stuff!!!

Internet put an end to all that. IMO the internet reporting will be the next thing ending. Reports have slowed over the years compared to what it was in the early to mid 2,000’s. Guessing most reports are passed around thru texts to friends more now than ever.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Duffman

Truly an end of an era. I remember as a kid waiting for my father to get home from work on a Friday with the SL. I would read thru the fishing columns but especially pour thru the party boat advertisements. Looking what all the boats from LI, SHB, Hoboken, JC, and etc down the line to Point were fishing for, the sailing times and prices posted. Such cool stuff!!!

Internet put an end to all that. IMO the internet reporting will be the next thing ending. Reports have slowed over the years compared to what it was in the early to mid 2,000’s. Guessing most reports are passed around thru texts to friends more now than ever.

Yep true that. Seems like if you want to get a response from someone 40 or under, even your own kids, send them a text. I hear Instagram and Tick Tock are popular as well but this Dinosaur has enough screen time distractions already. That reminds me, I'm going to call my daughter right now just to torture her

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Yep true that. Seems like if you want to get a response from someone 40 or under, even your own kids, send them a text. I hear Instagram and Tick Tock are popular as well but this Dinosaur has enough screen time distractions already. That reminds me, I'm going to call my daughter right now just to torture her

So so true!!! My son and his buddy, who I have posted about here a ton in old reports are now both 23. I basically raised them on this site. Now they are avid fisherman of their own, but they did forget about it for 2-3 years when girls took priority. Both are killer beach shark kids. They crush monster fish in the summer but only share with friends. It’s a new era. And WE are old ass MFers!

[june181901]

I go back far enough with 'the Ledger' to remember the name Nelson Benedict who wrote an outdoor column. The sports section also gave good coverage to the Seton Hall basketball team from the 1940s on.

[FishnChips]

great paper back in the day i lived in kearney nj i had a paper route for this paper for 6 years as a teenager love to read al ristori reports every week

[Broad Bill]

End of an era that reaches well beyond the Star Ledger. Great newspaper at the time for all the reasons already mentioned. It was a time when life was fun and more simple, people had respect, no internet or social media meaning people God forbid actually socialized. Community meant everything, cities were safe at all times of the day and night, they thrived and were the heart and soul of everyone's life. Family gatherings meant something, people went to church, dad worked and mom raised the family. There was actually something called family dinner when the family sat down together and talked about the day. There were rules, family values, work ethics and consequences if you didn't listen to Mom and Dad. And fishing was beyond what today's youth will ever comprehend. I miss those days, the world was a much better place.