ABC School fourth grader Sophia Lichardello, left, and second grader Amelia Klink, have fun at Fall-O-Ween. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
These children got to sift through a swimming pool of toys at Fall-O-Ween. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Ginger Coulter, finance director at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, hands out candy at Fall-O-Ween. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
An elegant peacock strolled down Reid Avenue at Ghosts on the Coast. [ Debbie Hooper | JoeBay.com ]
Port St. Joe second graders Genesis and Gloria Gant flew around Ghosts on the Coast.[ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
Princess Red, played by Faith Christian kindergartner Serenity Maughan, and Queen of Hearts, played by mom Nicole, take a break to pose at Ghosts on the Coast. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
Michael Myers, played by Archie Linton, of Port St. Joe, holds Wonder Woman, daughter Azalea, 3 months, at Ghosts on the Coast. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
A troupe of dinosaurs invaded Ghosts on the Coast. [ Debbie Hooper | JoeBay.com ]
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, from Ghostbusters, was at Ghosts on the Coast, portrayed by Erin Johnson. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
Emmitt Shearer, 3, is an eerie count as he makes the rounds of Ghosts on the Coast, with his mom, Elise Smith, of Wewahitchka. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
The Forgotten Coast did Halloween in style this year.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office started the celebration with its annual Fall-O-Ween on Oct. 22, as a throng of costumed kiddies flocked to the field adjacent to the Eastpoint headquarters.
Each received a hand carved pumpkin by law enforcement personnel, and got plenty of candy at any of several booths sponsored by businesses, churches and non-profit organizations.
Then on Halloween it was time for Port St. Joe’s Ghosts on the Coast, as hundreds of families paraded down Reid Avenue to get candy and compete in the costume contest, sponsored by the Gulf County Chamber of Commerce.,
And of course there was plenty of trick-or-treating going on in neighborhoods throughout Gulf and Franklin Counties.
Exuberant dancing, and rousing drumming highlighted the finale Friday evening of the Community Moving Education’s five-week summer camp. Held at the Armory, the choreography and its costuming punctuated a camp season for about 15 young people, now in its third year. Founded by French Haynes, who worked as a dancer, English and special needs teacher,…
Apalachicola Mayor Kevin Begos died early Saturday morning in Tallahassee. Members of the family confirmed Kevin Paul Begos, Jr. passed away at Capital Regional Medical Center at 1:40 a.m., at the age of 63. He had been rushed there early Thursday morning via medavac after experiencing cardiac arrest. His mother, Jane Richardson, of Apalachicola, was…
The Apalachicola community turned out Sunday evening to the Chapman Auditorium to honor the memory of Mayor Kevin Begos, Jr., who passed away June 19 at the age of 63. Remembering Begos as a son, brother, friend and neighbor, three speakers Karen Cox-Dennis, Chuck Lombardo and Rose Griffin – offered remarks that touched on…
Just a mile-and-a-half from the house in Norfolk, Virginia, where I grew up was Wilders Drive-In Theater. The place had opened in 1948, when I was 3 years old, just as drive-ins were beginning
“I’m here today to apologize for the personal mistakes I’ve made and the embarrassment I’ve caused my family and community… I’m announcing my resignation from Congress…” We’ve heard far too many speeches from politicians who found themselves in front of a microphone, confessing their transgressions because of their immoral behavior. It’s hard not to be cynical…
It was another precedent setting win for the Franklin County Seahawks Friday night, as they opened the season 3-0 with a 41-14 victory over the FAMU Development Research School Baby Rattlers. But it was a costly win, as sophomore standout Sadiq Jones went down with a broken collarbone on a drive nearing the end of…
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.
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David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.