“The Greek,” “Hansen,” “Dale Velzy,” “Jack’s”—the faded decals on the old wooden station wagons recall surfing’s biggest legends and speak volumes about a car culture and a way of life in beach towns ...

My father, R. Alton Pitcher, deceased, grew up on a dairy farm in East Berne. The 163-acre family farm is located in the scenic Cole Hill valley, including a large home that still exists today beside ...