IN BID-NESS: Bird & Betty’s in Beach Haven hosted a gift auction (above) May 2 in support of the N.J. Maritime Museum. ‘It was our most successful yet,’ according to Deborah Whitcraft, museum founder and president. She said 347 attended and $25,000 worth of merchandise and gift cards was donated. The event raised, after expenses, $38,000, which covers about a third of the museum’s operating budget