Nearly 70 homeowners met to celebrate summer at the 2nd annual wine and cheese event sponsored by the North Beach Taxpayers’ Association.

AT YOUR SERVICE: Gillian Rozicer (left) and Marge Girardo, co-chairs of the wine and cheese event, get ready to greet attendees.

Held at the Surf City firehouse, the event was designed as a membership drive and a neighbor-meeting-neighbor gathering of everyone interested in their 2-mile stretch of Long Beach Island, which is part of Long Beach Township.