I figure this week I would go and get my Real ID, specifically since we were supposed to have it by last week. I’ve been putting it off. I guess technically, I’ve been putting it off since it was first passed by Congress on May 11 … of 2005.
SURFIN’ USA: Waves of Strength volunteers, many from the LBI area, help special needs kids surf at the American Dream wave pool. The LBI-based nonprofit works with children with illnesses and mobility challenges. (Photo by Rob Simek)
There have been some horror stories around the Real ID coming out of the N.J. Motor Vehicle Commission on East Bay Avenue that almost made you nostalgic for a time before Motor Vehicle, when it was known as the dreaded DMV.
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