In the ‘70s when I was a kid hanging on Barberie Avenue, there was a little house close by that was always full of Summer people. That was the Huvane house, which was really just a bungalow at the time. It always seemed crowded, boisterous, a

Superstorm Sandy Stories, Ten Years Later (33:00)

Oct 29th, 2022 33m

Superstorm Sandy tore at the heart of downtown Highlands just before Halloween in 2012...Maxi’s Taxi revisits five of her victims, including the Canary Man on Bay Avenue and the Artist in Leonardo.

Kevin Smith and the story of the Secret Stash (55:00)

Sep 2nd, 2021 55m 24s

Kevin Smith, native son of Highlands, New Jersey, will always be a filmmaker to me, but he is also the predominate perspicacious entrepreneur raconteur of our generation. When I went to one of his 37 podcasts, "Highlands: A Peephole History",

Brett Thompson, the Girl from Up on the Hill. (42:00)

Jun 1st, 2021 42m 24s

Brett Thomson talks about her neighborhood acorn fights and playing in the woods overlooking the ocean, venturing off the hill to hang out downtown with the “bad” boys, dating Dave Maxson, and helping her Mom leave Highlands forever.

Linda Giovia and Highlands Elementary Memories (49:10)

Apr 10th, 2021 49m 10s

Linda Giovia (McKellar) and I reminisce about all of our teachers, from the ageless Mrs. O’Neill to Ms. Watson/Willemsa, Mr. Cadmus, Mrs. Espey and our mayor/teacher, Jimmy White. Secrets are divulged and bickering breaks out as old rivalries

Happy Birthday to Mr. Highlands, John Nanney. (12:45)

Mar 17th, 2021 12m 40s

John Nanney was a guy who brought joy with him to every party. Maxi’s Taxi shares some stories of John to remember him on his 61st birthday.

Dave Maxson, Clamdigger (46:50)

Feb 17th, 2021 46m 47s

This episode is with David Maxson, my little brother. We’ll be talking about clams, clamming, and clammers. Join us as we reach all the way back to the ‘70s and ‘80s and reminisce about old timers like Dicky and Joe White, Mickey Johnson, and

Dick Maxson, my Dad, my Pop (23:22)

Dec 6th, 2020 23m 22s

Episode 3 is with Dick Maxson, Sr. who at 80 years old is still very active and sharp minded. We talk about his flowers, his brushes, and one of his beloved vans catching fire after a night of “clubbing” in the “honky tonk” town of Keansburg,

Richard Abair (part 2, 40:10)

Dec 2nd, 2020 40m 12s

Rickey Abair died on December 3, 2019. He was a song and dance man from the time he could talk, and boy, could he talk. In episode 2 he continues to talk about growing up in a family of 13 in the small town of Highlands, New Jersey. He talks

Richard Abair, (Part 1 52:43)

Dec 2nd, 2020 52m 43s

Rickey Abair died on December 3, 2019. He was a song and dance man from the time he could talk, and boy, could he talk. In episode 1 he talks about growing up in a family of 13 in the small town of Highlands, New Jersey. He talks about Grave

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