The new Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library has received its temporary certificate of occupancy from Stafford Township, expediting the process of opening the facility. The new branch is ...

A yearly favorite local tradition will soon return to Tuckerton: the 44th annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show is set for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27 at Stanley “Tip” Seaman ...

Andy’s At The Light in Barnegat Light has been a family-run staple near the northern tip of Long Beach Island for 80 years. Part of what has helped the establishment remain a beloved member among the ...

Long Beach Island’s history is one of historic storms, shipwrecks, fishing and yacht clubs, business owners and vacationers, a tall lighthouse and a long bridge connecting this 18-mile strip to the ...

The recent burying of a washed-up fin whale in Barnegat Light had me pulling up some related pics from my black and white photo archives. They showed Island times, circa 1920, when a washed-up whale ...

While Ship Bottom officials are hoping to get a proposed bike path rolling, some homeowners on East Bay Terrace want them to put the brakes on the project and return the street to a fully functional ...

Last season, the Pinelands Regional girls volleyball team collectively smashed 996 kills. A whopping 70% of them came from three players who graduated in June. “We graduated much of our front-row ...

Here’s my follow-up to the “Beach Etiquette” letter last week: I’ve observed men on the beach in the early morning come down toward the ocean, set up half a dozen chairs and umbrellas in a prime spot ...

Even though head coach Nicole Iorio’s squad was immensely talented last fall, the Southern Regional girls soccer team got off to a really slow start, scoring once during an 0-4 stretch to begin their ...

When Josh Toddings walked through the main door of Barnegat High School in the early evening of Tuesday, Aug. 25, he was met by fanfare in the form of the high school and Junior Bengals cheerleaders.

The smell of the bay as you drive onto the bridge. The pink and orange hues of a sunset dinner. Sun-kissed cheeks and sandy toes. Few would disagree Long Beach Island is special. Twenty-seven-year-old ...

Little Egg Harbor Township is calling for the protection of the Mullica River and its tributaries under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. On Aug. 13, the township passed a resolution supporting ...