From commemorative beach badges and lamppost signs to moving the borough council’s May meeting to the firehouse, Ship Bottom is going all out to celebrate its 100th year as Long Beach Island’s gateway community.

“Our little town is rich in history,” Mayor William Huelsenbeck said in announcing the borough has “a lot of stuff planned” this year.

The next event is the borough’s gala celebration at Hotel LBI on May 2. The event runs from 6 to 11 p.m.