News
-
Business••March 19, 2021
Viking Yachts Adds Valhalla Center Consoles for a New Market
Viking Yachts, on the banks of Bass River in sleepy New Gretna, is the world’s top manufacturer of high-end semi-custom sportfishing and motor yachts from 38 to 93 feet, employing about 1,200 people…
-
••March 19, 2021
Changes ICW Dredge Project Brings to LBI Waterways Will Help Boaters
When the Ides of March arrives every year, there seems to be a recommitment to health and fitness ahead of summer after what can be a cold, rainy and gloomy off-season in the Long Beach Island…
-
Sports••March 19, 2021
19th Annual Spring Derby Fishing Tournament April 10 to June 27
Springtime surf fishing has been consistently first-rate these past few years, and anglers are hopeful this season will be just as active. The upcoming Long Beach Island “Spring Derby” Surf Fishing…
-
Sports••March 19, 2021
Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club: 72-Year-Old Tradition
For sport fishing enthusiasts, the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club has been a mainstay since 1949, when a group of fishermen who had long fished the area recognized the need for, and benefit of…
-
Arts & Entertainment••March 19, 2021
Ferry Across Little Egg Harbor Bay
The passenger ferry Pohatcong II will again depart this year from the Tuckerton Seaport and the Taylor Avenue public docks in Beach Haven on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
-
Sports••March 19, 2021
Angling for a Big Bounceback
Most of 2020 will go down in memory as a difficult time for people due to the pandemic. One activity that especially faced difficult times was saltwater fishing. A hobby for many as well as a way to…
-
Sports••March 19, 2021
Anglers Reminded to Recycle Monofilament Fishing Line
As the weather warms and fish become more active, anglers targeting the ocean and bay are reminded to recycle monofilament fishing line at one of a number of area collection sites to keep this…
-
Business••March 19, 2021
Living ‘Dockside’: New Marina Owners in Tuckerton
Gina and Dan Stromberg, owners of the Dockside Café in Tuckerton, took over the GEB Marina last year and renamed it the Dockside. Now that it looks as if the pandemic emergency is going to fade into…
-
News••March 19, 2021
New Jersey to Receive $10.2 Billion in State and Local COVID Relief
The federal $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package includes $10.189 billion in direct, flexible, federal assistance to New Jersey, with the state itself receiving approximately $6.434 billion, plus…
-
Sports••March 19, 2021
Fishing in Ocean County Not Limited to Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean and its bays and inlets aren’t the only waterfront in Southern Ocean County. There are ponds, lakes and rivers – well, at least streams and brooks – in the area as well, and they…
-
News••March 18, 2021
Long Beach Township Lowering Speed Limit on Ocean Roads April 1-Oct. 15
As of April 1, Ocean Boulevard, Beach Avenue and Atlantic Avenue – the oceanside roads that run through Long Beach Township – will have a speed limit of 15 mph. Last summer, in response to the spike…
-
Arts & Entertainment••March 18, 2021
See Lacey Teen Ninja Warrior Compete on NBC Game Show This Summer
“American Ninja Warrior” returns to NBC for Season 13 on May 31. It’s the game show where some of the nation’s most elite athletes take on the world’s most difficult obstacles. Among this season’s…
-
News••March 18, 2021
$12M Minimum Asking Price for LBI Grade School
The minimum sales bid for the LBI Grade School, located between 19th and 20th streets where it intersects with Central Avenue in Ship Bottom, is $12 million, according to a legal notice that has…
-
Sports••March 18, 2021
The Wait Is Over and Southern Regional Gymnasts Are Ready to Score Big
Getting a gymnastics squad prepared for this season has been a challenge. Of course, when last season ended in November 2019, nobody expected the next one to be pushed back by more than a year.
-
Columns••March 18, 2021
The Woods Are Alive With Smoke; A Black Blade That Saves the Birds
It’s the smoky smell of springtime in the Pinelands, via the wafting scent of controlled burns – or, more surgically speaking, prescribed burns.
-
News••March 18, 2021
A Year of Island Life Amid Pandemic
Editor’s Note: During the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted many aspects of our community. Throughout March, staff writers Gina G. Scala, Monique Demopoulos and David Biggy…
-
News••March 18, 2021
Just Believe Inc. Plans Transitional Housing for Veterans in Barnegat
Paul Hulse, CEO of Just Believe Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to helping the homeless, met Marty Weber through a friend who was working on Weber’s political campaign. Last year Weber, a Barnegat…
-
Opinion•March 18, 2021
Sandrea and Me
Thank you, Gina Scala, for the article about Sandy Medford (“One Year Later, Family Ties Help to Heal Broken Hearts,” 3/10). She was my friend for over 50 years. I loved her family like my own, and I…
-
Arts & Entertainment••March 18, 2021
Art Notes March 17
Prime Time: “Masters of the Renaissance a free art history lecture by Stockton University Professor Kate Ogden Nearpass, is presented through the Pine Shores Art Association on Monday, March 22 at 7…
-
Opinion••March 17, 2021
New Secretary of the Interior Is One for the History Books
Oumuamua streaked across the sky over the Pacific Ocean in 2017, the most likely sign yet of other intelligent life in the universe, at least according to leading astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Many…
-
Arts & Entertainment••March 17, 2021
Be Kind Duo Spreads Musical Message
“In a world where you can be anything, be kind,” exclaimed Jerry LaStella, founder of the Grateful Dead tribute duo Be Kind, which is quickly making its way into the regional scene. “I had to borrow…
-
News••March 17, 2021
Long Beach Township Reinstates Curfew for Juveniles
Long Beach Township has reestablished a municipality-wide curfew for those 17 years of age and younger, effective immediately, due to the continued need for social distancing as the COVID-19 pandemic…
-
Opinion•March 17, 2021
Litter Bugged
This letter addresses the slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally.” On the global and national front, I try to get information from reputable sources, but am aware that many people do not. Until that…
-
News••March 17, 2021
Mystic Island Bank Reopens
The Bank of America’s Mystic Island branch in Little Egg Harbor has finally reopened.
-
Business••March 17, 2021
Rental Assistance for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
Ocean County is again providing grants of up to $30,000 for rent or lease payments to small businesses and nonprofits having difficulty making their commercial rent payments due to COVID-19.
-
Arts & Entertainment••March 17, 2021
Ocean County College, Ocean County Teen Arts Festival Present Carolyn Dorfman Dance
The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, in partnership with the Ocean County Teen Arts Festival, will bring the Carolyn Dorfman Dance 2021 preview of PRIMA! to viewers…
-
News••March 17, 2021
No Smoking on Barnegat Light Beaches Includes Marijuana
Clarifying that marijuana cannot be smoked on the beaches and borough recreational areas was among updates at a relatively brief Barnegat Light Borough Council monthly meeting March 10. Council also…
-
News••March 17, 2021
Pandemic Prompts Changes, Growth for Volunteer Emergency Services
Editor’s Note: During the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted many aspects of our community. Throughout March, staff writers Gina G. Scala, Monique Demopoulos and David Biggy…
-
News••March 17, 2021
Battle Continues Over Boat Slips; BHW Sewer Project Set to Start
Beach Haven Wester Gary Mazzacca remains determined to gain a boat slip he insists is already rightfully his, although Stafford Township disagrees.
-
Arts & Entertainment••March 17, 2021
Retired Couple Spread Their Wings With Birdhouses of All Styles
Jan and Linda Blum have lived at the corner of Willets Avenue and Jones Street in Eagleswood, on the border of Little Egg Harbor, for almost 50 years, during which time they have poured love into…
