Featured
-
•March 5, 2020
Cox House Restoration Project Sparks Interest, Concern
The same team responsible for the restoration of the Cedar Bridge Tavern in western Barnegat Township has begun the long overdue restoration process of the historic Cox House in downtown Barnegat.
-
•March 5, 2020
Don’t Get Bamboozled or Run Amuck in March, Cold War Waiting Period Begins
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0wGaY22tyQ&feature=youtu.be
-
•March 5, 2020
March 7 Science Saturday Details Growth of Local Shellfish Aquaculture
The Barnegat Bay oyster industry was booming 100 years ago, but was subsequently harmed by declining water quality, overharvesting and shellfish disease. Oyster farming, though, is making a comeback.…
-
•March 2, 2020
Ethel Jacobsen First-Graders Support Forever Logan Strong Foundation
The first-grade students at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City recently got to work collecting donations from the school community to benefit the Forever Logan Strong Foundation…
-
•February 29, 2020
Pre-Season Beach Badge Rates Increasing in Harvey Cedars
An ordinance introduced by the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission last Friday will raise the pre-season beach badge rates from $30 to $35. Borough Clerk Daina Dale said the remaining rates will stay…
-
•February 28, 2020
Nuclear Power Plant Impact on Barnegat Bay Blue Crabs Focus of Study
It’s too early to tell if the permanent shutdown of the Oyster Creek Generating Station will have a significant impact on adult blue crabs in Barnegat Bay, despite compelling evidence that the number…
-
•February 27, 2020
Hotel Owner Sues Ship Bottom; Temporary CO in Place Until May 1
The more things change, the more they stay the same, and for the time being that is certainly the case with the new luxury hotel at the entrance to Long Beach Island.
-
•February 27, 2020
Jennings Wins Thriller to Lead Southern’s Championship Parade in District 29
Stephen Jennings has faced some tough hombres this season. After transferring to Southern Regional from Barnegat, the junior 195-pounder this winter has come under fire time and again as the Rams…
-
•February 27, 2020
‘Here’s the Story’ Shows How People Are All Special, All the Same
“Here’s the Story” is a documentary series by filmmaker Steve Rogers, a former Manahawkin resident and Southern Regional grad (Class of ’89) who now lives in Red Bank and whose love of the Garden…
-
•February 27, 2020
Authorities Probe House Fire in Harvey Cedars
Ocean County authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that severely damaged a Kinsey Lane home in Harvey Cedars on Monday afternoon, Feb. 24.
-
•February 27, 2020
Students Have a ‘Ball’ Helping Leukemia Patients
Basketballs were flying around the Beach Haven Elementary School gym recently, and it was all for a good cause.
-
•February 27, 2020
Southern’s Braddock Advances to Group Meet With Top-Two Finishes in Sectional
Sure, the winter indoor track season generally is a tuneup for the spring season, but that doesn’t mean Jackson Braddock doesn’t want to do well. The Southern Regional junior distance runner put in…
-
•February 27, 2020
Author Discusses How She Helped Save Radio City
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Friends of the Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library will feature Rosemary Novellino-Mearns at its monthly Thursday Adventure program on March 5, 10:30…
-
•February 26, 2020
That Tat Can Have Afterlife of Its Own; Thrown Curves From Sky Above
There was a time when tattoos were pretty much forever. Those of us who bear artistic ink long assumed we’d be going down under with it – and I’m not talking Australia. Well, such perpetuity thinking…
-
•February 23, 2020
Community Fabric Fraying With Closings Like Hand’s
With Hand’s department store in North Beach Haven closing in April, Long Beach Island loses not just another retailer, but a part of the fabric of the community. It’s symbolic of the shifting ground…
-
•February 22, 2020
Do We Need Dramatic Digital Detox Vacations, or Can We Just Turn Off Our Phones?
Sometimes I don’t know how I would write my column if it weren’t for stupid marketing emails. From motorized surfboard fins to something called “Bosom Culture Boob Glue,” I’ve used press releases…
-
•February 20, 2020
Hand’s Closing After Nearly 70 Years
Another longtime Long Beach Island fixture is soon coming to a close – the Hand’s Store, which since 1952 has operated year ’round at 1300 Long Beach Boulevard in the North Beach Haven section of…
-
•February 20, 2020
‘When In Doubt, Throw It Out’: Stafford Talks Recycling
On Feb. 11, the superintendent of public works, George Yockachonis, and the sanitation/recycling coordinator, Robert Zeitler, presented a recycling report for the Stafford Township Council meeting.…
-
•February 19, 2020
Peregrine Falcon Hatchling Numbers on the Rise in New Jersey
The peregrine falcon’s New Jersey comeback story continued in 2019, Conserve Wildlife Foundation reports. Although the adult population was slightly lower in 2019 – 38 known pairs as compared to 40…
-
•February 19, 2020
Sahara Moon Is on the Rise
By now, most locals have had the pleasure of witnessing Sahara Moon’s enrapturing performance. After four years of serenading Long Beach Island with her silvery song, the 21-year-old is taking…
-
•February 19, 2020
Barnegat’s Cappuccio, Pinelands’ Makar Grab Indoor Track Sectional Crowns
Madison Cappuccio soared to a new height while Liz Makar continued her dominance as the Barnegat and Pinelands Regional girls indoor track teams competed against South Jersey’s best during the NJSIAA…
-
•February 19, 2020
Tuckerton Masonic Lodge Hits 200th Anniversary
“The only thing secret about the Masons is that they have no secrets,” said Jim Blackburn, historian of the Tuckerton Lodge as he attributed the quote to Benjamin Franklin, one of Freemasonry’s…
-
•February 19, 2020
County Launches SAMI Ridership Safety Program
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced a county-wide initiative to promote awareness and ride sharing safety.
-
•February 19, 2020
Pass Me Another Portion of Them-There Robin Breasts; Closing in on Final Striped Bass and Bluefish Regs for 2020
Somewhat a-cringe, I recently listened in on a conversation about the days of eating robins. The breast meat of a hapless robin red breast is apparently suitably edible, if you’re into that sort of…
-
•February 19, 2020
Freshman Clinches Section Title for Southern Regional Wrestlers and Rams Go on to Win State Crown
Even given the hostile environment that was the Howell High School gymnasium on Feb. 14, his team knotted up with one of the best teams in New Jersey and a sectional championship on the line…
-
•February 18, 2020
Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove Named to NJ Historical Commission
Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove has been named to the New Jersey Historical Commission, an agency dedicated to the advancement of public knowledge and preservation of state history. Gove – who grew up…
-
•February 16, 2020
DOT Seeks Options to Provide Safe Access to Sidewalks from Cedar Bonnet Island
The long-awaited meeting among Cedar Bonnet Island residents, Stafford Township officials and representatives from the state Department of Transportation regarding a safe way to access new sidewalks…
-
•February 14, 2020
A Friend to Animals Is Honored
To say that pet advocate Dottie Reynolds of Barnegat Light has been animals’ best friend, would not be an understatement at all.
-
•February 13, 2020
Micah Fowler Is Special Guest at Local Night to Shine
Unlike their first three events, the Night to Shine prom for teens and adults with special needs held Feb. 7 at Bayside Chapel in Barnegat Township featured a celebrity – Micah Fowler.
-
•February 13, 2020
Skinny Sardines Loom Large in the Big Picture; Wintry Clamming Times Beg a Meatier Chowder
I need to start small this week with the breaking news that sardines, on the whole, are half the size they were just 10 years ago. Thetimes.co.uk headlines: “Sardines shrink to half their size in a…
