News
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•January 7, 2021
Little Egg Harbor Police Arrest Two on Narcotics Charges
As a result of a narcotics investigation by the Little Egg Harbor Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, officers stopped and searched an SUV and subsequently arrested two Little Egg Harbor men…
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•January 6, 2021
Long Beach Township Residents Have Until Jan. 29 to Install New Water Meters Without Penalty
Beginning back in 2019, Long Beach Township provided its property owners with numerous notices to install new water meters, even pushing back the deadline multiple times to accommodate hardship due…
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•January 6, 2021
Year 2019 Property Tax Rebate Application Deadline Extended to Feb. 1, 2021
Senior residents are being encouraged to take advantage of the extended deadline for the 2019 New Jersey Property Tax Rebate application, which is Feb. 1.
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•January 6, 2021
Seacrest Rehabilitation and Nursing Home Sees COVID-19 Uptick, Deaths
In spite of having a great track record for most of the pandemic with no cases reported, after Thanksgiving Seacrest Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Little Egg Harbor Township has seen an alarming…
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•January 6, 2021
Tuckerton Man Sought for Attempted Murder
Donald Rutter, 51, of Tuckerton is being sought for attempted murder in the shooting of Thomas Jarvis, 55, on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
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•January 6, 2021
Tuckerton Borough Reorganizes
The Tuckerton Borough Council and Mayor Susan Marshall met on Jan. 1 for the annual reorganization. Councilman Sam Colangelo will again serve as deputy mayor, and Garrett Loesch continues as chief…
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•January 6, 2021
‘Two Als’ Leading Barnegat in 2021
Upon taking the gavel as Barnegat Township mayor for 2021, Albert Bille said the town “has come a long way.”
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•January 6, 2021
Smaller Digital Footprint Less Risk of Identity Theft
With after-Christmas sales in full swing online, it’s the perfect time to understand the digital footprint doing that and sharing other personal information on social media leave behind, according to…
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•January 6, 2021
Ocean County Adopts Controversial Open Space, Parks and Recreation Plan
The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders last month approved a revision to its open space master plan. Freeholders Virginia Haines, Gary Quinn and Gerry Little voted to adopt the Open Space…
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•January 6, 2021
Barnegat, Stafford Police to Share Dispatch Services
Barnegat Township has entered into a shared services agreement with Stafford Township for police dispatch services, effect on April 1.
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•January 6, 2021
Taco Bell to Upgrade Lighting, Camera Equipment at Manahawkin Store
After a hit and run incident between two vehicles in the Manahawkin Taco Bell parking lot last week, the ensuing investigation by the Stafford Township Police Department produced surveillance images…
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•January 6, 2021
Harvey Cedars Police Launch Initiative
The Harvey Cedars Police Department has launched a new program for the New Year: the HCPD CCC Program: Cops Contributing to the Community.
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•January 6, 2021
High Point Firefighters Launch GoFundMe
Unsure whether the COVID-19 pandemic will again force the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. in Harvey Cedars to cancel its two major fundraisers this year, the company has started a GoFundMe page.
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•January 6, 2021
DEP Issues $1.49 Million Fine for CAFRA Violations at Hotel LBI
The attorney for the owner of Hotel LBI said his client is working with the state Department of Environmental Protection to resolve all open issues regarding Coastal Area Facilities Review Act…
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•January 4, 2021
Pinelands Opening 2021 Remotely
The Pinelands Regional School District is opening 2021 in a totally remote learning mode.
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•December 30, 2020
LBI Volunteer Emergency Services Personnel Among First to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Emergency services volunteers on Long Beach Island were among the first unpaid healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine Tuesday under a partnership between multiple Ocean County…
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•December 29, 2020
Kim and Van Drew Support $2,000 COVID Relief Checks
If you eventually receive a $2,000 check for COVID relief/economic stimulus, thank your congressmen.
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•December 29, 2020
Whale Buried at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
The cause of death of a 15-ton juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park on Christmas Day could not definitively be determined by a partial necropsy done on the…
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•December 28, 2020
LBI Health Department Issues Food Prep Safety Tips
With a new year on the horizon comes a reminder from the Long Beach Island Health Department that it’s important to learn the correct ways to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria that can cause…
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•December 28, 2020
Spent Christmas Trees Accepted at Seven Southern Ocean County Parks
Christmas tree recycling is an important part of responsible holiday cleanup.
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•December 26, 2020
Dead Humpback Whale Lodges Near Jetty
A dead humpback whale rested at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park Dec. 25 and marine mammal experts were arriving the day after Christmas to look into the cause of death, while trying to reach state…
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•December 25, 2020
LBI Mourns Loss of Beloved 31-One-Year-Old Surfer Pat Harrington
The local and greater surf community mourns the loss of 31-year-old Patrick Harrington of Ship Bottom, who lost his battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Southern Ocean Medical…
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•December 24, 2020
Local Hospital Workers Among First to Receive Pfizer Vaccine
Last Thursday, Southern Ocean Medical Center began doling out its first supply of COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers and, in just three days, over 220 team members have received the vaccine.
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•December 23, 2020
Judge Affirms Use Variance Approval at Former CVS Site
Ocean County Superior Court Judge Mark Troncone upheld the decision by the Ship Bottom Land Use Review Board to grant a use variance to the owners of the former CVS Pharmacy at the Causeway circle…
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•December 23, 2020
Hotel LBI Owner Fined $1.49 Million for CAFRA Violations
The state Department of Environmental Protection has fined the owner of Hotel LBI, the 102-room hotel just off the Causeway in Ship Bottom, $1.49 million for continued noncompliance of the Coastal…
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•December 22, 2020
Pinelands Wants Full-Time In-Person School in January
When quarterbacks drop back to pass, be it in the NFL, college or even the high school level, they take three or four seconds running through options, looking first perhaps for a primary receiver…
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•December 22, 2020
Plastic Bags Officially Unbanned in Stafford; Councilman Decries Masks, Other COVID Restrictions
Single-use plastic shopping bags are allowed once again in Stafford, at least as long as New Jersey is under a state of emergency or until the state’s stricter ban on plastics and polystyrene goes…
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•December 20, 2020
Emptying of Spent Fuel Pool Next Step at Shuttered Nuclear Plant
Holtec International has reached an agreement with Lacey Township officials for the prompt decommissioning of the defunct Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, which will allow the Camden-based…
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•December 20, 2020
Homebound Seniors Meal Delivery Services in Ocean County Continue in 2021
The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved seven contracts totaling $2.8 million with Community Services Inc. The contracts, approved Dec. 16, include providing 200,000 home-delivered…
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•December 20, 2020
Connors, Rumpf and Gove Will Vote Against Instruction on Diversity and Inclusion
State Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove released a statement on Dec. 16 stating they will vote against legislation that would require school…
