News
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•December 19, 2020
Biologist Reports Successful Season for Piping Plovers
Conserve Wildlife Foundation staff continue assessing the results of the 2020 breeding season for beach nesting birds – specifically the highly endangered piping plovers – long after they have made…
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•December 18, 2020
Deer Hunters Have Long Tradition in West Creek
Bub Johnson of Little Egg Harbor Township is one of 20 deer hunters belonging to the Little Eagle Gunning Club off Stafford Forge Road in Eagleswood Township. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, with two days of…
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•December 17, 2020
Contract Awarded for Final Phase of Causeway Project
The N.J. Department of Transportation awarded a more than $30 million contract to C.J. Hesse for the final phase of the multi-million-dollar federally funded Causeway rehabilitation and expansion…
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•December 17, 2020
NJ Sierra Club Opposes Dry Cask Expansion at Former Nuclear Plant Site
The New Jersey Sierra Club is speaking out against the proposed expansion of the dry cask storage pad at the defunct Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station ahead of a planned in-person meeting of…
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•December 17, 2020
Van Drew Supported Texas Effort to Overthrow 2020 Election Results
Last December Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who represents New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes all of Southern Ocean County except half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat Township…
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•December 17, 2020
Ocean County Prepared to Weather the Winter
When the weather forecast turns to predictions of snow, ice, wintry mix or nor’easters, Ocean County road crews, buildings and grounds and other departments have already worked to be ready for…
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•December 17, 2020
‘WorryWoo’ Monsters Foster Social-Emotional Learning at E.J. School in Surf City
Although 2020 has been difficult, to say the least, there have been a number of bright spots for the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School – some of them in the form of quirkly, lovable monsters called…
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•December 17, 2020
High School Student, Montclair Professor Launch New Jersey Jellyfish Survey
Alliance for a Living Ocean has linked up with Pennsylvania high school student Caroline Kratz and Paul Bologna, professor of biology and director of the Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences Program…
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•December 17, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Shares Chief Financial Officer
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee has entered into a shared services agreement with Ocean Township to help Waretown after its chief financial officer passed away. Little Egg Harbor will…
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•December 17, 2020
Two Wind Energy Companies Vie for More Wind Turbines Off the Coast
The N.J. Board of Public Utilities released a second request for proposals for an additional 1,200 to 2,400 megawatts of wind energy on Dec. 10, and both Ørsted and Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind have…
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•December 16, 2020
OCC First Community College in NJ to Institute Career Management Tool ‘Handshake’
Ocean County College, through its Career Services Department, has instituted a new career management tool – the “Handshake” app – to simplify the search for internships, apprenticeships, volunteer…
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•December 16, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Parents Plead for 2021 In-School Learning
Many parents of students in the Little Egg Harbor School District are getting antsy, wanting their elementary-aged children to return to full-time, face-to-face instruction come January. Four of them…
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•December 16, 2020
Barnegat Settles Open Meetings Violation Lawsuit
Barnegat Township has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the township by Charles Cunliffe, who alleged that officials violated the open public meetings act. The $7,000 settlement amount will…
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•December 16, 2020
Oyster Creek Channel Dredging Nears Completion
Dredging of the Oyster Creek Channel in Barnegat Bay, just north of Barnegat Inlet, is about halfway done and is expected to be completed this month, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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•December 16, 2020
Eagleswood Residents Oppose Proposed Industrial Recycling Facility
A large commercial/industrial storage and processing facility is being proposed on 28 wooded acres in Eagleswood near protected wetlands, two residential developments and the elementary school, and…
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•December 16, 2020
Business Owners Get OK to Add ‘Doghouse’ for Mastiffs, Newfies, Lab
South Jersey Weed Control in West Creek will add two accessory structures to the property – one a car port/maintenance shed, the other a 1,500-square-foot pole barn that will serve as a dog house.
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•December 16, 2020
Hunters Can Help Hungry By Donating Deer Meat to Food Banks
Through the nonprofit organization Hunters Helping the Hungry, hunters can donate deer to approved butchers, who process the venison and pass it on to regional food banks. That way, hunters share the…
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•December 16, 2020
Taxpayers’ Coyote Concern Reaches Beyond Barnegat Light
A reminder to call to activate new water meters – some residents didn’t realize it is a separate step – and continued coyote complaints marked a brief online meeting of Barnegat Light Borough Council…
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•December 16, 2020
New Pickleball Courts Up in Air in Beach Haven
Beach Haven’s plan to expand the number of pickleball courts from six to nine at the Nelson Avenue facility by next summer may have hit a snag. At the Dec. 14 borough council meeting, officials…
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•December 16, 2020
COVID-19 Claims Life of 91-Year-Old Long Beach Island Woman
The Long Beach Island Health Department confirmed Monday that a 91-year-old female resident of LBI has died from the novel coronavirus – the sixth Island resident to succumb to COVID-19 since the…
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•December 16, 2020
Murphy Not Shutting Down Indoor Dining
The biggest news to come out of Gov. Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 briefing on Monday afternoon is what he didn’t do. He won’t close down indoor dining in New Jersey, at least for the immediate future.
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•December 16, 2020
Doctor Urges Healthy Choices, Positive Mindset
The stressful circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic are taking a toll on people’s health and well-being, one medical expert confirms – specifically in the form of weight gain from stress…
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•December 16, 2020
Barnegat Man Arrested in Fetanyl, Weapons Bust
A Barnegat man and two U.S. Postal Service employees have been arrested on various drug and weapons offenses.
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•December 16, 2020
Parents Channel Grief Into Lifesaving Gifts
Jessica and Jonathan Young of Little Egg Harbor have been coping with unimaginable pain since their 9-month-old son, Damien, passed away on April 30. Their personal strength has been stretched to the…
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•December 16, 2020
Stafford School District Goes With Remote Learning Prior to Christmas Break
The Stafford Township School District is going to a fully remote learning schedule for all students from Wednesday, Dec. 16, through the half-day that starts the Christmas break, Dec. 23. The…
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•December 16, 2020
Pandemic Restrictions Not Slowing Progress at St. Mary Academy
Danielle Alpert’s daughters aren’t doing the same Advent activities this Christmas season, and sitting through class with a mask on isn’t always the most comfortable thing to deal with. Still, the…
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•December 14, 2020
Southern Ocean Chamber Hosts Update From Hospital CEO
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will round out the year with an update from hospital leadership during an online meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 16, from 1 to 2 p.m.
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•December 14, 2020
LBI Consolidated Schools Move to Remote Learning as Precautionary Measure
With the peak of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic not expected until after the new year according to state officials, the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District will proactively…
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•December 13, 2020
LBT Construction Department Coordinates $7,200 Donation to St. Francis Food Pantry
’Tis the season for giving and, as such, the Long Beach Township construction department continued its tradition of donating to the food pantry at the St. Francis Community Center in Brant Beach.
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•December 12, 2020
Manahawkin Woman ‘Scales’ 100 Years With Service, Strength and Determination
In 1920, women in the U.S. were given the right to vote, Warren Harding was elected the 29th president, movies were silent and televisions didn’t yet exist, the American Civil Liberties Union was…
