News
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•March 23, 2026
Federal Funding Could Turn Tide on Surf City Erosion as Beaches Recover
As spring arrives in Surf City, revealing scarred beaches recovering from a brutal winter and tumultuous fall, the potential for federal funding in the next federal fiscal budget could support vital…
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•March 22, 2026
Beach Haven Library to Get $350,000 Exterior Renovation
Major exterior renovations are in store for the Beach Haven Public Library as the borough is finalizing the process to put the project out to bid.
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•March 21, 2026
Buried Whale to Get Barnegat Light Name
Officials in Barnegat Light will consider bestowing a name on the most recently washed-up dead whale: a young male endangered fin whale measuring 51 feet in length and weighing about 25 tons…
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•March 20, 2026
Snow Days Lead to Extension of Southern Regional School Year
It’s official. Southern Regional High School’s graduation date has been changed.
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•March 19, 2026
Spring’s Arrival Paves Way for Causeway Project Completion
For the first time in years, almost 10 miles of bottleneck traffic on Route 72 that snarled motorists on multiple roadways around the region for hours recently wasn’t related to the final phase of…
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•March 19, 2026
Proposed Indoor Golf Facility Aims to Drive Ship Bottom Forward
The Ship Bottom Land Use Board was expected to consider an application at its March 17 meeting that would, if approved, transform the now-closed Dollar General building into a state-of-the-art indoor…
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•March 18, 2026
Coast Guard Personnel Level Growing by Leaps and Bounds
The U.S. Coast Guard is rapidly growing. It’s planning on adding 15,000 new members by the end of fiscal year 2028.
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•March 18, 2026
Barnegat Man Charged With Sexual Assault of Minor
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrest of James Hadley, 66, of Barnegat Township on charges of second-degree sexual assault of a victim under the age of 16, second-degree…
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•March 18, 2026
Little Egg Harbor Introduces $28 Million Budget
Little Egg Harbor Township introduced its 2026 municipal budget at the township committee meeting on March 12, with total general appropriations amounting to $28,869,990.
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•March 18, 2026
Barnegat High School to Host Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony
The Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony in Barnegat Township will take place on Friday, March 27 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Barnegat High School gym.
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•March 18, 2026
Ocean County Mayors Group Opposing NJ REAL Measure
At a recent meeting, the Ocean County Mayors Association passed a resolution opposing the NJ REAL (Resilient Environments and Landscapes) rules, which were adopted in January.
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•March 18, 2026
Little Egg Harbor Adopts Affordable Housing Ordinance
After much discussion and requests for clarification from residents, the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee adopted an ordinance to establish an overlay zoning district within parts of the township…
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•March 18, 2026
After-School Programs Enrich LBI Elementary Students
From skateboarding to seedlings, printmaking to puzzles, there’s so much to learn about, figure out and achieve as part of the Long Beach Island Elementary School’s after-school enrichment programs.…
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•March 18, 2026
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Preps for Year Five of Horseshoe Island Bird Monitoring
As February came to a close, Todd Pover, a senior wildlife biologist with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation, spotted his first pair of American oystercatchers on breeding territory on Long Beach…
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•March 18, 2026
Barnegat Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Parents
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced on March 11 that Michael Mulgrew, 37, of Barnegat Township pleaded guilty to two counts of murder before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan in…
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•March 18, 2026
LEH Schools Dilemma: Roof Leaks, ‘Untenable’ Health Insurance Cost
Long meetings have become the norm for the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education, even though it had been decided to have two meetings a month, the first a workshop meeting where no official action…
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•March 18, 2026
Barnegat Looks to Spend $37.2 Million
The Barnegat Township Committee recently introduced a municipal budget of $37,259,261 for 2026-27, approximately $1.8 million higher than what was spent last year.
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•March 18, 2026
Imperiale Re-Elected to Ocean County Posts
“Networking. It’s all about networking and establishing relationships that can help me serve Harvey Cedars better.”
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•March 18, 2026
Harvey Cedars Updates ‘Good Neighbor’ Ordinances
At the March 16 Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners meeting, officials introduced a series of ordinances, zoning changes and resolutions meant to improve some of the “Good Neighbor” ordinances on…
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•March 16, 2026
Stafford Township Council Commits to Additional Wetland Restoration
With one phase of wetland restoration already scheduled for a portion of Stafford Township’s section of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge this summer, the township council on March 3…
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•March 14, 2026
Ocean County Awarded for Efforts at Historic Cedar Bridge Tavern
The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation was recently honored with two statewide awards, one for its stewardship of the Cedar Bridge Tavern Historic Site in Barnegat Township.
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•March 13, 2026
March Begins With Shoplifting Charges for Little Egg Harbor Man
The Stafford Township Police Department had a busy second half of February, and March got underway with the arrest of a Little Egg Harbor man in connection with a shoplifting investigation that…
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•March 13, 2026
Post Frolic on Frozen Tidal Pond, Figure Skater Shares How Ice Has Shaped Her Life
The fluid elegance. The strength. The romantic choreography and daring feats. Both sport and art form, figure skating is easy to love.
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•March 12, 2026
MATES Wins 2026 Ocean County Mock Trial Championship
Following four rounds of competition, it was official: the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science prosecution team was named Ocean County Mock Trial champions, earning a place in the…
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•March 11, 2026
Resiliency Rule Going to Court as Opposition Mounts
New Jersey environmental officials remain silent while pushbacks against a controversial flood resiliency rule intensify, with four counties and two business organizations taking the fight to court…
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•March 11, 2026
NJBPU Action Sparks Aid to Electricity Grid Stability
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities last week unveiled major initiatives expected to significantly cut electric costs and enhance grid efficiency for residents and businesses statewide.
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•March 11, 2026
Ratepayer Protection Amps Up in Surge to Support Consumers
On the same day New Jersey’s four electric distribution companies delivered rate stabilization plans to state officials, the White House announced the signing of the ratepayer protection pledge by…
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•March 11, 2026
Gray Seal Pup Found in Harvey Cedars on the Road to Recovery
Traffic was blocked for a bit around Middlesex Avenue in Harvey Cedars on Tuesday, Feb. 24, but not for roadwork. Earlier that morning, a motorist spotted a female gray seal pup on Long Beach…
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•March 11, 2026
Residents Discuss Little Egg Harbor’s Affordable Housing Plan
As the Little Egg Harbor Planning Board discussed the township’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan at its March 5 meeting, residents expressed frustration at the board’s and township committee’s…
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•March 11, 2026
Southern Ocean County Communities Receive Firewise Grants
Ahead of the spring wildfire season, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service announced $90,000 in grants to 22 communities statewide to support wildfire risk-reduction…
