News
-
•July 29, 2020
Report Shows State Bay Beaches Most Impacted By Bacteria Pollution
“As the ‘Summer of COVID’ beats on, ocean and bay beaches have never been more popular down the shore,” noted Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center Director Doug O’Malley. However, water…
-
•July 29, 2020
Artificial Reef Project Awaits the Green Light
An artificial reef project initiated by the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association last year is expected to begin next month with the sinking of three vessels on Little Egg Reef, located…
-
•July 29, 2020
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium Launches New Beach Safety Campaign
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, along with New York Sea Grant, is encouraging people to enjoy the BEach SAFEly, and has recently launched a campaign that focuses on both COVID-19 precautions and…
-
•July 29, 2020
Storm Brings Waterspout, Flooding to Area
A waterspout formed in the bay just south of Eagleswood Township last Friday afternoon while the area was hit with heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding.
-
•July 29, 2020
Report by Union Representing SOMC Nurses Calls COVID-19 Protection Lacking
The Health Professionals & Allied Employees union, the largest bargaining group representing nurses and other healthcare workers such as therapists, technicians, social workers and medical…
-
•July 29, 2020
Caregiving, Costs Are Topics of Calls to County Seniors Office
As the COVID-19 pandemic moves into month five, the county Office of Senior Services is handling more calls of all sorts from its most vulnerable residents. The staff of other county service offices…
-
•July 29, 2020
Beach Haven West Study Underway But Next Steps for Lagoons Are Long Way Off
Some residents or boaters within the Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township may have noticed a few new vessels patrolling the waterways and lagoons during recent weeks. Don’t worry, they’re…
-
•July 28, 2020
State DOE, Murphy Say ‘All-Remote’ Learning Must Be Schools Option
As school districts throughout New Jersey press forward with plans for starting the 2020-21 school year in September, on July 24 the state Department of Education released guidelines for an…
-
•July 28, 2020
Stafford School District Opening Plan Delivered to County for Approval
After a series of public presentations, discussions with district stakeholders and community leaders and lengthy meetings to make revisions, the Stafford Township School District’s plan for opening…
-
•July 27, 2020
Southern Regional Plan for September Opening Should Be Finalized This Week
While New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on July 24 announced the state Department of Education’s newest guidelines mandating that all public schools must provide an at-home, all-remote option for students…
-
•July 25, 2020
Making the Most of Quarantine: Brant Beach Couple Walks Every Island Block
Over 56 years of marriage, Sue and Art Davis have always made fitness a priority: She has long been an ardent walker, while he dedicated more than three-and-half decades to running, and, more…
-
•July 24, 2020
New Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light Chief: ‘No Such Thing as a Normal Workday’
The convergence of Barnegat Bay and Barnegat Inlet just off the northernmost tip of Long Beach Island might not be the easiest to navigate, but the mission of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat…
-
•July 24, 2020
September Rentals Surge as LBI Preps for Uncertain Fall
With just 47 days left to Labor Day, there is talk all around that rentals on Long Beach Island for the month of September are booked – like summer-booked. What it means for Island communities and…
-
•July 24, 2020
Two Dozen LBI Lifeguards Test Positive for COVID-19, Parties Are Likely Source
Nearly two dozen lifeguards from two separate beach patrols on Long Beach Island have tested positive for COVID-19 following after-hours social gatherings earlier this month, according to Island…
-
•July 24, 2020
Dozen Surf City Lifeguards Test Positive for COVID-19
A dozen Surf City lifeguards recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to borough officials. They are observing the self-isolation period of 10 days for essential personnel and need to be…
-
•July 23, 2020
Southern Regional School District, Sending District Superintendents Release Statement on Opening School in September
Last week, the superintendents of the Southern Regional School District and all its elementary sending districts made an important announcement: The goal for the upcoming school year is to have as…
-
•July 22, 2020
LEH School District Juggling Plans for September Reopening
If students and parents of students in the Little Egg Harbor School District are wondering if kids will return to face-to-face instruction in September, they’ll have to wonder longer.
-
•July 22, 2020
OCC Cancels Fall 2020 Athletics
Ocean County College announced last month it will offer most fall semester courses online, with the possibility of some on-campus instruction and hands-on labs dependent on state regulations at that…
-
•July 22, 2020
One Step Closer for Those Seeking Relief from Sandy Clawbacks
New Jersey families still struggling to deal with the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy praised the work of New Jersey legislators in securing efforts through the House Appropriations Committee that…
-
•July 22, 2020
Coast Guard: Awareness Key to Safety for Ocean Swimmers
The U.S. Coast Guard is urging beachgoers and swimmers to pay close attention to local beach advisories and practice safe swimming after its rescue teams responded to six cases related to swimming…
-
•July 22, 2020
Beach Haven Getting Grant for Weather Station
On Thursday, July 30, at 4 p.m., the New Jersey Coastal Coalition, in partnership with Manasquan Bank, will present to Beach Haven borough a donation in the amount of $1,250 for the purchase of a…
-
•July 22, 2020
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Leases Offices from Stockton University’s Atlantic City Campus
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC of Brooklyn, N.Y., the second wind farm that has leased 183,000 acres of the outer continental shelf from the U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy…
-
•July 22, 2020
Street Smart Campaign Has Presence on LBI
Police departments along the Jersey Shore and throughout New Jersey are working to raise awareness about pedestrian safety this summer by partnering with Street Smart NJ, coordinated by the North…
-
•July 22, 2020
Stafford Township Education Association Implores Board of Education to Provide ‘Relief’
Unlike April 2018, when dozens among several hundred Stafford Township Education Association members spoke before the Stafford Township Board of Education and implored its negotiations team to…
-
•July 22, 2020
Barnegat Township Committee Eyes In-Person Meetings
Since April, the Barnegat Township Committee meetings have been live-streamed on the township web site because the public is not allowed in the building. The policy continued with its meeting on…
-
•July 22, 2020
Beach Sales Down, Revenue Up in Harvey Cedars
Although beach badge sales are down in Harvey Cedars over last year, revenue has increased, according to acting chief financial officer Rebecca Wessler.
-
•July 22, 2020
Barnegat Businesses Asked to Be Part of Association
The Barnegat Township Recreation Department in cooperation with the township committee is looking to form a Downtown Business Event Association. Township committee members Albert Bille and Alfonso…
-
•July 22, 2020
Daily Beach Badges Up But Total Down in Barnegat Light
The total amount of money taken in is not far behind last year, but the overall number of beach badge sales is down in Barnegat Light from a year ago, with fewer seasonal and more daily badges…
-
•July 22, 2020
Stafford Council Approves Purchase of Nearly $1.1M Fire Truck
Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Co. Station 47 has a new truck on the way. On July 14, the township council approved the nearly $1.1-million acquisition.
-
•July 22, 2020
Dredging of Oyster Creek Channel Anticipated for Fall Start
A project to deepen certain areas of the Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island is expected to begin in November, nearly a year after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract to…
