News
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•February 11, 2026
Fire Inspection Fees Increasing in Beach Haven
An ordinance introduced by the Beach Haven Borough Council Feb. 9 will result in higher fees for fire inspections involving rental and resale permits.
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•February 11, 2026
Beach Haven Students Learn How to Be Entrepreneurs
The Beach Haven School WIN (What I Need) program recently hosted its third annual TREP$ Marketplace, an event that transformed students into confident young entrepreneurs. Designed to teach…
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•February 11, 2026
Little Egg Harbor Lennar Project in Limbo
With multiple lawsuits filed in relation to the project, the road to Lennar’s 415-unit Center Street housing development, Venue at Summers Corner, will be a long one.
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•February 11, 2026
Tianeptine Supplements Can No Longer Be Sold in New Jersey
New Jersey has still not banned the sale of kratom in the state. Credit, though, must be given to New Jersey, which got it right when it comes to regulating a dangerous “dietary supplement,”…
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•February 11, 2026
Wes Smith Officially Named Chaplain
The Rev. Wesley Smith has served as the Harvey Cedars Department of Public Safety chaplain for eight years, but that position was never certified by the borough, until now.
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•February 11, 2026
NJBPU Call to Action Balances Energy Affordability, Reliability
The constant soft whoosh of air from heating systems amid a weekslong polar vortex is serving to emphasize the critical need for additional energy resources and consumer cost reduction plans, as New…
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•February 11, 2026
Ship Bottom Open Space Discussion Focuses on Future
Never say never. Three properties earmarked by the Ship Bottom Borough Council as affordable housing overlay zones could still become open space in the future, if the conditions are right.
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•February 11, 2026
Retiring Athletic Director Sundermann Lauded at Pinelands
The Jan. 5 reorganization meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education had been a quick affair, lasting less than 20 minutes. Its first regular meeting of 2026 on Jan. 26 didn’t last all that…
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•February 11, 2026
ALO Recommends Alternatives to Balloons for Valentine’s Day, Other Occasions
Love will be in the air this weekend, but balloons shouldn’t be, Alliance for a Living Ocean notes. “Every year, Valentine’s celebrations lead to balloon litter washing up on our shores and…
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•February 10, 2026
Long Beach Township Designates Former Kubel’s Too Site as ‘Area in Need of Rehabilitation’
The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners approved a resolution on Monday designating Block 13.16, lots 9.02 and 9.03, and Block 13.19, lots 12 and 12.01, as “an area in need of rehabilitation.”…
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•February 7, 2026
Stafford’s Primary Learning Center Donates 1,473 Boxes of Cereal to Food Pantry
Nobody knows exactly how many boxes of Lucky Charms were in the mix. Or Fruity Pebbles. Or Honey Nut Cheerios. But it really doesn’t matter, does it?
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•February 6, 2026
No Victims Found After Vehicle Falls Through Ice on Stafford Forge Lake
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•February 5, 2026
Deep Freeze Perfect Backdrop for Ice Rescue Training
Under a frigid winter sky, members of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS defied bone-chilling arctic conditions as they lay flat on their stomachs, tethered to the shoreline by ropes, and…
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•February 5, 2026
It’s Too Cold? Get Used to It
At this time last week when people were digging out from the snowstorm, meteorologists were warning about another possible whopper for this past weekend.
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•February 5, 2026
Police Chief Gives Pointers on Ice Safety
When NBC 10 Philadelphia/NBC 4 New York wanted to air a story focusing on safety, specifically as it concerns ice on the bay, they turned to Harvey Cedars Chief of Police Robert Burnaford to help get…
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•February 4, 2026
ACE Powers LBI Region Through Arctic Blast
Southern Ocean County dodged a second major winter storm over the weekend on the heels of Winter Storm Fern, whose remnants remain on the streets as below zero temps make it almost impossible for the…
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•February 4, 2026
Renewed Interest in Southern Regional Funding Sparks Hope for Change
Two decades after the initial push to change the Southern Regional High School District funding formula, and almost 10 years since the last campaign faltered, a coalition of Island taxpayer groups is…
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•February 4, 2026
Ocean County Grand Jury Indicts Pennsylvania Woman for Arson, Eluding on LBI
An Ocean County grand jury indicted a Pennsylvania woman Jan. 28 on charges of aggravated arson and eluding law enforcement stemming from incidents that happened last February in Ship Bottom and Surf…
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•February 4, 2026
New Sidewalks, Curb Cuts on Beach Haven Agenda
The Beach Haven Borough Council will apply for a $40,000 Ocean County Community Development Block Grant for new sidewalks and curb cuts on the Amber Street side of Veterans Memorial Park.
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•February 4, 2026
Ocean County Soil Conservation District’s Annual Report Details Expanded Efforts
While the primary mission of the Ocean County Soil Conservation District is to implement the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act and ensure construction site compliance, the group “consistently…
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•February 4, 2026
Amato Bill Combating Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Signed into Law
Before he left office, Gov. Murphy signed bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-9th) to strengthen law enforcement’s ability to combat online child exploitation and human…
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•February 4, 2026
Governor Signs Amato Bill to Help Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
Former New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed bipartisan legislation sponsored by state Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-9) to strengthen protections for survivors of domestic violence in Ocean County.…
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•February 4, 2026
St. Francis Center’s Online Registration Goes Live Feb. 12
The St. Francis Community Center, in Brant Beach, offers a variety of programs throughout the year. And now, with the Feb. 12 launch of a new software program called ACTIVE, signing up for those…
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•February 4, 2026
DEP Seeks Community Partners for Annual Youth Inclusion Initiative
The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection is inviting community-based organizations throughout the state to apply for grant funding to participate in its annual Youth Inclusion Initiative. This…
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•February 4, 2026
OCHD Offers Advice on Keeping Pets Warm and Safe During Cold Snaps
Dogs and cats have fur coats, so they can deal with cold better than humans. Right?
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•February 3, 2026
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Endeavors to Protect Eastern Tiger Salamanders
While much of the state’s wildlife is hunkering down for the winter or has migrated to southern destinations, the eastern tiger salamander just recently started laying eggs and will continue to do so…
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•January 31, 2026
New Jersey Adopts ‘Skip the Stuff’ Bill to Cut Plasticware Waste
Phil Murphy is no longer governor of New Jersey. And soon you may not have a drawer full of thin cellophane packs of plastic silverware.
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•January 30, 2026
Save Barnegat Bay Suing Over Planned Lennar Housing Development
Environmental nonprofit Save Barnegat Bay has filed a lawsuit that challenges the Little Egg Harbor Township Planning Board’s approval of Lennar Corp.’s 415-unit age-restricted housing development on…
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•January 29, 2026
Bird’s Eye View of an Icy Island
BEACH FREEZE: The dog days of a Beach Haven summer couldn’t seem farther away as a thick layer of snow blankets Fantasy Island Amusement Park. Instead of an ice cream-induced brain freeze, a…
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•January 29, 2026
Redeveloper of LBI Grade School Site Discusses ‘Surreal’ Journey
Changes to Ship Bottom’s Central Avenue have primarily focused on traffic patterns, but another transformation is underway at the former LBI Grade School site as it closes out nearly two decades of…
