News
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•November 27, 2025
Customers Look to Stamp Out Mail Delivery Issues
A campaign flier for an incumbent Ship Bottom councilman mounting a write-in campaign to be returned to office earlier this month never made it into the hands of some voters until after election day…
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•November 27, 2025
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Expands Oystercatcher Monitoring to Little Egg Harbor
Earlier this fall, biologists with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey began work on a pilot project, led by The Wetlands Institute and funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, to…
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•November 27, 2025
Holiday Help Needed in Tuckerton, Little Egg Harbor
’Tis the season for giving, and there are so many ways to support community members in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor this year. Here’s where to find toy and coat drives and giving trees in the area.
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•November 27, 2025
Four Little Egg Harbor Residents Arrested on Drug Charges
On Nov. 3, the Little Egg Harbor Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit, with the assistance of the Stafford Township Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit and Ocean County Regional SWAT Team…
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•November 27, 2025
Two Area Men Sentenced for Aggravated Arson
On Nov. 21, 20-year-old Ethan Salter of Little Egg Harbor and 21-year-old Thomas Lester of Tuckerton were sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated arson in connection with a January 2024…
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•November 26, 2025
Holiday Beach Badges on Sale in Beach Haven
Beach Haven’s special holiday beach badges, designed by Van Bekelja, a sixth-grade student at Beach Haven Elementary School, are now on sale.
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•November 26, 2025
LBI Health Department Offers Annual Flu, COVID Vaccines
As influenza activity begins to increase throughout our region, the Long Beach Island Health Department continues to offer flu immunizations as well as the latest COVID-19 vaccine. According to LBIHD…
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•November 26, 2025
LBT Construction Department Coordinates $36,000 Donation to St. Francis Food Pantry
It’s the time of the year imbued with the spirit of giving, and in Long Beach Township, the municipality’s building department continued its autumn tradition of coordinating monetary donations for…
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•November 26, 2025
Harvey Cedars Honors Outgoing Board Member Tilton
At a recent meeting of the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners, officials adopted a resolution honoring borough resident John Tilton for his 23 years of service on the borough’s land use board. Most…
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•November 26, 2025
Harvey Cedars Holiday Beach Badges Available
If you’re a Harvey Cedars resident searching for a stocking stuffer, you might want to purchase a special holiday-themed beach badge now on sale at borough hall.
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•November 26, 2025
Be Aware: Utility Fraud Increases During Holiday Season
Utility scams occur throughout the year, but during the holidays, companies tend to see an increase in reports of individuals using phone, online and even in-person tactics to target customers –…
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•November 26, 2025
Document Oystercatcher Sightings Online to Help ‘Fill Knowledge Gap’
Spotted an American oystercatcher around Barnegat Bay? Conserve Wildlife Foundation wants to know all about it. The organization’s new online Oystercatcher Tracker was created to allow residents to…
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•November 26, 2025
Amato Bill Providing Tax Incentives to First Responders Passes Committee
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Carmen F. Amato Jr. (R-9th) to provide tax relief to volunteer first responders recently advanced through the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. The bill…
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•November 26, 2025
Jeff’s Camp Gives Up Veterans Project Goal
The executive board of Jeff’s Camp in Barnegat Township recently voted to dissolve the organization, whose mission was to help struggling veterans.
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•November 26, 2025
Episcopal Diocese of NJ Gives $1 Million to Help Children of Gaza
The al-Ahli Arab Hospital is the only functioning hospital left in northern Gaza.
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•November 26, 2025
Southern Regional Approves Supervisor Contract Raises
Perhaps it’s a bit early to start handing out Christmas presents, but the Southern Regional Board of Education delivered some on Nov. 19.
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•November 23, 2025
Committee Advances Amato Bill to Help Combat Greenhead Flies
The N.J. Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee has advanced legislation sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-9th) to help coastal counties reduce the presence of greenhead flies in the…
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•November 22, 2025
National Database Launched to Log Abandoned Vessels, Enhance Navigational Safety
An effort to address thousands of abandoned and derelict boats creating dangerous conditions for marine environments and navigational safety throughout the U.S. is expected to shine a broader light…
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•November 21, 2025
Barnegat Town Hall Holds Grand Opening
Saying “This was long overdue,” Barnegat Township Mayor Alfonso Cirulli cut the ribbon for a somewhat belated grand opening for its new municipal building on West Bay Avenue on Friday.
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•November 21, 2025
Rubenstein Wins Barnegat Committee Seat
Republican Fredric G. Rubenstein defeated his Democratic opponent, former committeewoman Maxine Blumenthal, by a vote of 6,914 to 4,584 for township committee on Election Day. The seat is presently…
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•November 20, 2025
Pinelands Regional Has Biggest Pitch Pine Tree in New Jersey
It’s not Hyperion, the biggest redwood tree and the tallest living tree in the world at 380.8 feet, but there is a tree on the Pinelands Regional School District campus that is now in the record…
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•November 20, 2025
NJDEP, Sysco Partnership Will Expand Shell Recycling in State
The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s groundbreaking partnership with the Sysco Corp. will create opportunities for significant expansion of a state program that uses seafood shells…
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•November 20, 2025
Ribbon-Cutting Planned at New Town Hall
On Friday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m., Barnegat Township will have a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new municipal building on West Bay Avenue.
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•November 20, 2025
Tuckerton Potentially Open to Movie Production in Borough
Following in the footsteps of many other New Jersey towns, Tuckerton borough could become a potential location open to filmmakers and major movie productions.
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•November 19, 2025
New EMS Academy Is Effort to Address Service Shortage
Nestled along the Boston-Washington corridor, Long Beach Island faces the challenge of population swells amid a shortage of qualified EMS professionals and state officials’ failure to recognize EMS…
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•November 19, 2025
Gateway to LBI Earns National, Global Recognition for Tourism Videos
Videos highlighting Ship Bottom as a premier resort destination won top accolades in competitive national and international contests that feature companies known globally for their video production…
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•November 19, 2025
Car Accident Results in Death of Little Egg Harbor Man
A deadly car accident took place on Nov. 4 at the intersection of Oak Lane and Center Street in Little Egg Harbor, police announced Monday, Nov. 17.
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•November 19, 2025
Barnegat Light Borough Prepares for Revaluation
Before the regular borough council meeting of Nov. 12, Barnegat Light Tax Assessor Ed Seeger and Professional Property Appraisers Project Manager Garret Martin gave an overview of the upcoming…
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•November 19, 2025
LBT Land Use Board Denies Nardi’s Deck Proposal
The Long Beach Township Land Use Board, at its meeting last Wednesday, Nov. 12, denied an application from Nardi’s Tavern and Grill to add a 57.8-foot by 22-foot second-story open deck on the…
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•November 19, 2025
Letter Carriers Honored for Veterans Service
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Long Beach Island Postmaster Paul Cox held a surprise breakfast for employees who are veterans. The honorees were Eric Setlamann, Dave Witkowski, Mike Marino and Ken Thieren.
