For some reason, I feel compelled to write about heat this week, possibly due to its being unseasonably torrid, hotter than a witch’s … wait, that doesn’t work, does it? Admittedly it’s officially ...

The nation turns 249 this year, and the celebratory shows of patriotism will line the streets and color the skies accordingly. The truly ambitious could even make it to all five community events ...

Early July this year marks the start of the Festival of the Sea, which will run from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5. Don’t miss this LBI summertime highlight in the parking lot of the St.

The Little Egg Harbor Township meeting room overflowed with displeased residents who came out in droves to protest plans for an age-restricted housing development, at a planning board meeting on ...

Last month, Superintendent Craig Henry announced Southern’s JROTC program had accepted several awards – the Distinguished Unit Award with Merit, Distinguished Unity Award and Distinguished Cadet Corps ...

Filmmaker Steve Rogers, formerly of Manahawkin and a 1989 Southern Regional graduate, debuted his new docuseries for the NJPBS public television network, “Here’s The Story: Voices of the People,” on ...

They just took $45 million – blood money – from New Jersey’s opioid settlement fund and handed it over to four politically connected hospital systems, with no transparency, no accountability and no ...

To the Editor: Each day, long before the lifeguards have set up, the shoreline is already dotted with empty, perfectly arranged chair encampments — all of them labeled “Tommy Bahama,” as if a beach ...

I am a longtime resident of Barnegat Light and have been visiting the beaches in our town for over a decade. I’m writing to bring your attention to disturbing incidents I encountered last week along ...

Don’t miss out on a day of deals. Whether you’re looking to score some new pieces or get rid of your own, Little Egg Harbor’s fifth annual community-wide yard sale will take place Saturday and Sunday, ...

The Barnegat Police Department has announced that its marine patrol unit has upgraded its primary vessel. Police Chief Jason Carroll said that last year, the unit’s 2014 21-foot Carolina skiff ...

When Henry Buerck qualified to be the newest coxswain at Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light a little more than two months ago, it was the beginning of a new chapter for him that began in his childhood ...