It was the mid-1960s and Beatlemania was still the cultural rage. But in Beach Haven it marked the beginning of something new: Bay Village, which is celebrating its 60th summer of “aspiring to be a ...

The first nest hatched May 29. That was the start of what is now being characterized as “an exceptional year at the restoration area” by Emily Heiser, senior zoologist with New Jersey Fish and ...

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 ...

In March 2020, as the pandemic began, I read a letter raving about the activities at the Compassion Cafe in Beach Haven. The idea of engaging neurodivergent adults on the spectrum in a work ...

Last summer we were warned to take down our Shibumi beach shade since they are not permitted in Long Beach Township. Such is not the case for other towns on LBI. I wrote to the mayor and asked for the ...

Last month, Jane DeHaven resigned her position as director of the Beach Haven Public Library, a job she had held since April 2023. As a result, the library board of trustees has named Marsia Mason as ...

Equally concerning is the dismissive reference to the ensemble as “backup dancers,” a term that is both uninformed and disrespectful to the collaborative nature of musical theater. The reviewer’s ...

“I was 6 and she was 8, and we both moved here with our families and lived across the street from each other,” said Fritz on June 25, two days before McBrien retired from her position with the ...

This is the third in a series. In June 1775, the first major battle of the American War for Independence was fought at Bunker Hill outside Boston. Here the disorganized local militia, outnumbered, ...

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.

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 ...

Mother Nature stopped playing games with the spring weather just in time for the arrival of summer on the calendar and on the Island. For crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, that meant ...