Bayville
When Jetty ran the first Clam Jam in 2007, one of the reasons to hold the event was to bring the community together. For over a decade prior, there had not been any locally based surf gathering on LBI, and the community was splintered. Last Saturday, Nov. 7, Jetty held...
Lakewood is one of the most Republican municipalities in New Jersey. Donald Trump carried it by 76 percentage points in 2024, and Jack Ciattarelli won it by 81 points in last year’s gubernatorial election. But last week, Lakewood voted for a Democrat, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, in what became...
TOMS RIVER – Back in May 2018, first-year Democratic councilman Daniel Rodrick cast the only vote against two appointments to the Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority. He objected to members receiving township health coverage for attending only a few meetings a month. Eight years later, after switching parties and...
Toms River and Mayor Daniel Rodrick sued the MUA over $227,250 in commissioner health and pension benefits. The case is in its earliest stage, with no hearing set.
STAFFORD – People struggling with addiction are often defined by their circumstances rather than who they are. Sea Change Recovery Community Organization is working to change that perception, and its latest effort brought together residents of different ages to discover how something as simple as creating art can encourage understanding and acceptance.
Coastal flood warning and advisories run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday as high tide approaches.
New Jersey cranberries trace back to an Ocean County bog in 1845, and a New Egypt grower named Elizabeth Lee helped found Ocean Spray in 1930.
Picture a high school football field covered, end zone to end zone, in thousands of bright...
A little kindness can go a long way! Bring a new unwrapped gift, coat or non-perishable food to the Beach Bums Christmas Drive and help spread holiday magic to local families.
Nominate a family in need for the 2026 Holiday Break In with Free Beer and Hot Wings, And 105.7 The Hawk
The break began sending water beneath streets and sidewalks around 9 p.m., creating a sinkhole at the intersection of Dina Place and Neal Street.
Ship Bottom is preparing for one of its most storied traditions: the annual Christmas parade, which marks 47 years next month. This year, the town is adding a grand layer of history to the festivities, weaving a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary into the heart of holiday cheer. Locals...
The borough council has postponed until December the public hearing and vote for final approval of a bond ordinance on the borough’s new police annex, due to a miscommunication on the initial scheduling of the public hearing. The decision to delay followed public backlash at the Nov. 9 meeting regarding the council’s initial effort to have the vote then, despite the miscommunication.
Ocean County business news: Raising Cane's opens in Brick, Kirkland's closes its last Shore store and Chick-fil-A and Sephora head to the Ocean County Mall.
A widespread Microsoft outage is continuing to cause disruptions to email services and other Outlook applications across the country this afternoon, affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals, businesses and government agencies across the country. The outage has impacted Microsoft’s Outlook email platform and other Microsoft 365 services, with users reporting...
Flu season is getting off to an early start in New Jersey, and health officials are encouraging Ocean County residents to get vaccinated as influenza cases continue to climb across the state. The Ocean County Health Department is offering numerous flu vaccination clinics throughout November and December, making it easier...
DESSERT WARS: Mueller's Bakery In Bayhead Is Competing In The Dessert Wars, Here's Why You Should Vote For Them
The season of giving, including gift-giving, is right around the corner. Be sure to make a stop in Loveladies between Nov. 14 and Dec. 13 to shop a variety of locally-made items at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ Holiday Market Festival. And, at month’s end, on Nov. 28, LBIF will also host a Small Business Saturday event.
A little more than a month ago, Erin Dash (formerly Sharkey) was experiencing severe abdominal pain along with fever symptoms. The 39-year-old former Manahawkin resident, now living in Florida, went to get checked out in an emergency room, and bloodwork and other tests revealed a grim diagnosis: stage four uterine and colon cancer with metastases to the liver.
