From Sea to Shining Recipe
Just 25 hours after Nantucket scallops were dredged and loaded from Georges Bank, they glistened like treasure at Viking Village in Barnegat Light. From Sea to Shining Recipe The SandPaper, …
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Different Look and Feel to Summer 2020 on LBI
Ready or not, the unofficial start of the summer season has arrived on Long Beach Island – only this year it is taking place in the midst of a pandemic. …
Local Towns Rethink Memorial Day Ceremonies
The coronavirus pandemic shut down three of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS fundraisers this spring; what it won’t shut down is this year’s Memorial Day ceremony at …
LBI Shuttle Adding Decontamination Feature to Fleet
As summer approaches and the novel coronavirus remains a reality, Long Beach Township is working to ensure that the LBI Shuttle service is as safe as possible when the fleet …
State Pandemic Restrictions Under Fire on LBI
Some Long Beach Island officials and business owners are pushing back against Gov. Phil Murphy’s phased reopening of the state’s economy after two months of a near shutdown, saying the …
Cocktails to Go for a Socially Distant Summer
On May 15, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill temporarily authorizing the sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages by bars, restaurants, hotels and craft distilleries during the COVID-19 state of …
Coast Guard Identifies Damaged Channel Markers in Inspection South of LBI Causeway
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard inspected channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island from the Causeway to Beach Haven, setting additional aids to …
New Jersey Organizing Project Helps Get Clawback Legislation to Congress
There is no lack of stories of economic hardships that have come and will come from the COVID-19 pandemic. But many people in our area are still suffering from the …
‘Great Storms of the Jersey Shore’ Seizes National Award
…booksellers and design and editorial experts were tasked with judging the titles submitted to the 32nd annual Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award program. The results are in, and …
Problems Halt NJNG Pipeline Project in Long Beach Township
Installation of a secondary natural gas distribution main intended to span the bay from Jerome Avenue in Long Beach Township to Dock Road in West Creek has come to a …
Beach Configurations Among Summer Changes on LBI
The pre-summer season on Long Beach Island is here, emerging from the bleakness of a pandemic that has blanketed the country for more than two months. Beach Configurations Among Summer …
LBI Officials, Business Owners Agree Summer Must Go on
The uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic arrived in March as preparations for summer on Long Beach Island began; … LBI Officials, Business Owners Agree Summer Must Go On The SandPaper, …
Wooden Boat Breaks Up Off South Jetty After Crew Rescued
An onboard investigation last Friday found no fuel leaking from the wreckage of the 53-foot Bay of Isles outside Barnegat Inlet, said Coast Guard officers who had been concerned about …
Jersey Shorecast Cites Need to Get Tourism Season on the Road
The outlook for the summer of 2020 at the Jersey Shore will depend on how quickly businesses can open, what guidelines and restrictions are in place when they do, … …
Jersey Shorecast Cites Need to Get Tourism Season on the Road
The outlook for the summer of 2020 at the Jersey Shore will depend on how quickly businesses can open, what guidelines and restrictions are in place when they do,… ‘Jersey …
Nonessential Retail Ban Lifted for Curbside Pickup Only
Nonessential retail stores can open for curbside pickup only, starting Monday, May 18, under a new executive order announced by Gov. Phil Murphy May 13. ‘Nonessential’ Retail Ban Lifted for …
Van Drew Asks Murphy to Open Up South Jersey
Meanwhile South Jersey Has More Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Than 35 States Congressman Jeff Van Drew wants to reopen southern New Jersey – now. Van Drew Asks Murphy to Open Up …
Long Beach Township Finalizes Open Space Purchase in Holgate
Long Beach Township has closed on 24 acres of coastal marshland on the bayside in Holgate, preserving as open space a tract that was previously eyed for development. Long Beach …
DEP Extends Public Comment Periods During Pandemic
As part of New Jersey’s response to COVID-19, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe has signed an administrative order that extends deadlines for public comment on applications for …
Southern Regional 2020-21 Budget Decreases While Keeping All Programs, Passed by School Board
Residents within the borders served by the Southern Regional School District have plenty of reasons to be pleased with how things have gone within the high school and middle school …