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Vehicle access to the Holgate portion of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge will close at 6 a.m. Friday, March 15, the Long Beach Township Police Department reports. The …

Baldwin Residence LLC, the owner of Hotel LBI, is facing a setback issue at the luxury hotel under construction at the entrance to Long Beach Island and is expected to …

Ten percent of artwork sales at a current wildlife photography exhibition – featuring local photographers – at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies will …

Marilyn Schmidt, publisher and owner of Buzby’s General Store, died on Tuesday just shy of her 90th birthday. Despite failing health, she still lived above the General Store until she …

As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. The same is seemingly true when it comes to event attendees who didn’t …

Russo’s Italian Restaurant is expected to launch in mid-May on the corner of 14th Street and the Boulevard in Ship Bottom. The highly visible site elevated above the street most …

Radioactive Waste Focus of Future NRC Inspection at Plant Although the Nuclear Regulatory Commission found no significant safety issues at the Oyster Creek Generating Station during its first inspection as …

A few weeks after Anthony Bourdain’s death in 2018, New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty proposed that an official “Anthony Bourdain Food Trail” should be set up to honor the chef, …

The Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education continues to pursue options in a bid to move firmly, and finally, beyond the failed expansion and rehabilitation referendum it previously spent …

It was a quiet midwinter meeting of Barnegat Light Borough Council Feb. 13, but talk did start on a summer subject – what activities may be allowed at the new …

Last year was a good year for the state’s ospreys. According to Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, it was actually the best year yet for a species that has …

The Harvey Cedars Police Department recently established a foundation to raise funds for local charitable causes. As its first project, the department is collecting new and gently used books at …

The minimum wage hike in New Jersey is a done deal, but seasonal businesses have seven years to reach the new law’s $15-per-hour target rather than the five-year, 2024 phase-in …

Meanwhile, ‘Sextortion’ Scam Infects the Internet The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office released a public warning last Wednesday that was a model of brevity: “Ocean County residents, do not respond to …

Drainage Work to Shut Down U-Turn For many, the fact that Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow was proof spring would arrive early. On Long Beach Island, however, it’s all …

Remembering Richard Lisiewski, the Island’s Very First Surfer This week, Long Beach Island lost an integral member of the surf community – its very first. Richard Lisiewski, who founded and …

Local conservationist Ben Wurst reacted on Tuesday to news reports that for at least five years, a Pennsylvania man has been traveling to Little Egg Harbor to poach diamondback terrapins …

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for helping those affected by Hurricane Florence with your recent gift of that $1,000.00 we received on 11/29/2018. Your generosity means so much to …

“Train like it’s real” is a catchphrase of first responders when doing ice rescue drills, and the Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co. and some junior members were among crews immersing …

In passing a resolution authorizing an agreement with the state of New Jersey, the Ship Bottom Borough Council is paving the way for the final phase of the $312 million …