Salvaged Lightship Bell Where It Belongs
In order to hear the nautical “clang” of this 1,000-pound polished bell as the town of Barnegat Light did Saturday, a person previously would have had to pass by or …
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Locals Fight to Save Lighthouse
There is nothing better than a good David versus Goliath story. In this one, a few locals living on a New Jersey island face off against the might of Washington, …
Coast Guard Removes Hazardous Channel Markers from Waterway
In just 32 hours spanning a four-day period, the U.S. Coast Guard removed and replaced four out of six dangerous aids to navigation channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway off …
Bell Dedication to Sound Off Summer in Barnegat Light
The first townwide gathering in Barnegat Light during a socially distanced spring will be Saturday, June 20, when the mayor and council answer questions at the bayside pavilion park, along …
Was Old Barney a Lost Cause?
For locals, the term “lighthouse” can mean only one: Barnegat Lighthouse. The 100-year-old story of what it took to protect Old Barney should be retold, for it has its own …
Covid Cases Reappear on Long Beach Island
A dozen new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Long Beach Island have been recorded with the Ocean County Health Department in the first half of June, bringing the Island’s total number …
‘School’ Out for Summer at Museum in Barnegat Light
“The Barnegat Light Historical Society & Museum regrets to announce that the Museum will not open for the 2020 season. ‘School’ Out for Summer at Museum in Barnegat Light The …
St. Francis Community Center Recovering Literally From Storm
The St. Francis Community Center programs will withstand the storm, but the southern roof section that peeled off like a tin can lid in the derecho’s 93-mph winds June 3 …
Emergency Planning Builds Resiliency Ahead of Any Crisis
If the rare derecho – an intense, widespread, rapidly moving windstorm associated with a system of thunderstorms that swept across most of the mid-Atlantic region last week – is any …
Rental Bookings Catching a Wave; Changes for Check-In
The more summer advances, the freer some of the more apprehensive visitors now are to step their toes back into vacation as the pandemic numbers wane. Rental Bookings Catching a …
Peregrine Falcons Banded and Ready for Flight
While LBI is known to show off some funky architecture, visitors may have wondered about the dog igloo sitting high atop a nesting structure just east of the Causeway Bridge. …
New Jersey Adopts K-12 Climate Change Education Standards
The New Jersey State Board of Education has approved an initiative to incorporate climate change education across its K-12 learning standards for public schools, making the state the first in …
Our Own Barnegat Light Beach Patrol Asking for Help with Housing
Good morning, We hope you are all doing well and staying safe during this difficult time. As we approach the beginning of the 2020 season we will be giving you …
Beach Badge Buying Goes Partly Digital in Barnegat Light
Barnegat Light has gone mobile with its beach badge sales, as it introduces “Viply,” an app on cell phones that badge checkers on the beach can scan with their own …
Barnegat Light Plans Year Around Coronavirus
A half-cent tax increase was approved to handle added costs for 2020 in Barnegat Light, including current coronavirus issues, and borough council weighed other questions about the return of the …