Eric Englund

Harvey Cedars’ summer activities come to a traditional end with the annual catboat races on Sunday, Sept. 6 off Sunset Park. The event begins with a skippers meeting at 12:30 p.m. at the park near the water tower, followed by races beginning at 1 p.m. An awards ceremony is held at the park gazebo, where there will also be refreshments. […]

A late-summer tradition continued in Barnegat Township with the “Casting With a Cop” fishing event on Aug. 23 at the municipal dock. This event was made po

Five years ago, the Barnegat Historical Society was in danger of folding. Its membership was aging out, and it was desperate for some new blood. After an i

With summer activities drawing to a close in Harvey Cedars, the borough is now planning out off-season events. Two years ago, a fall tradition began with the “Harvey Cedars Honors Our Veterans” event on the Friday before Veterans Day. The first two events were held at Sunset Park, while this year’s event, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6 at noon, will […]

In a career that began 46 summers ago, Nick Gazzillo recently stepped off his perch on a Beach Haven Beach Patrol lifeguard stand for the last time. “From 1980 through 2004, Nick spent 25 consecutive summers serving on the Beach Patrol,” said the beach patrol on its Facebook Page. “After Hurricane Sandy, he returned in 2013 and continued working through […]

Barnegat Township will hold a commemoration marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, Sept. 11, beginning at 8 a.m. outside the municipal building on West Bay Avenue. Deputy Mayor Fred Rubenstein, who is event coordinator, said the keynote speaker will be Brigadier Gen. Lawrence S. Thomas III, chief of staff of the New Jersey Air National Guard at Joint […]

When Josh Toddings walked through the main door of Barnegat High School in the early evening of Tuesday, Aug. 25, he was met by fanfare in the form of the

Seventy years ago, a small group of business and professional women on Long Beach Island came together with a simple but powerful goal: to build a better c

As a well-known pharmacist in the area, Jay Greco is very familiar with health issues and has guided countless people as they navigate their way through various illnesses and conditions. But now Greco, a Manahawkin resident and owner of Jersey Shore Pharmacy in Barnegat Township, is facing a health crisis of his own as he is in critical need of […]

On the vacant land that once housed the Elizabeth Edwards School in Barnegat Township sits a school bus. The vehicle was driven by Eileen Garvin, who was the victim of a homicide Monday night, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley W. Billhimer. Her friends from the school transportation department have invited the community to place flowers and tributes at the […]