Eric Englund

On Aug. 10, the Barnegat Light Yacht Club in Harvey Cedars held its third summer fundraiser, this year to benefit two New Jersey veterans groups. The gala event raised more than $10,000 for New Jersey Dogs of Honor and Honor Flight of Southern New Jersey. New Jersey Dogs of Honor, based in Heislerville, trains and places rescue service dogs with […]

The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. is hosting an oldies night dance party on Friday, Sept. 6 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the firehouse. Providing live entertainment is the Joey D and Johnny B Rockin’ Oldies Band. Event coordinator Mike D’Antonio said admission is $15, which includes one adult beverage. Beer and wine can be purchased and attendees are […]

On Aug. 15, the Barnegat Township Police Department swore in Emmanuel Koffi as its newest police officer. Koffi, 32, took his oath of office before Mayor Joseph Marte in a ceremony attended by his family, friends and now fellow officers. Koffi expressed his gratitude to the group, thanking them for their unwavering support and mentorship, which he said had guided […]

For their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 18, longtime Beach Haven summer residents Robert and Ruth Goldston knew there was going to be a dinner celebration.

HERE’S HOW: Patrolman Richard Carr teaches the finer points of fishing during Saturday’s Casting With a Cop, held at the township dock. Seventy-five children enjoyed the day out for what organizers hope will be an annual event. (Supplied Photo)

Growing up at the Jersey Shore in Avalon, Robert Cobb said he has always had a fascination with history, especially the local history of coastal New Jersey. “I would often read fascinating accounts of such events,” he said. “However, these accounts, while providing some colorful vignettes of New Jersey’s Atlantic coast during the Revolution, did little to analyze or explain […]

While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards following Labor Day weekend. In Barnegat Light, Beach Patrol Lt./Acting Capt. John Ross said Ninth, 22nd, 25th, 27th and 30th streets will be guarded for the first weekend after Labor Day. Information on guarded beaches is posted on […]

The Friends of the Island Library group announces it has launched a new Facebook page. “We were getting feedback that the Island Friends organization was difficult to find on Facebook,” said Ann Barkey, Friends president. “We shut down the former page and created one that is easier to find because now it is just our full name, Friends of the […]

Larry Adamson, a real estate agent for Elite Team Realty in Manahawkin, also moonlights as a stand-up comedian. And he will be part of the festivities when St. Mary’s Parish in Barnegat Township sponsors a beefsteak dinner and comedy show on Friday, Sept. 13 at the parish center in Manahawkin. The doors will open at 5:45 p.m. The comedy portion […]

While Memorial Day is considered to be the unofficial start of summer, Labor Day is called the unofficial end. And the way the weather looks for the foreseeable future, it may just be living up to that moniker. “For the next couple weeks, we’ll be seeing temperatures a little below normal,” said Alex Staarmann, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in […]