Eric Englund

The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee and the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation are joining forces on Tuesday, July 28 for a “Kids Night in the Park” at Sunset Park from 5 to 7 p.m. The suggested donation is $10. Events include a bounce house, petting zoo, horse carriage rides, K-9 demonstration, helicopter landing, mounted horse unit from the Ocean County Sheriff’s […]

The LBI Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven is hosting its annual chocolate fair fundraiser on Thursday evening, Aug. 6, with doors opening at 6 for advance ticket holders and 6:30 for tickets being purchased at the door. Online tickets are on sale and priced at $15 for 10 coupons; admission at the door will cost $20 for 10 coupons. […]

Children ages 5 to 17 can test their angling skills or learn how to fish at the annual “Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs” surf fishing tournament Saturday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Harvey Cedars. The event is held rain or shine. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in Sunset Park. Free fishing reel/rod combos will be […]

Nearly 100 guests gathered July 23 at the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. firehouse for the Harvey Cedars Historical Society’s Founding Donor Fundraiser, where organization leaders outlined plans for the future Harvey Cedars Museum and the work ahead to bring the project to fruition. Historical society Chair Kevin Knightly and Vice Chair Mary Ellen Vatalaro presented the organization’s mission and […]

History is coming to life this summer at the Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven, where children and their families are discovering the past can inspire the innovators of the future. Each Monday through Aug. 24 from 10 to 11 a.m., the museum hosts its popular Summer STEAM Program, transforming historical artifacts into exciting engineering design challenges that […]

The Beach Haven Public Library welcomes members of the borough’s beach patrol for a talk on Monday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. During a 30- to 45-minute presentation, lifeguards will discuss daily beach operations, showcase equipment they use and provide information on the various beaches they cover. They will highlight their mission to ensure water safety as well as provide […]

On Tuesday, July 14, more than 50 staff and family members from the Compassion Café took over Hartland Golf in Ship Bottom for an afternoon of fun, smiles,

Instead of a National Night Out, the Barnegat Township Police Department will hold a Family Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Barnegat High School football field. The free event features live entertainment by DJ Mike Thompson, food and ice cream trucks, emergency vehicle tours and touch-a-truck, Ocean County sheriff’s K-9 demonstration, marine unit […]

Last week at the invitation of of Harvey Cedars Mayor John Imperiale and Commissioner of Finance Paul Rice, Ocean County Tax Administrator Chelsea Skuby and Assistant Tax Administrator Christine Allen attended a meeting at Harvey Cedars Borough Hall. Also present were Harvey Cedars’ Chief Financial Officer Rebecca Wessler, Municipal Clerk Christine Lisiewski and Tax Assessor Christopher Hackett. The meeting was […]

When she was 8 years old, Kristen Kirschner was pictured in The Beachcomber. “With confidence, I told the the roving reporter that when I grew up, I would be a writer, and I would live on the Island year ’round,” she said. “Well, we’re halfway there.” She recently had her first book published, Suddenly, at Beach Haven. It is written […]