Eric Englund

At the annual spring meeting of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors in Atlantic City, Harvey Cedars Mayor John M. Imperiale was elected to its board of directors. The New Jersey Conference of Mayors is the largest statewide organization in the nation, exclusively representing the interests of New Jersey mayors and their municipalities. NJCM advocates on behalf of municipalities in […]

About 1,500 pieces of artwork created by Barnegat Township School District’s young virtuosos in preschool through 12th grade will be on display at the fifth annual One Barnegat Music and Arts Festival. More than 2,500 people are expected to attend the festival, which will take place on Thursday, June 4 at the high school from 5 to 9 p.m. This […]

The Beach Haven Public Library presents “We Grew It Here,” a program on agriculture in New Jersey, on Thursday, June 11 at 1 p.m. The guest speaker is Lesley Parness, an agricultural and gardening historian. While New Jersey may be well known for its tomatoes, it was celebrated for its peaches, orchids and turf grass in the 19th century. On […]

Barnegat Pride’s second annual Pride Festival drew approximately 1,500 on Saturday, June 6 at the Birdsall Street field. “It was definitely bigger than last year,” said Carrie Aspan, founder of Barnegat Pride. “It was a hot day and a lot of people wanted to do something outdoors so they came over to us.” She formed the organization last year believing […]

Donations and volunteers are being sought for the annual Day on the Bay, sponsored by the Barnegat Recreation Disability Advisory Board and taking place on Sunday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sherer’s Boat Basin, 482 East Bay Ave. in Barnegat Township. “This is a day when we give people with special needs, along with their family […]

On the hot, sun-splashed afternoon of June 11, Beach Haven held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new all-inclusive playground at Nelson Avenue Park. It transformed an aging playground into one with state-of-the-art equipment where children and adults of all abilities can play together. The “Together We Play” project was made possible by a $750,000 state Green Acres […]

One of the area’s oldest old soldiers has passed away. Walter Augustyniak of Barnegat Township, a World War II veteran, died June 2 at the age of 101. Born in 1924 in Ashley, Pa., he graduated valedictorian of his high school class at age 16. His son, Paul Augustyniak, said his father enlisted in the Marines in 1941, six months before […]

In 2001, a new group was formed to continue the 25-year-old tradition of the Beach Haven Bicentennial Park Association’s free “Concerts in the Park.” A few citizens founded the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Beach Haven Community Arts Program to “develop policies, activities, and actions that enhance the overall desirability and beauty of Beach Haven, and to advance year-round cultural activities and events […]

Long Beach Island is about to experience a massive wave of 1990s Jersey Shore music nostalgia when Dead To the Core hits the stage at the Gateway in Ship Bottom on Saturday night, June 27. The performance marks a special homecoming as it brings back the founding members of Ripple, bassist/vocalist Ronnie Penque and drummer/vocalist Clay Cassell. “We’re back to […]

The Beach Haven Public Library hosts a talk on “Amazing New Jersey: People and Places” on Thursday, June 25 at 1 p.m. Author/historian Rick Geffken will discuss how New Jersey has such diverse geography, such as the Skylands in the Northwest and coastal area in the southeast. He will relate historical events as well as people (both famous and infamous) […]