Maria Scandale

Paying homage to LBI veterans is the order of the day on Saturday, Nov. 11 at noon in Veterans Park during a ceremony held by Long Beach Township and Barnegat Light VFW Post 3729. Veterans Park is located at 133rd Street and Delaware Avenue in Beach Haven Terrace. The public is invited to come out. A welcome will given by […]

To say Santa Claus is coming to town in Barnegat Light is to mean by boat – would there be any other way? It’s part of the borough’s official tree-lighting festivity, capped off with caroling. The nautical north-end tradition continues, children on shoulders of grownups lined up at the boat ramp on West 10th Street to greet Kris Kringle as […]

Due to its popularity in answering a need, a Christmas dinner to-go, at no charge, will be a gift to so many again this year. “Christmas in a Box” is open to all in need of it who register ahead by calling for the meal, which is put on by St. Mary of the Pines Catholic Church, in Manahawkin, and […]

Voters returned Republican incumbent Dottie Reynolds to Barnegat Light Borough Council for the 38th year, in suspense that did not end until election night due to the rare event of a write-in candidate capturing such a high number of votes. The town Republican Club had instead endorsed an active but first-time challenger for the seat, Timothy Brindley, in a race […]

If gingerbread houses were life-size, a candy cane condo would be worth a mint! It’s the time of year again when the Stafford Township Home, Sweet Home Gingerbread House Competition is on, sponsored by the Stafford Township Recreation Department and Home Alliance Realty. Open to all Stafford Township residents and businesses, the competition entries are due by Dec. 9, seen […]

The award-winning development firm Walters Group held its annual Thanksgiving basket collection and donation by partnering with nonprofit Family Promise of the Jersey Shore to deliver over 100 baskets with gift cards and nonperishable food items for residents within the firm’s affordable housing apartment portfolio. “Thanksgiving is all about giving back, and we are thrilled that this annual tradition has […]

Southern Ocean Animal Hospital invites everyone to visit on Sunday, Dec. 3 and meet Santa and his friends while helping raise money for David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation. “We choose a different charity every year. This year it’s David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation because David is an awesome guy and I know they have a lot of families […]

The promotional Delorean Time Machine for Broadway’s award-winning “Back to the Future The Musical” took a fantastic trip without leaving Nov. 23, 2023. Its maker, Jon Miller of Jon Miller Car Care in Tuckerton, steered it through the streets of New York with his son Evan in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade The magnitude of this appearance was overwhelming, Miller […]

St. Peter’s at the Light Episcopal Church will celebrate Christmas with a tree lighting and carol singing on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. in the church garden followed by hot cocoa and cookies. What will be a memorable observance and celebration is for Zion Lutheran Church parishioners also, as well as neighboring residents. Also, a Christmas Eve church service will […]

Noting that this time of year has some of the biggest economic impact on the local economy and especially small businesses, Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Joseph H. Vicari is encouraging residents to shop local during the holiday season. “When we shop local we help the backbone of our local economy,” said Vicari, who is liaison to […]