The nation turns 249 this year, and the celebratory shows of patriotism will line the streets and color the skies accordingly. The truly ambitious could even make it to all five community events ...

Barnegat Light Mayor Kirk Larson has suggested the field currently occupied by the public dog park be reconfigured and turned back into a baseball field for recreational purposes. He raised the topic ...

For some reason, I feel compelled to write about heat this week, possibly due to its being unseasonably torrid, hotter than a witch’s … wait, that doesn’t work, does it? Admittedly it’s officially ...

To the Editor: Last week, I was in the waiting area in one of the many blood-testing labs in Southern Ocean County. Soon after, another patient arrived, also for testing. He talked to the receptionist ...

Mother Nature stopped playing games with the spring weather just in time for the arrival of summer on the calendar and on the Island. For crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, that meant ...

There’s a new scam on the block, a scam involving traffic tickets. Texts have been flooding the country using variation of the one below: New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) Final Notice: ...

Early July this year marks the start of the Festival of the Sea, which will run from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5. Don’t miss this LBI summertime highlight in the parking lot of the St.

I played disc golf once. It was cool. I definitely prefer disc golf vibes to golf/country club vibes, but that’s a matter of personal preference. I’m not going to pretend I know much about either ...

A series of events took place in June 1775 that changed the course of American history. Following the bloodshed in April at Lexington and Concord, the British army found itself surrounded in Boston by ...

HOME BASE: Howell STYLE: Traditional Irish folk songs, rock and roll, oldies and more. LINEUP: Mike Byrne, acoustic guitar. FUN FACT: Byrne has been a professional musician for over 50 years, and he’s ...

Various departments have been added to the Mobile County Connection day when it sets up shop at the Harvey Cedars Borough Hall on Thursday, June 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Representatives will be on ...