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 ...

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 ...

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.

A mother and her newborn were rescued from atop the Barnegat Lighthouse, and a third person was extricated from the towering structure after falling down a flight of stairs and suffered a femur ...

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 ...

The Long Beach Township Land Use Board has approved the application from the owner of the property at 8200 Long Beach Blvd. in Brighton Beach – formerly Kubel’s Too – to construct a two-story ...

Origin stories are perhaps some of the most interesting tales behind local businesses. For the most recent addition to the LBI business community, Brielle’s Shells, the origins were everything. “I was ...

Where in the world can you see a humpback whale, a hip hop show, a rainbow and a burst of flora all in the same weekend? They can show up at barrier islands at the same time. And it would mean that ...

Long Beach Island Consolidated School District graduates and families as well as members of the local community are invited to visit the LBI Grade School from 5 to 7 p.m. next Monday, June 30, to tour ...

Emily Evans couldn’t stop smiling throughout Southern Regional High School’s commencement ceremony. “My parents told me afterward that they could tell I was ready to go forward,” said the recent ...

Ally Latham, Patrice Boily and Geoffrey Morrisey from Quebec, Canada  participate in the Windsurfer LT Regatta, a United States Windsurfer Class Association event hosted hosted by Island Surf and Sail ...

As summer is about to begin, my imagination stirs with thoughts of what lies ahead and wondrous experiences of early season days in past years. This brings me to a mundane Monday in early summer last ...