Maritime Museum Fundraiser Honors Coast Guard and Its Forerunner

“For Those in Peril:a Tribute to the U.S. Lifesaving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard” is the theme of the Museum of New Jersey Maritime Museum fundraiser scheduledin Beach Haven Saturday, Sept. 14,5-11 p.m. The indoor-outdoor event features a full-service cash bar, pig roast and pulled-pork stations, salads and seafood, pasta, vegetarian dishes, dessert station and gift auctions. Tickets are […]

Native Sun: A Fishing Vessel’s Family Legacy

Restoration Recalls Memories of Father-Son Partnership on the Sea

Grab an ale and Uncle Conrad’s seat at the bar, for the tales a boat has to tell. The sight of a commercial fishing vessel up on blocks, freshly overhauled and bound for the water again, seemed to say it’s a rare time to catch it for its stories. The Native Sun is one of those boats. It is notable […]

Bad Guys, Good Guys Grapple in World Chaos

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The Beachcomber

In the prologue to Easy Squeezy, (Paul D’Ambrosio, Down The Shore Publishing, 2013) the year is 1974. Eight-year-old Barry watches as his Mafioso father is slain in a Toms River courtroom; he and his mother take refuge in the Witness Protection Program. Chapter one is set in a future present in Egypt, two days before a presidential election. No word […]

Barnegat Football Short on Seniors, But Not on Talent

With a team laden with underclassmen, head coach Rob Davis of the Barnegat High School football Bengals says he has a team primed for success this year and the future. “I have a lot of younger players who already have a lot of varsity experience,” he said. “They’re ready to make key contributions.” Playing in the Shore Conference B-South, last […]

Tuckerton Hosts 39th Ye Old Clamtown Antique Flea Market

The Tuckerton Historical Society hosts the 39th annual Ye Old Clamtown Antique Flea Market at Ocean County’s Tip Seaman Park in Tuckerton on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 70 dealers will offer antiques and collectables ranging from Depression-era glassware to decoys to old-fashioned washing boards, furniture and vintage jewelry. The Tuckerton Historical Society members will […]

Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association Meets at Firehouse

The Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association holds its general membership meeting Saturday, Aug. 31, 10 a.m. at the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. station on West 80th Street. Phil Kunz, association president, said members and residents interested in joining are welcome to attend. Dues are $25 per year. Kunz said the group formed in early 2006. It had 100 members by […]

A Labor Day Forecast Without Tropical Swell Is a Strange One

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We Are Stronger Than the Media Storm

About a decade ago, I was living in a rental owned by a family that enjoyed the Island on weekends and most of the summer. They crammed too many people into the first floor and we crammed too many people into the second floor. It was late August and I was chatting with the landlady about the upcoming Labor Day […]

Meet the New ‘Sheriff’ in Town

'41 Chevy Gets a Disney-Style Makeover

“Stronger than the Storm” is a saying proven to be true by Bill Cianci when he lost his antique car to Superstorm Sandy at his summer home in Beach Haven Crest and replaced it with a better – and more eye-catching – one. The car is a 1941 Chevy special deluxe police car from Orleans County in upstate New York, […]

After Decades and Sandy, Landmark Long Beach Island Sign Is Good as New

School District Restores 1920s-Era Tourism Billboard

Time had already taken its toll on the longstanding Long Beach Island tourism sign along Route 9 in Manahawkin when Superstorm Sandy swept through the area last fall, prompting the Southern Regional School District – the grounds where the sign stands – to restore the landmark. “For about a year prior to the storm, it was on our radar that […]

Haven Beach Club Swimathon Raises $5,000 for Long Beach Township

Annual Event Benefits Sandy Relief Fund, Dune Revegetation

Haven Beach Club’s annual mid-August swimathon, organized by the club’s youth service group, raised about $5,000 for Long Beach Township’s Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund as well as dune revegetation in the municipality, with pledges still coming in. “We are very grateful for the efforts of the swimmers,” said Township Commissioner Joseph Lattanzi, who attended the Aug. 18 event. “It’s great […]