Local Jeweler Crafts Sea Glass and Natural Gemstone Jewelry, Offering Positive Vibes


Like most 20-year-olds juggling work and financial stability, Brie Fagan of Manahawkin found the sea glass and natural crystal and gemstone jewelry she loved to wear was simply out of her price range. But her thrifty nature and passion for all things handmade, fueled as a child by her grandmother’s artistic flair, has beckoned her to begin crafting the jewelry […]

STARs Cheer Team Is Special Joy for Special Students

Kids to Young Adults Take Part in Stafford Township

An entire gymnasium full of spectators stood on their feet, some crying, all clapping and wailing at the conclusion of the routine given by the Stafford Sparklers STAR team at the Cougar Classic Cheer Championship on Feb 22. It is a reaction solicited at every performance of the only special needs cheerleading team in Ocean County. A group of 10 […]

Local Police Departments Receive Narcan Training to Help Curb Number of Fatal Drug Overdoses

To help combat the growing number of fatal heroin overdoses within Ocean County, members of the area’s local police departments attended a hands-on Narcan training exercise last week, held at the Ocean County Fire and EMS Training Center in Waretown. The county’s police departments are among a small number of the country’s law enforcement agencies that will be able to […]

Federal Funding for Rehabilitation Projects to Be Available to Homeowners in Beach Haven’s Historic District

During the Beach Haven Historic Preservation Advisory Commission’s more than 10 years of service, the group has managed to acquire local and state identification for Beach Haven’s historic homes. The HPAC, which monitors alterations and new construction of 384 properties in the Beach Haven historic district, has now made formal application for the district to be registered in the New […]

Rest a Shore Massage Is Open on Bay Avenue, Manahawkin

Business Notes

Rest a Shore Massage Therapy celebrated its grand opening Friday, Feb.28, in downtown Manahawkin. Owner Krissie Previte is proud to be serving the community by providing true health and wellness bodywork, at 566 East Bay Ave., Suite 2, across from TD Bank. Rest a Shore Massage offers relaxation, therapeutic and deep tissue treatments. The practice also offers specialty treatment for […]

Barnegat Community Among National ‘Firewise’ Leaders

Horizons at Barnegat, an age-restricted community of 164 homes in the western area of Barnegat Township, has been awarded a grand prize in the National Fire Protection Association’s 1,000 Safer Places: The Firewise Communities/USA Firewise Recognition Program Challenge. In a program supported by State Farm, Horizons and four other communities, in Arkansas, Washington, Pennsylvania and California, are each receiving $5,000 […]

Barnegat Consignment Shop Caters Strictly to Kids

Tracy Corcino can’t wait for this wintry weather to end. Then, the action might start picking up at her Barnegat Township business, Spoiled Rotten Kids Consignment, located at the Gunning River Mall, next to the Barnegat Diner. “We’ve got climbers, bicycles, sandboxes and a lot of other things children can use for outdoor activities when the weather warms up,” she […]

Best Way to Deal With Winter Is an Airline Ticket; Let's Talk Travel, New ASP World Tour, Spring Hype and Seismic Testing

Liquid Lines
Out of the Ice, and Into the Nice

In the spirit of full disclosure, I have a confession to make. For the past few weeks, I have been writing Liquid Lines (and a few other pieces for The SandPaper) from somewhere else. Yes, I have yakked on and on about frozen beaches, ice forming in hair, and brown waves from a place where only the smoothies are frozen, […]

Could St. Albans Save Sea Haven?


With the coming of the railroad in 1886, Beach Haven’s position as an elegant Victorian resort was secure, but for Sea Haven, just a few miles to the south and accessible only by boat, the future didn’t seem as bright. It was a separate island, with two older hotels and several summer cottages. The year-round occupants were the crews of […]

Donate to Alliance for a Living Ocean Via ‘Moosejaw x Patagonia Charity Challenge Thing’

Online Fundraising Contest Runs Until March 13

Local environmental nonprofit organization Alliance for a Living Ocean is one of just 20 groups chosen for a Crowdrise online fundraising event created by outdoor clothing and gear companies Patagonia and Moosejaw Mountaineering. To donate, visit crowdrise.com/ALOchallengething from now until 11:59:59 a.m. on Thursday, March 13. Patagonia and Moosejaw will give $5,000 to the charity team that raises the most […]