Beach Badge Collection Becomes a New Brand of Merchandise

Known forits iconic island crafts and oceanic themed kitchenware, Ship Bottom’s Pottery Barge has adopted a local’s newly developed Just Beach Badge Stuff merchandise. Mugs, tote bags, postcards, blankets and more featuring an array of colorful beach badges dating back to 1968 are helping beachgoers relive their fond memories of the Island. “We started selling Just Beach Badge Stuff last […]

Iconic Rick’s American Café for Sale as Owner Ready to Pass the Torch


The Rick’s American Café property sits at the bow of Barnegat Light as if it could set sail for a new owner. The hch Sotheby’s International Realty sign has invited such opportunity since March, even though the sign is not conspicuous this summer as the “Open” banners fly there at Fourth Street and Broadway. Through its 33 years, Rick’s has […]

Nursing Center Talk Comes With Free Breakfast June 20

TheBarnegat Rehabilitation and Nursing Center will be hosting a free breakfast and talk at the Barnegat Diner, located in the Gunning River Plaza, on Friday, June 20, at 9 a.m. Karen Fitzpatrick, center marketing and case management director, said she would give a talk titled “Sub-Acute Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care.” “Sub-acute is for people who may have had an injury, […]

Beach Haven School Students Perform Superstorm Sandy Docu-Play at Surflight Theatre

Family, friends and members of the community cried, cheered and applauded for the Beach Haven School students at Surflight Theatre on Wednesday, June 4, as they performed “Welcome Home,” a docu-play about Superstorm Sandy. The show, which incorporated each student from pre-K through sixth grade, focused on the children’s memories of the storm. Last fall, the Beach Haven School received […]

Marine Mammal Stranding Center Seeks Volunteers at the Coast

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is seeking individuals 18 and older who live within 15 minutes of the shore to assist when seals, dolphins, whales or sea turtles are found on the beach. A mandatory training workshop will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 14, to provide basic knowledge of what is expected from volunteers. “When a stranding occurs […]

Pre-Dawn Fire Extinguished Quickly at Pinelands Regional

A small fire was reported at 5:15 a.m. June 4 in a first-floor classroom at Pinelands Regional High School. No students were in the building at the time. The fire, deemed accidental, was quickly extinguished. “As students arrived for school on Wednesday morning, they were directed to the football stadium, where they remained until it was determined it was safe […]

Memories of Daddy Vivid at Age 5

Commentary

Daddy died when he was 40; I was 5, 5½ to be exact. Halves matter when you count your age in single digits. I still refer to him as “Daddy.” Not Dad or Father, just Daddy. Our relationship never got past the adolescent stage. He came to America from Greece. By trade he was a carpenter but out of necessity, […]

Art Notes June 11

Seniors Show Off: The 38th annual Ocean County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit is at the Ocean County College Arts and Community Center Gallery on the campus in Toms River. Professional and nonprofessional artists age 60 and older display artwork in 11 categories. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The gallery is […]

Kite Flying on Long Beach Island – a Metaphor for Raising Kids

SpeakEasy

Thanks to a remarkable recovery fromSuperstorm Sandy, everyone who desires to spend time on Long Beach Island can now enjoy returning to all their favorite activities and amusements. I have personally accumulated many treasured memories of family fun on the Island, first as a young girl with my grandparents, parents and twin brother, later, as a teenager with friends. My […]

False Reports

Letters

To the Editor: There are many false reports given to the news media that I would like to correct. Superstorm Sandy came in at Mystic Island, not Union Beach, which would make Little Egg Harbor Township ground zero, not Union Beach. Our township had more than 4,017 homes damaged in the storm, causing more than 50 percent damage to homes […]