Hop Sauce Festival Picking up Momentum for Second Annual Event

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The Hop Sauce Festival was a hot ticket last year in Beach Haven, so much so that the event is coming back bigger this year. Jetty,Spice It Up andShore Point Distribution are proud to announce that the second annual festival will take place Saturday, May 30, at the Taylor Avenue bayfront inBeach Haven. It brings together gourmet hot sauces, over […]

More Than Just a Store, yuleTIDE is a Coastal Christmas Experience

At yuleTIDE, the holiday spirit can be seen and heard even before stepping inside.Multi-colored lights strung on garland around the doorway, ornaments twinkling in the bay front window and a giant wooden gift box with a big, red bow on the sidewalk all add to the festive coastal experience offered at the new Christmas shop in Bay Village. “Does it […]

Around-The-Clock Medication Drop-Off in Harvey Cedars 

To help prevent prescription medication abuse, Harvey Cedars has joined the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Project Medicine Drop” initiative. A medicine drop box has been installed in the borough hall lobby by the police headquarters at 7606 Long Beach Blvd. “Residents and nonresidents may visit the police department at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to […]

Bengal Lacrosse Players Start Out as Barnegat Bullets

The key to any successful high school athletic program is a feeder system – that is, a program independent of the school where younger children can learn the basics of a sport and gain playing experience. So by the time they reach the secondary school level, they’ve had enough experience under their belt to compete against other schools. This spring […]

Ocean County’s Free Residential Document Shredding Program Will Makes Its Way to Little Egg Harbor May 6

Other Local Sites Scheduled for July, October

Ocean County residents looking to get rid of unwanted paper documents are invited to participate in the county’s Residential Document Shredding Program at the Little Egg Harbor Township Community Center, located at 319 West Calabreeze Way, on Wednesday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “This is a program that moves throughout Ocean County, offering residents the ability to […]

Manahawkin NFLer’s 2-Year-Old Son Sings National Anthem to Acclaim

‘He's a Game-Time Guy'

Many have attempted singing the national anthem in front of a crowd. Most have succeeded at it: Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé and more. A quick YouTube search proves some have also failed in hilarious fashion. Yet there is one national anthem performance on YouTube that has nearly 2 million views from a boywho is only 2 years old. This […]

Heading Home to ‘God’s Country’ at Last

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Peace and home are just words to those who have never served in combat; to those who have, they are experiences. For the most part, the Civil War in the East was over after the surrender of Lee and Johnston, meaning peace had returned and all thoughts turned to home. Cornelia Hancock, the young South Jersey girl who had left […]

Art Notes April 22

Season’s First Art Fair: The St. Francis Community Center in Brant Beach presents its annual Fine Art Show and Sale, Saturday April 25, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 70 local artists display their work. Admission is free. * * * Tuckerton Seaport: Thirty artists from Pine Shores Art Association are […]

Sorry, Your Buoy Is Dead, Ma’am; That Ticking Sound Is Here Again

The Fish Story

E-SEEKING OF VANISHED BUOY: Greetings Jay, Do you know what happened to the ‘danger’ navigational marker buoy in the bay off of Holgate?There has been an osprey nest on it for as long as I can remember, usually with three young raised each year, and this spring it is gone. Just wondering if it will be replaced with the same […]