Amid Global Bee Decline, Beekeeper Stresses Need for Apiarists

Marvel of Honeybees Displayed at Long Beach Island Exhibit

As I pulled on my long-sleeve, collared shirt and pants and tied the laces to my sneakers, I suddenly felt very vulnerable in my attire. Not because Iwas underdressed (I wasn’t going on a date), and I was obviously covered head-to-toe. Instead, I was going to spend the day in the honeybee yard at the Long Beach Island Foundation of […]

Uncle Will’s Pancake House Celebrates 50 Years of Service With a Smile … and a Pig


If you haven’t indulged in a giant plate of syrupy waffles or delicious, handmade crepes at Uncle Will’s Pancake House, you’ve at least seen the restaurant’s plump pig sign on Bay Avenue in Beach Haven. The eatery, which draws a crowd of hungry individuals from near and far, is celebrating its 50th year in business. The present owners, husband and […]

Some Pop-Culture Drivel, a Pacino Pic and ‘Woman in Gold’

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It’s mid-July, and the summer’s half over. What a bummer! Now more than ever we need a couple of good new DVDs to take our minds off our troubles. That and the death of Omar Sharif last week were enough to give even the most cynical of us the willies. How can we fix this disequilibrium? One way might be […]

Marina Co-Owner Paul G. Rice Joins Ranks of High Point Firefighters

As a resident and businessman in Harvey Cedars, Paul G. Rice has been an ardent supporter of the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. Last month, he officially became one of the members as he was among 35 graduates of the Ocean County Training Center’s fire academy in Waretown. A co-owner ofthe Harvey Cedars Marina, Rice was the recipient of the […]

New Direction for SwellColors Glass Studio and Art Gallery

Mary Tantillo, glass artist and entrepreneur, endured the ravages of Sandy and was able to reopen her glass studio and store, SwellColors in Haven Beach, the summer after. Last winter, however, after learning the complex where she had established herself for many years would be torn down this coming October, she packed up again and reopened this spring in a […]

Broken Arrow: Nuclear Incident or Minor Accident?

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For several hours on June 7, 1960, the world held its breath as one of the 56 Bomarc missiles carrying a nuclear warhead caught fire inside its concrete coffin in Plumsted Township off Route 539 in the Jersey Pines. As far away as Australia, the Canberra Times reported, “State Police, sounding the initial alarm, flashed a message over their New […]

Flea Market and More Taking Over Surf City Firehouse July 21

The Surf City firehouse has got summer 2015 poppin’. On July 21, the fire company’s women’s auxiliary will grab ahold of the firehouse for its annual event. Event sounds like a vague term, but there will be a lot going on, making it hard to sum up what’s going down in a single term. An open air flea market, a […]

Summer Notes on Hurricane Season, Distance Paddlers, Small Waves and Big Fun

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We Always Talk About ‘the Middle of July.' Well, Here It Is

Well, here we are, in the middle of July. This is that time of the year we always talk about ’round here. Locals say stuff like “Nah, the traffic isn’t bad, but you should see it where I live in the middle of July!” Service industry folks say stuff like “I don’t know where that rush came from last night. […]

The Sand Trap Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary


Miniature golf has always been a favorite pastime on Long Beach Island, with people flocking to the greens in droves every summer for a little bit of fun. For the last40 years, Larry Leff, the owner of the miniature golf course The Sand Trap in Ship Bottom, has experienced this wonder. “How do you touch people’s lives?” asked Leff. “I […]

Barnegat Man’s Private Garden Open for Public Tours

While you’ll notice many neatly manicured lawns while driving through the Brookville Manor development in Barnegat Township, you won’t see a hidden garden paradise. For that, you’ll have to stop at the backyard of John Dunzelman’s home, where you might think you’re in an exotic forest. Dunzelman said the garden has been his pet project since he and his wife, […]