Officials Fear Dredging Company Will Not Finish LBI Beach and Dune Project on Time

State Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin sharply criticized a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor for plans to remove dredging equipment from an ongoing beach and dune construction project on Long Beach Island to perform a dredging project in another part the country. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. started work in May to replenish beaches and engineer […]

Free Health Screenings Set for Mature, Uninsured Women in Ocean County

The New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Program in Ocean County is offering free clinical health screenings including clinical breast examinations, mammograms, cervical exams and pap smears to uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64. To qualify for the program, participants must meet specific income requirements. A clinic will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the […]

Basket Workshops for Seniors Start in January

The Stockton Center on Successful Aging is sponsoring a yearlong series of basket-making workshops for older adults starting in January. The first three sessions will be taught by Niki Giberson at her folk art school and sheep farm, Swan Bay Folk Art Center, in Port Republic, located at 300 Sooys Landing Rd. Giberson has a B.A. in Early American Crafts […]

Celebrate Nature With ‘First Day Hike’ at Bass River State Forest

Begin the new year with a guided, family-friendly hike on Jan. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. This free, 3-mile hike through the Pine Barrens of New Jersey’s first state forest will begin at the forest office (762 Stage Rd. in Bass River Twp. between the Garden State Parkway and East Greenbush Road). Walk through an Atlantic white cedar swamp […]

SBA Reopens Loan Application Process for Sandy-Impacted Residents and Businesses

The Small Business Administration has reopened the application period for business and home disaster loans for Superstorm Sandy victims. Businesses and nonprofit organizations as well as homeowners and renters who sustained damages from Sandy are eligible to apply now for low-interest, long-term SBA disaster loans. The SBA provides affordable disaster loans for losses notcovered by insurance or other recoveries. All […]