Pangaea to Hold Second Community Health Fair

Pangaea Naturals’ second annual Community Health Fair on Friday, June 23, is a chance to find demonstrations and samples of healthful options under an outdoor tent from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. “Our goal is to connect the community with our premium vendors, and to effectively communicate the benefits of a health lifestyle,” said Mike Greenblatt and […]

Laney Jones Kicks Off Folk Across the Street’s 2017  Barn Concert Series

Laney Jones hears spirits. No, she’s not possessed. The Spirits – Matthew Tonner, Tre Hester and Brian Dowd – are her band. Put them together and you have Laney Jones and the Spirits, who will perform this Sunday, Father’s Day, June 18, at 7 p.m. at 228 North St. in West Creek as part of the Folk Across the Street […]

Learn to Harness Rain Power at Murray Grove Workshops

Come learn about rain barrels and rain gardens this Saturday, June 17, during “Rain Fest” at Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center in Lanoka Harbor, where award-winning, Forked River-based architect Thomas Kocubinski leads hands-on sustainability workshops from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Make a day of it and stay for the potluck dinner afterward; bring a dish to share. Murray […]

Cessna Crashes Into Trees at Eagles Nest Airport, Second Incident in One-Month Span

Airport Owner Stunned by ‘Freaky Set of Occurrences'

A small plane, a single-engine Cessna 206 Stationair belonging to Skydive East Coast, crashed at Eagles Nest Airport in West Creek Monday around 11 p.m., the second crash in one month’s time. On Tuesday, May 16, a Stinson 108 went down between two residential properties in the airport’s immediate vicinity. This time, again, the pilot was “unhurt completely” and “pretty […]

Drivetime

On Tap

HOME BASE: Philadelphia STYLE: Urban organic jazz, smooth jazz and funk – “a melodically soulful and rhythmic ride.” LINEUP: Bernie Capodici, front man, percussion; Jimmy Dell’Orefice, keys; Gene Terramani, guitar; Shane Arnold, sax; Mike Ruhl, bass; JJ Zeller, drums. FUN FACT: The band released a new album, Mr. Mango, in April. TWO’S TAKE: Set the evening on cruise control and […]

Micro Bloodsuckers Among Us; ‘Ho Chi Shrimp’ Farmers Await Rising Sea

The Fish Story

BLOOD FLOWS, MICROSCOPICALLY: I did a load of outback time this past torridacious weekend and I must re-up a warning to anyone venturing near the woods. We’re going through some sort of tick upsurge from hell. In fact, folks who have even thought about taking a trail walk have ended up pulling a couple virtual ticks off their legs. That’s […]

Barnegat Light Building Height Change May Be Shot Down

Keep Existing Limit, Most Taxpayers Say

An overwhelming show of hands at Saturday’s Barnegat Light Taxpayers Association meeting may result in tabling a controversial proposal to raise the building height limit to 32 feet. “I think we’re going to table it,” Mayor Kirk Larson said on Tuesday, the day before the monthly Borough Council meeting. “I’m not going to push something that people don’t want.” Strong […]

MacArthur Campaign Gains $800,000 at Trump Fundraiser

Congressman Tom MacArthur must be closing following news of the investigations into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign staff and associates and Russians during and after the 2016 campaign. Because if the president and/or some of his advisors are brought down because of those investigations, the congressman could also be hurt politically. MacArthur, whose sprawling New Jersey3rd District includes […]