Arlington Pop-Up Market


Good food and drink is even more a highlight of the day when so many of life’s pleasures are postponed now by social distancing mandates until the pandemic subsides. There is much anticipation for the return of restaurants to the sit-down indulgence that makes LBI the resort that it is. But The Arlington restaurant/bar in Ship Bottom came up with […]

Seventh Annual HopSauce Festival Canceled


Organizers have reluctantly pulled the plug on the seventh annual HopSauce Festival in Beach Haven on May 30 due to public health concerns. Jetty and Spice It Up, the two businesses responsible for creating and running the festival that celebrates craft beer, hot sauces and original music, have announced the event will have to be postponed to June 2021. “We […]

Portofino Restaurant Helps Feed Community in Little Egg Harbor – ‘No Questions Asked’


The owners of Portofino Pizza and Italian Restaurant in Mystic Island are busier than ever during the coronavirus crisis, responding to the food needs of their community. When the Little Egg Harbor Food Pantry closed, the Iovine family, Mike and Dina, decided they would open their own food pantry. With help from outside donations, they are making emergency food packages […]

Murphy Announces Schools Will Remain Closed Through at Least May 15


New Jersey schools will remain closed through at least Friday, May 15, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today. “I’ve made this decision in careful consultation with Judy (Persichilli) and the Department of Health as well as Dr. Repollet with the Department of Education, among other key stakeholders.” Given the continued spread of COVID-19 and its corresponding and still rising death toll, […]

New Government Partnership Offers Ocean County Seniors Food Shopping Services

Those 60 and Older Can Receive Deliveries Without Leaving Home

Ocean County’s elderly residents are being provided a helping hand with their food shopping needs through a partnership of state, county, municipal and community organizations that have come together to assist. “This partnership will allow our seniors to have their food shopping needs met with one phone call without having to leave the safety of your home,” said Ocean County […]

2020 Lighthouse International Film Festival Could Be COVID-19 Victim


The Lighthouse International Film Festival is still up in the air about this year’s festival taking place as scheduled. “The Lighthouse International Film Festival has received questions about whether the novel coronavirus, which has devastated LBI as it has the world over, would require us to postpone or cancel the film festival, currently scheduled to take place June 4-7, 2020,” […]

Mighty Gusts Blew Through Area Monday


Turbulent weather brought some unusually high wind gusts through the area, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly. Nick Carr, staff meteorologist, said the highest guests were recorded around noon Monday with 82 miles per hour at Island Beach State Park. Across Barnegat Inlet, a gust of 81 mph was recorded at Barnegat Light. On the south end […]

Harvey Cedars Man Donating Plastic Shields


Harvey Cedars resident David Butler is making the most out of staying home by putting together plastic face shields for doctors, nurses and other health professionals Made from a single piece of plastic, the shields offer more protection than face masks. “Your standard masks cover mostly the mouth, but these cover the entire face,” said Butler. “Hospitals use both the shields […]

Southern Regional High School Seniors Get a Sweet Surprise for Easter Sunday


Southern Regional Class of 2020 President Hayley Whitney is usually on top of the latest news relating to the senior class. Not on April 11. “Typically, I’m in the loop about things, but I was completely caught by surprise Saturday night,” said Hayley, who lives in the Ocean Acres section of Stafford Township. “I had received a bunch of text […]

Have Another Hit … of Sweet Air; Guv Taking Flak Over Parks Ban

The Fish Story

So, are we having fun yet … you buncha shaggy dogs? Hey, I have no room to talk. My mane, never a thing of beauty to begin with, looks like something even the cat wouldn’t drag in. Can you imagine the claw-and-fang rush that will take place when beauty parlors reopen? And that’s just the men! Downright Neanderthal. By the […]