Shortly before 7:30 p.m. July 21, phones crackled around the kitchen table at the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS firehouse, and at once a volunteer ambulance driver along with volunteer ...

Man’s best friend sometimes isn’t friendly. According to the Ocean County Health Department, more than 4.5 million dog bites are reported each year in the United States. Some 800,000 of them require ...

Storm mitigation at the Jersey Shore in the form of beach nourishment is taking a hit under the House Republican appropriations bill, which earmarks $60 million, roughly a third of what is needed, to ...

These men and women are volunteers. They have regular jobs and families, often with young children. It is a lot to ask them to not only be available for an emergency, but also to figure out schemes to ...

SPOOKY TAIL: Ellen and Bob Raimo were caught by surprise Tuesday in the Barnegat Inlet area when they watched a waterspout form in the bay not far off and quickly returned to safety on shore. This is ...

The legacy of Stan Nidowicz was front and center at the Surf City Hotel July 12 as friends, family and acquaintances alike came together to celebrate Stanapalooza one final time in honor of a man they ...

The Department of Defense has approved plans to house immigration detainees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Democratic Congressman Herb Conaway, who represents New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional ...

Hearts of Mercy is partnering with Queen City Market and Marina in Beach Haven for a summer bash on on Friday, Aug. 1, from, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 525 Second St.

Saying the Trump administration’s shuttering of a federal program geared to keeping communities safe from natural disasters before they happen is unlawful, 20 states, including New Jersey, are suing ...

On July 14, a 180-foot flat barge was deployed at the Little Egg Reef in conjunction with the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association’s Junior Mate Reef Project along with the New Jersey Division of ...

The movie “Jaws” (1975) is celebrating its 50th anniversary. And it has been an unusually active worldwide celebration for a mere movie, albeit one that irreversibly altered ocean bathing – in the ...

Individuals who frequent Island Dry Cleaners in Ship Bottom to assist them with their clothes may recognize the name Robert “Bob” Gould. Gould has had a fundamental impact at the business and has ...