Lavallette Avoids Massive Tax Hike After Sandy Aid Denied

Lavallette has reduced what would have been a 16.43 percent tax hike to an increase of one penny per $100 of...

Bikes on the Boards: Lavallette Debates Time for Two Wheels

Should bicycles be allowed on the boardwalk beyond 10 a.m.? It’s a question that comes up every year, said Mayor Walter...

Owner: Funtown Pier Will Not be Rebuilt

Funtown Pier will likely be relegated to the history books. After members of the Seaside Park planning board did not vote...

Lavallette Residents Rally for More Beach Entrances, But They’ll Have to Wait

Lavallette residents presented officials with a petition that had attracted about 1,600 signatures by Monday night, asking for beach access points...

Boomboxes Are Back, But They’re Now Banned on the Seaside Heights Beach

They say everything old is new again, and the latest item to follow the trend is that iconic device from which...

Flags at Half Staff in Seaside Heights in Honor of Murdered Dallas Officers

Seaside Heights Mayor Anthony Vaz ordered flags in the borough to fly at half staff Saturday to honor the lives of...

Lavallette Still Waiting on Lifeguard HQ to be Ready, May Take Legal Action

Lavallette beaches opened for the season last weekend, though the borough’s lifeguards were still without a home base. The new building,...

Hole in Barnegat Bay Floor Since 1962 Nor’Easter May be Filled

When the state Department of Transportation dredges the Lavallette Channel in Barnegat Bay, which runs from Ortley Beach to Ocean Beach,...

Confusion Over Restaurant’s Liquor License to be Settled by State Officials

Pete’s Poolside Bar holds a liquor license in Lavallette, but there’s one problem: the bar doesn’t exist. The consumption license covers...

Former Lavallette Borough Clerk Dies

A lifelong resident of Lavallette who served as the borough clerk for years, Kathleen “Kay” LaVecchia has died. LaVecchia, 78, passed away June...