Swans Frequently Getting Tangled in Fishing Line, Officials Say

Swans and geese are finding themselves entangled in fishing line – sometimes with hooks attached – on an increasing basis, leading...

A Perfect Storm: Sandy Recovery, Cost of Living Driving Thousands to Local Food Pantry

Four years after Superstorm Sandy, the storm still raged under sunny skies one mild fall afternoon at the People’s Pantry food...

Bids for Beach Replenishment Project Set for Friday Opening

Bidding is closed for the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet beach replenishment project and the sealed bids received will be opened...

Election Wrap-Up: 6 Cool Insights Into How the Island and Ocean County Voted

Now that the dust has settled on this week’s election, it’s time to begin mining the data produced by voters to...

Simon’s Soup Kitchen to Host Annual Thanksgiving Day Feast This Year

Simon’s Soup Kitchen in Seaside Heights will continue to host Thanksgiving dinner this year, the organization announced this week. A traditional...

Bum Rogers to Host Halloween Party Friday Night

Bum Rogers is hosting its fourth annual Halloween Costume Bas Friday night...

Watch: Drone Catches Whale Gliding off Seaside Park

It's the shot local photographer Eric Wojciechowski has been waiting for: a whale in its natural ocean habitat off Seaside Park,...

Bid Deadline for Beach Replenishment Project Extended

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the date by which contractors must submit bids to complete a $150 million...

Officials: Ocean County’s Voting Machines Are Secure

Talk of a “rigged” presidential election has been spread through the nation in recent weeks and has been a recurring theme in speeches...

Boardwalk Trick-or-Treating and Halloween Celebration Sunday in Seaside Heights

Seaside Heights is putting a unique, fun spin on trick-or-treating this year. Boardwalk trick-or-treating and “Howl-O-Ween” is coming to the borough...