Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Missing Fishermen off Ocean County

The U.S. Coast Guard announced late Friday night that it had suspended its search for two missing fishermen from Ocean County...

Island’s Mayors Want FiOS Expanded, Cable Competition

The wires are there, but the service is not – and local officials want that to change. Verizon FiOS, a service...

Former Ocean Beach Post Office to Become Residential Lots

The short-lived Ocean Beach post office – opened after Lavallette’s municipal building was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy – will be razed...

Island’s Beach Replenishment Schedule, Seaside’s Status in Limbo

Days of meetings and phone calls have given Seaside Heights officials hope that the borough will avoid having to close its...

White Pearl Hotel to Reopen in Seaside Heights

A hotel that has not operated in several years is planning to reopen its doors this summer. The White Pearl Hotel,...

Lavallette Officials Hoping to Expand Flooding Fixes

Lavallette has seen success with a recent effort to stem flooding on Dover Avenue and is looking to expand it to...

A New and Improved Beach Bar May Return to The Seaside Heights Boardwalk

A mainstay of the Seaside Heights boardwalk, The Beach Bar, is poised to return to a new pier built atop its...

Lavallette (Almost) Ready to Hire A New Administrator

Lavallette officials are in the final stages of hiring a new borough administrator. John O. Bennett III, a former state senate...

Oyster Creek Plant to Shut Down More Than a Year Early

The Oyster Creek Generating Station, the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, will shut down more than a year ahead of schedule,...

County Officials: We Support Beach Replenishment, But Want Towns Included in Discussions

Ocean County officials said this week that they are squarely behind the ongoing beach replenishment project on the northern barrier island...