A Manahawkin business that places a priority on hiring veterans was recently awarded the National Small Employer of the Year award by the American Legion at the legion’s national convention in Tampa, ...

As another fall storm was bearing down on the Island last week, Ship Bottom’s emergency management coordinator praised the dedication of borough employees and volunteer first responders for their ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted at the end of last month to approve a 20% cut to the 2026 Atlantic menhaden quota. At its 83rd annual meeting in Dewey Beach, Del., the ASMFC said ...

“He would call; I would answer. And vice versa.” That’s how Paul Hulse described his friendship with Larry Robertiello, whose namesake and memory now live on through Larry’s Home, a transitional home ...

These days I see many headlines that make me think I should have been born in Alaska 100 years ago. The headline not too long ago was in the Wall Street Journal and it read “What Do You Call a Knife ...

It’s a wind sandwich. We had that rollicking October nor’easter followed by over a week of excellent west-wind sunniness. Now, we’re getting squeezed by another rousing northeast blow. It amounts to ...

The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection approved the Coastal Area Facilities Review Act permit application for the site of the now-closed LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom earlier this month. A ...

Communities in Southern Ocean County have rallied over the past week to support those affected by the nationwide pause on SNAP benefits. Things are made even more difficult with the holiday season ...

The long and contentious situation between Pinelands Regional Board of Education member Stephanie Johnson and Superintendent of Schools Melissa McCooley, Assistant Superintendent Gina Frasca and ...

Those who thought the second meeting between the Pinelands Regional and Southern Regional girls volleyball teams a few weeks ...