It’s been over a hundred years since a passenger ferry connected Tuckerton and Beach Haven, but thanks to a partnership between municipalities and the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, a free service is set to begin on Aug. 5. Tuckerton Seaport trustee Paul Hart said a 25-seat pontoon boat, named the Pohatcong II, is being […]
Lower Speed Limits, Traffic Lights Signal Summer Season on LBI
The countdown to the unofficial start of the summer season is on for most of the state as winter hung on a little longer than most would have liked. On Long Beach Island, it’s already arrived with the lowering of speed limits and the dreaded turning on of traffic signals up and down Long Beach Boulevard. […]
Officials Will Consider LBI Shuttle Season Passes Post-Summer
Long Beach Township’s Board of Commissioners announced at its meeting earlier this month the Island-wide shuttle service, which was previously free, will now require riders to purchase a ticket. As word has spread of the new fares, residents have debated the decision, with many people mentioning they’d like the option to buy a season pass. […]
Long Beach Township’s Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect May 1
Photo by: Ryan Morrill Long Beach Township is giving each household in the municipality two reusable bags. Last November, Long Beach Township adopted an ordinance to prohibit businesses in the municipality from distributing single-use plastic carryout bags. Officials decided on a six-month phase-in, meaning the bag ban is set to take effect next week, on […]
Open House Weekend!
Come on down the weekend of April 21st & 22nd for the annual OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND. Don’t miss out on a chance to see some lovely homes and condos….Our office will be open and agents ready to take you to see anything and everything. We specialize in Buying/Selling and Renting. If you have only dreamed […]
Reusable Bag Use on Rise as Three Local Towns Move Away from Plastic
If you haven’t already done it, it might be time to start putting reusable bags in your vehicle for either planned shopping trips or the last-minute ones that can hang up even the most conscientious shopper. In just over a month, Long Beach Township businesses will no longer offer single-stream plastic bags to customers under […]
Causeway Traffic Shift Signals Spring’s Arrival
Apr 02, 2018 Mother Nature may be slow to catch on, but spring has arrived in the Long Beach Island region, and the change in the traffic pattern on the Causeway to the 18-mile sandbar is all the proof anyone living, working or visiting here needs. George Harms Construction Co., the state Department of Transportation’s […]
History of Mosquito Control Explored at Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum
In the 17th and 18th centuries, residents and visitors to the Jersey Shore had little in the way of weapons to combat the world’s most dangerous creature: the disease-spreading mosquito. They lit wet fires outside their doorways in the evenings to repel the intruders (screens had not been yet been invented) and wore long sleeves, […]
New Anticipated Dates for Barnegat Avenue Road Work in Surf City
Effects of winter storms Quinn and Riley earlier this month included more than flooding, debris in the roadways, blown-over trash bins, and an accidental sandbar. In Surf City, it suspended much-needed road work on three phases of improving Barnegat Avenue. At the Surf City Borough Council’s monthly meeting March 14, Councilwoman Jacqueline Siciliano said phases three and […]
Beachfill on Southern LBI Should Be Complete By End of March
Beachfill work and all demobilization are now expected to conclude by the end of March in Holgate and Beach Haven. Contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. originally anticipated wrapping up mid-month, but, as N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Press Officer Lawrence Hajna explained, “weather has pushed things back a bit.” The $18.4 million contract awarded […]