Plans for the 38th annual Ship Bottom Christmas Parade, slated for 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, are already underway. The theme this year is “Deck the Hulls,” and the grand marshal is Robert Potter. Mark your calendars, and remember to bring your letters for Santa for a postal stamp cancellation designed by sixth-grader Reese Evert. […]
Beach Haven, Ship Bottom Among Survey Voters’ Favorite Beaches in Ocean County
To help usher in the July 4th holiday weekend, the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium announced the official winners of this year’s “Favorite Beaches” poll in a ceremony in Ocean City last Thursday, June 29. While that shore town remains the defending overall champion, Long Beach Island’s own Beach Haven and Ship Bottom did place […]
NJDOT Announces Updated Schedule for Shuttle Service Across Manahawkin Bay Bridge
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] New Jersey Department of Transportation officials have announced a new schedule for shuttle service across the Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridge in an effort to provide pedestrians and cyclists the ability to cross the bridge, now under repairs. As part of the Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridges Project, the sidewalk that connects […]
Department of Transportation Nixes Pump Station in Ship Bottom, Plans to Construct New Drainage System
Photo by: Curt Travers Beach Haven Council passed a resolution against the installation and operation of a pump station near Eighth and Ninth streets in Ship Bottom during its regular town meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14. The station was originally planned as part of the state Department of Transportation’s Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridges Project to […]
Proposed Hotel LBI Opening Pushed Back to 2020
The developer of a proposed hotel in Ship Bottom received unanimous approval of two changes in the site plan from the borough’s land use board last week. In addition, applicant Christopher Vernon said the opening for the proposed Hotel LBI has been pushed back from the original target date of the summer of 2018 to the […]
Minor Revisions to Proposed Hotel LBI in Ship Bottom
Nearly two years after receiving initial approval from the Ship Bottom Land Use Board, the developer of a proposed hotel in the borough is returning for a hearing on two revisions to the site plan on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. Christopher Vernon is looking to build the 105-room Hotel LBI, which will be erected at the […]