OCEAN TOWNSHIP —The Ocean County Library Waretown branch, located at 112 Main St., is closed until further notice due to structural damage, library officials said.
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LAKEHURST — From a hangar in Germany, a son watched with wonderm…
WARETOWN — The township branch of the Ocean County Library is closed until further notice after a vehicle crashed into the side of the building Friday afternoon.
May 052012
BARNEGAT — Despite his short life, 12-year-old Kyle McGetrick touched the lives of many people in the community, including some he didn’t even know.
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP — Kathleen Ryan, 33, said she felt compelled to help work toward a cure for cancer after watching her friend and former co-worker, David Caldarella, battle the disease.
by: Jen Knorr Last night, May 2, 2012, a community came together. Well over 300 people lit a candle at Collins school in Barnegat to remember Kyle McGetrick . Kyle was an amazing, strong boy who battled cancer for many years. Loved ones, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers came to honor Kyle. As Jillian Grobelny, [...]
May 032012
TUCKERTON — Two of the three people aboard the pleasure boat Feeding Frenzy were hurt when it ran aground at 2:10 p.m. Saturday in the Marshelder Channel, according to the U.S. Coast Station Barnegat Light.
May 032012
BARNEGAT LIGHT — A local scallop fisherman recently raised his voice in the nation’s capital of the major consequences two federal regulations could have on the maritime industry.
BARNEGAT LIGHT — During his early days in the U.S. Navy, Thomas Glynn tapped the shoulder of an officer and requested he be put aboard a ship instead of land duty.
Apr 302012
TUCKERTON — Two of the three people aboard the pleasure boat Feeding Frenzy were hurt when it ran aground at 2:10 p.m. Saturday in the Marshelder Channel, according to the U.S. Coast Station Barnegat Light.
Apr 302012
BEACH HAVEN — Few animals, other than a couple of shrimp, a grouchy rock crab and three fish, each about 2 inches long, were in the seaweed-filled trawl net.
BARNEGAT — A block furnace pipe in the attic of a Lakeland Drive residence is being blamed for a fire that has been deemed uninhabitable for the homeowners, police said. Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm activation around 6:37 p.m.