Around Barnegat: Rotary Club To Clean Up Barnegat Branch Trail

Plus: Manahawkin MVC Closes After Worker Tests Positive For Coronavirus / Food Drive Continues At Over 10 Businesses In Stafford, LBI

Food Drive Continues At Over 10 Businesses In Stafford, LBI

Over 10 businesses are serving as drop-off locations for a community-wide food drive benefiting local food pantries through April 30.

Rotary Club To Host Barnegat Branch Trail Cleanup

The Rotary Club of Barnegat is hosting a cleanup of the Barnegat Branch Trail on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Around Manahawkin: Stafford Organizes 'Egg-Stravaganza' Programs

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Compassion Café Hosts Autism Awareness Shell Hunt In LBI

Ahead of their grand opening in May, Compassion Café​ is hosting a shell hunt on Saturday to celebrate Autism Awareness Month.

Around Barnegat: 'Adopt-A-Street' Cleaned Up Over 50 Streets

Plus: 'Lover Of Words': Celebration Of Life Set For Stafford Teacher / Reynolds Garden Shop In Manahawkin Opens New Coffee Bar

'Lover Of Words': Celebration Of Life Set For Stafford Teacher

Family members, colleagues and former students will honor Timothy James Rogers during a celebration of life at Manahawkin Lake on April 17.

‘Adopt-A-Street’ Program Cleaned Up Over 50 Streets In Barnegat

Adopt-A-Street held their largest town-wide cleanup yet on Saturday, with volunteers removing trash from 53 streets in Barnegat.

Barnegat Library Reopens After Cleaning

The Barnegat Library closed for cleaning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The library will reopen Wednesday.

Around Barnegat: Anna Bananas Bakery Opens In Manahawkin Mart

Plus: Barnegat Bar Owner: 'Business As Usual' Despite Capacity Increase / Waretown Man Sentenced On Child Pornography Charges: Prosecutor

Compassion Café In LBI Provides Jobs To People With Special Needs

A new nonprofit on Long Beach Island will provide jobs to adolescents and adults with special needs this spring. The café is still hiring.

Nonprofit Serving So. Ocean County Seeks Candy, Basket Donations

Family Promise of Southern Ocean County is collecting candy, plastic eggs and coloring books to make Easter baskets for at-risk children.

'Adopt-A-Street' Program Organizes Town-Wide Cleanup In Barnegat

Participants who need cleanup supplies and an assigned street ​should come to the Lillian M. Dunfee School at 10:30 a.m. on March 20th.

Around Barnegat: Registration Open For Town-Wide Yard Sale

Plus: Manahawkin CVS Now Offering COVID-19 Vaccine / LBI's Living On The Veg To Open New Location / Breakers Drive In Stafford To Be Repaved

​Registration Open For Barnegat’s Town-Wide Yard Sale

Registration for Barnegat’s township-wide yard sale has opened. The yard sale will take place April 24 at 9 a.m. rain or shine.

Radiant Research Mentors Students In STEM At Low-Income Schools

A Southern Regional student founded an organization that hosts​​ virtual career discussions in STEM fields for underprivileged schools.

2 Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Manahawkin

Two stores in Manahawkin, Bay Avenue Farms and the Corner Store Smoke Shop​, served as lucky destinations for two lottery ticket winners.

Little Egg Harbor Woman Beats COVID After Her 105th Birthday

A nursing home resident turned 105 and tested positive for COVID-19 in the same day. After three weeks, she beat the coronavirus.

Around Barnegat: Cedar Bridge Tavern Awarded After Restoration​

Plus: Southern Regional Seniors Return To 5 Days In-Person / Male Black Cat Found In Manahawkin: Police / Blood Drive Coming To Beach Haven

Around Barnegat: Police Deliver Baby In Little Egg Harbor

Plus: Barnegat HS Goes Remote After Off-Campus 'Super-Spreader' Event / Barnegat Rotary Club Seeks Donations For Spring Food Drive

Little Egg Harbor Police Deliver Baby On Super Bowl Sunday

Four Little Egg Harbor Township police officers helped deliver a baby boy at a home on Super Bowl Sunday.

Barnegat Rotary Club Seeks Donations For Spring Food Drive

Four locations in Barnegat and Waretown are serving as drop-off locations for donations.

Around Barnegat: Police Investigate Hit-And-Run On Village Drive

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Fundraisers Launched For Stafford Family After House Fire

A destructive house fire on Friday left a Stafford Township family without a home or any personal belongings.

Stafford Township Launches Snowman Contest After Winter Storm

Did you make a snowman after the storm? If so, now you can enter it in Stafford Township’s annual contest to be crowned the best.

Around Barnegat: Manahawkin Mourns 20-Year-Old Crash Victim

Plus: Adopt A Grandparent Program Brings Smiles To Seniors In Stafford / ​Wanted Southern Ocean Co. Man Found In Atlantic City: Prosecutor ​

'Loved By So Many:’ Manahawkin Mourns 20-Year-Old Crash Victim

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been organized to help the family of a 20-year-old Manahawkin resident who died in a car crash on Sunday.

Barnegat Farmers Market Seeks Craft, Specialty Food Vendors

Barnegat Township Recreation is seeking craft and specialty food vendors for the 2021 farmers market.

Adopt A Grandparent Program Brings Smiles To Seniors In Stafford

The volunteer effort is in need of sponsors to adopt each resident and contribute to the cost of balloon bouquets to brighten their day.

GoFundMe Launched For Staff After Fire Devastates Scojo’s Eatery

For patrons asking how they can support the restaurant, a GoFundMe was launched to help employees while it closes for renovations.

Coronavirus Postpones 2021 Waretown Wine Festival Again

For the second year in a row, the coronavirus pandemic has caused the 2021 Waretown Wine Festival​ to be postponed.

Around Barnegat: Lost Dog In Manahawkin Has Been Found

Plus: Former Barnegat Mayor Dies From COVID-19 / Southern Regional To Serve As Public COVID-19 Vaccine Site

​Cub Scout Pack 26 Present Donation To Barnegat PBA

Cub Scout Pack 26 surprised Barnegat PBA 296 with a $2,000 check last weekend in celebration of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

Harvey Cedars Fire Company In LBI Seek Donations Through GoFundMe

After all of their fundraisers were canceled in 2020, the High Point Volunteer Fire Company in Harvey Cedars has launched a GoFundMe page.

UPDATE: Lost Dog In Manahawkin Has Been Found

A Manahawkin dog that went missing Friday night was reunited with his owners on Tuesday morning.

Around Barnegat: COVID-19 Vaccine In Stock At Manahawkin ShopRite

Plus: Barnegat Coach To Be Inducted In NJ Coaches Hall Of Fame ​/ Barnegat and Stafford Township School Districts Go Full Remote For 2 Weeks

​Stafford Township Preserves History Of 2020 In Time Capsule

There is still time for residents to contribute small mementos that represent the year 2020 to Stafford Township's time capsule.

Manahawkin ShopRite Now Has The Coronavirus Vaccine In Stock

ShopRite announced Monday that the pharmacy in Manahawkin is set to administer COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers.

‘Tragic Accident:’ GoFundMe For Barnegat Woman Who Died In Crash

Friends of Colleen Roche, who was killed in a wrong-way crash on New Year's Day, are raising money to help her family.

Around Barnegat: Dead Whale Buried On Barnegat Light Beach

Plus: Manahawkin MVC Extends Closure Due To Another Coronavirus Case / Lacey Shelter Rescues Dog Left In The Woods In Barnegat