Holgate Taxpayers Association Offi-shell-y Unveils Mollusk Eco-Art Piece In Partnership With Nonprofit ReClam the Bay

Members and supporters of the Holgate Taxpayers Association shelled out time and effort recently to create a giant eco-art clam statue to educate passersby and to benefit nonprofit organization ReClam the Bay. The HTA’s involvement in the project stemmed, said President Rand Pearsall, “from our 423 members’ desire to protect...

Causeway Rehab Project Named Finalist for National Transportation Award Winner Announced in Early November

For Long Beach Island locals and visitors, the $312 million federally funded Causeway rehab and expansion project that prompted lane closures, snarling traffic even in the off season, seems both long ago and just yesterday. At the federal level, the project is more recent, gaining significant recognition as a portion...

Vote-By-Mail Ballots Are on the Way If you are a registered voter in many of Ocean County’s smaller municipalities you can expect your vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election to be appearing in your mailbox soon. “We started mailing them out yesterday,” said Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella on Tuesday afternoon. “Just as...

Southern Regional Student Tests Positive for COVID-19, Five Others in Quarantine A student in the Southern Regional School District has tested positive for COVID-19 while five other “close contacts” have been relegated to 14 days of quarantine, Superintendent Craig Henry confirmed on Sept. 15. “We were notified by a family of a participant in the B Cohort who was symptomatic and...