Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Found in Ocean County The spotted lanternfly, an invasive species from China that traveled to Bucks County, Pa., in 2014 in a shipment of stone and has caused some destruction to some of that state’s fruit crops, has now been found in Ocean County, around Jackson Township, according to horticulturist Susan Emhardt-Servidio of the...

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...