A short while back, the beaching community did a synchronized cringe upon hearing about the Asbury Park female lifeguard, Alex, 18, who was horribly impaled with a beach-type umbrella. The news went ...

The Long Beach Township Beach Patrol is responsible for overseeing 12 noncontiguous miles of ocean beach each summer. This requires a lot of staff – nearly 200 lifeguards – and a lot of equipment.

Fatal recreational boating accidents in New Jersey fell by almost half last year as the U.S. Coast Guard reported the fewest boating fatalities nationwide since it began collecting data more than five ...

Even without a guaranteed appearance from Jolly Ol’ St. Nick, Christmas in July returns to Surf City July 15 with the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. Women’s Auxiliary’s biggest fundraiser of not just ...

To the Editor: Each day, long before the lifeguards have set up, the shoreline is already dotted with empty, perfectly arranged chair encampments — all of them labeled “Tommy Bahama,” as if a beach ...

Step into a world in which sustainability meets excitement, and get ready for a day packed with fun, learning and community spirit. The Stafford Township Green Team hosts the fourth annual Green Fair ...

Filmmaker Steve Rogers, formerly of Manahawkin and a 1989 Southern Regional graduate, debuted his new docuseries for the NJPBS public television network, “Here’s The Story: Voices of the People,” on ...

THE BIG BOYS: The Barnegat Senior League baseball team shows off the championship banner after knocking off Freehold Township in the Section 3 final on July 3, marking the first time a Barnegat Little ...

Last week’s Fish Story column expertly dispelled one of many old shore town myths about piping plovers. It also raised a critical question: Why make such a considerable effort to protect piping ...

Don’t miss out on a day of deals. Whether you’re looking to score some new pieces or get rid of your own, Little Egg Harbor’s fifth annual community-wide yard sale will take place Saturday and Sunday, ...

LBI has long marketed itself as a place for everyone with activities for all ages. The calendar item in the June 25 edition of The SandPaper certainly made that true. The July 14 activity offered by ...

They just took $45 million – blood money – from New Jersey’s opioid settlement fund and handed it over to four politically connected hospital systems, with no transparency, no accountability and no ...