Charity Motorcycle Ride Remembers Local Man, Raises Funds for Cancer Victims

Before Arthur Szymanski’s life was cut short by cancer in 2014, one of his favorite activities was to take his motorcycle...

Upgrades Coming to Two Local Parkway Rest Stops

Gov. Chris Christie announced Wednesday that his administration inked a deal with two partners to rehabilitate rest areas along the Garden...

Ocean County Maintains ‘AAA’ Bond Rating

Ocean County officials this week touted the continuation of the county’s triple-A bond rating as a sign of good budgetary management....

Local Libraries to Host Eclipse Viewing Events

A number of Ocean County Library system branches will host events where attendees can safely view Monday’s solar eclipse. The libraries...

Ortley Beach Woman’s 7 Year Fight for Elder Abuse Protection Results in New Law

Seven years of negotiations, calls to legislators and even roadside protests have come to an end for Maureen Persi, who has...

Ocean County Dems Nearly Bucked State Trend in Gubernatorial Primary; GOP Backs Guadagno

Phil Murphy, the former Goldman Sachs executive who was heavily backed by public employee unions in his primary bid to represent...

Remember The 19-Year-Old Who Was Ocean County’s First WW1 Fallen Hero

George Potter Vanderveer, 19, is remembered as the first soldier from Ocean County to have died from combat in WWI –...

Ocean County Reiterates Its Non-‘Sanctuary’ Status

Four months after Shorebeat first reported that the Ocean County Jail’s policy toward illegal immigrants is to comply with detainer orders...

YES Network Returns to Comcast

At the strike of midnight Friday, Yankees fans in Ocean County breathed a sigh of relief – YES Network popped back...

Environmental Center at Cattus Island Park Officially Reopens, Features New Attractions

More than four years after it was decimated by Superstorm Sandy – and after nearly as many years of planning and...