After 7½ years as Stafford Township’s administrator, Matthew von der Hayden is on his way back to Ocean City. “Ocean City is a great place, I know the people, and there are great opportunities,” said ...

Through his years with the Pinelands Regional football squad, senior quarterback Jamie Jenkins has learned many valuable lessons from head coach John Tierney. “One of them is ‘Don’t talk with your ...

A few months back, I wrote a letter to the editor discussing the proposed billionaires tax in California. It is now officially called Proposition 40, or Prop 40 for short. My concern with this tax is ...

Mozart and soul/funk music legend Frankie Beverly will be celebrated at Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center in early November. The Bay Atlantic Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at 2 p.m ...

Wow! It must be election time. Our town’s representatives make the first page of The Barnegat Leader for the pavilion ground breaking. Hooray! I wonder if they forgot the new Wawa on Route 9. That ...

I attended Jim Ulrich’s meet-and-greet Friday evening and appreciated the opportunity to speak with him personally and learn more about his candidacy for mayor of Ship Bottom and his experience in ...

In the wake of the Barnegat Bay Partnership’s release of the 2026 State of the Bay Report – a comprehensive look at the health of the Barnegat Bay estuary and its watershed – the organization held a ...

Probably nothing in the last few years has intrigued people and society more than artificial intelligence. In short, AI is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated ...

In the summer of 1987, a 50-mile-long garbage slick washed ashore on Long Beach Island, its origins traced to illegal dumping. A number of local residents joined hands – for “Hands Across the Beach,” ...

The Beach Haven School began the new school year with a focus on compassion, the first monthly character trait featured through the school’s character education and Social-Emotional Learning programs.

Thank you for welcoming me into your homes and sharing your thoughts, concerns and hopes for Ship Bottom. As I have been walking and talking throughout Ship Bottom, I have consistently heard a deep ...

The Sherrill administration has requested expedited emergency federal assistance to repair and restore beaches in eight Army Corps of Engineers project areas that were severely damaged during the ...