In the 1970s, there was a television ad that depicted a stream choked with trash – aluminum cans and old tires, among other things – and the ad would cut away at the end to a Native American man with a tear running down his cheek. The ads, of course, u... »
Power was restored to Jersey Central Power & Light customers in Point Pleasant Beach just befoe 10:30 a.m. The outage, which lasted approximately two hours, affected customers in Bay Head as well. The power went back on just in time for visitors to enj... »
Anglers on the Ocean-Monmouth border are the lucky ones. For many years, I kept my boat at Cove Haven Marina – now Lightning Jack's III – on the Manasquan River in Brick. These days, I'm docked in Manahawkin, but the Manasquan has always offerred an am... »
Peter Joseph Ryan, Point Beach High School Class of 1987, is among five alumni being honored on Friday night by the Point Beach Education Foundation. Yesterday, Patch published stories about three other honorees, including former Mayor Jack Pasola; Jen... »
Jennifer Hunziker Kelber is one of five Point Beach High School alumni who will be honored by the Point Beach Education Foundation on Friday night. Kelber, who graduated in 1974, and the other new inductees in the foundation's Hall of Fame, are being... »
NJ Transit has announced that this weekend several train crossings will be temporarily closed while workers deliver materials for a track replacement project scheduled for this spring. Ten crossings from Sea Girt to Bay Head will be closed for up to 20... »
A Toms River man is charged with one count of second degree aggravated assault in connection with allegedly beating a Point Borough man unconscious, Point Beach police said on Wednesday. Brian Arnett, 28, was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday after... »
The Cancer Concern Center, based in Point Beach, is asking the public for help raising $50,000 in the May 6 NJ Marathon at the Shore. Lisa Montalbano, the center's office manager and a Point Beach resident, has her whole family running and involved, an... »
A young harbor seal was spotted and photographed by a first aid squad volunteer in the waterway just off Broadway and Route 35 in Point Beach. Jerry Meaney, longtime member of the Point Pleasant Emergency and Rescue Squad, and former squad captain, spo... »
In order to accomodate the extra traffic heading to the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Belmar on Sunday, NJ Transit plans to add eleven additional rail trips to its March 4 schedule. The rail service has scheduled an additional five northbound and six sou... »
Four people were transported to area hospitals, but appear to be OK, after their cars collided on Chicago and Arnold avenues in Point Beach on Monday afternoon, police and fire officials said. Four 17-year-old girls were transported to area hospitals... »
A house fire at the end of Monmouth Court was caused by a problem that was "electrical in nature" and started in the attic, said Ocean County Fire Marshal Daniel Mulligan on Saturday afternoon. The Friday evening fire at the end of a cul-de-sac, off ... »
A teenager from Spring Lake Heights who died Wednesday night after he was hit by a train apparently made no attempt to get out of the way, officials said. Shortly after 10 p.m., a 15-year-old boy was struck by a northbound NJ Transit train near the Wal... »
A three-car collision on Route 138 Monday sent four people to the hospital and ended with an arrest for drunken driving, police said. Alexandra D. Kelly, 21, of Bay Head, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and assault with auto aft... »
Towns will get less state aid if they reject state mandates for shared services if a set of state bills becomes law. And the Point Beach mayor, most of the Point Beach Council and the New Jersey League of Municipalities are not happy about it. Mayor ... »
