SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. --  Chowderfest Weekend is just around the corner. This iconic event has extended the summer season to keep the party rolling a few weeks longer. Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce members again have prepared a memorable weekend to kick off fall by pulling out all the stops for a two day festival.

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BELMAR, NJ — While Belmar businesses have until mid-May to replace plastic bags with more eco-friendly options, borough officials are considering whether to throw plastic straws and plastic foam containers into the mix.

During its effort this winter to ensure merchants are prepared for the upcoming ban on single-use plastic bags, the borough will also take the business community’s ...

BELMAR/LAKE COMO, NJ — As Hurricane Florence continues to churn closer to the Southeast coast, Belmar is preparing for high winds, rough surf and dangerous rip currents the massive storm is expected to bring to the Jersey Shore later this week.

Department of Public Works employees were out along the 1.3-mile beachfront Tuesday, September 11, moving beach lockers to Schroeder Park at ...

HACKENSACK, NJ -- Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino has resigned, according to a statement posted on the Bergen County Sheriff Department's Facebook page. Here is the entire statement:

The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office announces that effective this date and at this time Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino has submitted his resignation as the Sheriff of Bergen ...

HACKENSACK, NJ -- Mayor John Labrosse and the City Council are joining a growing chorus of local, state and federal officials calling for the resignation of Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino following an explosive report from public radio station WNYC. Saudino, who was first elected as a Republican before switching parties and winning re-election to his current term in 2016 as a Democrat, was ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Travis Martinez, a Pre-K in Nutley, cannot " remember being this excited, ever" as he was yesterday when he saw his mom Elise Martinez for the first time since June during a family reunion at Petracco and Sons' Deli. Elisa had been training at Fort Benning, Georgia as an officer since June. 

Elise was joined by Jonathan Martinez, and her other son, ...

BARNEGAT, NJ — Exact change lanes on the Garden State Parkway’s major toll plazas are soon to be a memory. But they will remain at all but one of the toll road’s 23 entrance and exit ramps.

The automatic coin machines at all 11 “mainland barrier” plazas, including Asbury Park in Monmouth County and Toms River and Barnegat in Ocean County, will be removed and ...

HOBOKEN/JERSEY CITY, NJ -- As part of its effort to meet a federally mandated deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC), PATH is closing its Hoboken and Newport stations this weekend for testing and implementation, starting at 11:59 p.m. Saturday and resuming operations on Monday, September 17 at 5 a.m, according to an announcement from the Port Authority of New ...