New Jersey's coastal counties have been declared a disaster area by Governor Corzine. Though the rain and wind subsided over the weekend, yesterday was the first day local and state officials could take a firsthand view of the damage.  They were out in force on Long Beach Island, calling last week's storm the worst in a decade. Most lagoon front property in Little Egg Harbor and  Manahawkin fared well, some of the beaches on Long Beach Island were not so lucky. Bulkheads and jetties saw some real action during the 4 days of wind and rain.   The beaches in Surf City handled the storm far better.  Last year, Surf City received beach replenishment help from the Army Corps of Engineers.  The wider beach and plenty of dune grass helped against the winds and high tides.   That's not to say th... 11/16/2009

Tomorrow, Thursday and for the 2 additional Thursday’s through the Labor Day 2009 weekend, ‘we don’t need no stinking badges!’   The Borough of Beach Haven, on Long Beach Island, is making a last ditch effort to attract day trippers and mainland locals to the lovely beaches of this southern Long Beach Island community. Thursday’s will be FREE BEACH DAYS in Beach Haven!  No (stinking) badges required.  It’s an effort to draw beach goers to the southern end of Long Beach Island to spend money they might have spent on a badge elsewhere in the community.   Most mainland locals, me included, don’t travel far during the summer months once we cross the Route 72 Causeway to the Island.  We tend to buy season beach passes in Ship Bottom, Surf City and Long Beach Township.  That way we cross the ... 08/18/2009

Well, come on down the shore!  The New Jersey Department of Transportation has agreed to delay repairs to the Causeway, the only bridge linking Long Beach Island, NJ with the mainland.When plans for the repairs were announced last spring, the work was to take place after Labor Day.  But, the state wanted to use the fed's stimulus package money and then said the work would begin on July 20th.Well, since that announcement the outrage from residents, visitors and local officials has forced the DOT to reconsider, and now we're back to the old repair date, sometime after Labor Day!So it'll be clear sailing on the causeway this summer...come on down (or over if you live in Philly)...visit the Jersey Shore! Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic ShoreLaura Giannotta609-384-6121Laura@JerseyShoreView... 06/24/2009

How do you spell bad timing?  Ask the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).  It's planning to start work on the Route 72 Causeway in July!  That's the only access from the mainland to Long Beach Island, unless you come by boat. DOT officials had said in March construction would not take place during the summer months due to the tourism season. But the project was expedited to start July 20 (though the newly erected signs say the work will begin on July 17th).  That's because the project was funding received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and must be spent quickly to rapidly create jobs and complete infrastructure projects.The $4.18 million contract was awarded June 4.  About 100 construction jobs will be created for rehabilitation of the bridge deck, ceili... 06/19/2009

Special needs visitors to Long Beach Island New Jersey now have regulation beach access points up and down the 18 miles of the Island.  The following is a list of handicapped beach access points.  The Handicap Ramps listed below also feature Handicapped Parking: Beach Haven Area:Beach Haven Crest: E 78th StBeach Haven Park: E 100th StBeach Haven Terrance: E 132nd StDunes: E 127th StNorth Beach Haven: E 14th StPeahala Park: E 94th St Long Beach Brant Beach Area:E 39th StE 47th StE 58th StE 68th StBayview Park Holgate:Mckinley Ave, Parking LotLoveladies:Dolphin StThere are also Regulation Handicap Ramps in other areas, that do NOT have handicapped parking available: Brant Beach: E 37th, E 39th, E 63rd, and E 66th StreetsBrighton Beach: E 82nd, E 84th StreetsPeahala Park: E 88th, E 94th St... 06/10/2009

Viking Village, located at 19th& Bayview Avenue in Barnegat Light, NJ on Long Beach Island is one of the largest suppliers of fish and seafood on the Eastern Seaboard.   Each year millions of pounds of seafood are packed out over the commercial dock of Viking Village and shipped not only locally, but to many parts of the world. The Scandinavians who immigrated here in the 1920s originally named it Independent Dock. It's said they chose the Barnegat Light area because it reminded them so much of their homeland.  They were fishermen.  Over the years, the catch has has changed but now the majority consists of scallops, tuna, swordfish, tilefish and different kinds of in-shore fish; weakfish, monkfish, blues, shad and dogfish. The boats used by commercial fishermen out of Barnegat Light are... 03/25/2009

It might only be February 25th, but here are the New Jersey shore we're already thinking about the beach!  Beginning at noon, you can log on and vote in the 2nd Annual New Jersey Top Ten Beaches Survey! With more than 127 miles of coast we've got it all, ocean and bay beaches from Sandy Hook to Cape May, New Jersey,  scenic barrier islands, lighthouses, fishing villages and the night life of Atlantic City.Last year Wildwood took top honors in New Jersey's first Top 10 Beaches Survey.  Island Beach State Park took top honors for best eco-tourism in the Survey.You can vote for your favorite New Jersey beach in 4 categories; day trips, family destinations, shore events, eco-tourism.  So log on, and vote for your favorite New Jersey beaches right here!    The survey is sponsored by the New ... 02/24/2009

Has anyone tried this, and if so what kind of results have you had?I read recently of some new tactics, to get home buyers the pull the trigger, that are surfacing around the country.  One tactic is an offer written by the seller!It's called a reverse purchase agreement, an unsolicited offer that gets written by sellers for prospective home buyers.  According to RISMEDIA some agents say that the strategy could be the next weapon in the ongoing battle to get home buyers to take notice and get off the fence. Since home buyers control the market now, with so many choices, there's really no incentive to decide on a purchase quickly.One agent had a market worn listing.  After months on the market, professional staging, aggressive price reductions and weekly Open Houses, there was one qualif... 01/13/2009

LBI Arts Foundation…Indoor Fun!   Silk Painting– Children 8 to 12 can learn to paint on silk from 1pm til 3pm, Saturday November 22nd. They’ll learn how to make scarves, pillow cases and frameable art. They’ll stretch silk, apply French dyes and use sea salt for some unusual effects. There’s a $30 fee for non members and it’s $25 for LBI Foundation members. Basket Weaving-A two day program, Saturday November 22nd and Saturday, December 2nd, beginner and advanced basket weavers learn to combine two craft techniques to form a unique basket. The classes begin at 9am. On the 22nd you’ll create a ceramic base, either by wheel throwing or hand building. During the second class, you’ll complete the basket by weaving a base. The cost is $75 for the public and $60 for LBI Arts Foundation members... 11/20/2008

Along the Atlantic Ocean coast, New Jersey in the United States.Long Beach Island is located at Bay & Engleside Avenues in Beach Haven, in Ocean County. It is in the Jersey Shore region of New Jersey.  The best season to visit  Summer. It is suitable for Everyone.  Physical requirements None. The average cost N/A  Long Beach Island is a barrier island and summer tourism spot along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County, New Jersey in the United States. It is about 18 miles (29 kilometers) long and half a mile wide at its widest point. The island has been continuously settled since 1690. As of the United States Census, 2000, a total of 8,556 people in six separate municipalities called Long Beach Island home on a year-round basis. The population in these communities swell significantl... 11/15/2008

Blue Fish or Striped Bass…An LBI Tradition! The 54th Annual Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic is underway, with just over 2 weeks til the Grand Prize is awarded. The contest began on October 11th and runs through November 23rd. There are daily, weekly and by weekly prizes in addition to the Grand Prize for the largest Blue or Bass. All contestants must register with the tournament before landing a fish. Registration forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce in Ship Bottom and at the weigh-in stations. The entry fee is $25 for adults (age 19 and older), or $15 for students (age 18 and younger). If you haven’t registered yet, there are several registration stations and entries can be weighed in at several spots on LBI. Fish must be caught from the shores of Long Beach Island on... 11/04/2008

Customer w/Gallery    R3029319 Active 25 E 23RD , Long Beach Twp, NJ  08008   List Price: $359,900     County: Ocean Municipality: Long Beach Twp Section: Spray Beach Subdiv:   Block: 5.13 Zoning: R-50 Lot: 5 Tax Year: 2007 Qual. Code:   Taxes: $1820 Addl. Lot #s:   Assmnt Land: $388,000 Lot Dim: 40 ft x 100 ft Improvments: $73,600 Apx. Acres: .09 Tot. Assd. Value: $461,600 Liv. Area SqFt: 650 Year. Built: 1954 Tot. Rooms: 4 Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 1 Half-Baths: 0   Prop. Type: Condo Model:   Primary Loc: Oceanside   HOA: No Waterfront: No Basement: No Pool: No HOA $/Mo: $ Wtr Frnt Ft:   Fireplace: No New Const: No Initial Fee: $ Waterview:   Air Cond: Yes HOA Phone: () - Flood Plain: Y Garage: No Furnished: Yes HOA Name:   Comm. Opp:   Spaces: 0 Furnishings: Inventory   Elem:   Middle:   H... 10/27/2008

No, we're not talking about the kids dinosaur, but the Barnegat Lighthouse! It should be a sunny day at the Jersey Shore Saturday, October 11th for the 150th Anniversary of the Barnegat Lighthouse! There’s been a great deal of interest in the Lighthouse since it was announced recently that the beacon would be lit again on January 1, 2009. The Saturday celebration begins at 11am with a lecture on birds native to the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park at the northern tip of Long Beach Island!   There will be a fly over by the US Coast Guard at 2pm and a closing concert at 5pm by the Basement Musicians Guild Band! (Bring blankets and lawn chair.) Throughout the day you can visit booths hosted by various community organizations and listen to bagpipers! So come join the fun and learn the history... 10/09/2008

    15,000 Chowderheads picked the winners Sunday in 20th Annual Chowderfest on Long Beach Island, NJ. And the winners are: New England Clan Chowder · Grand Prize: California Grill, Long Beach Township · First Runner Up: Country Kettle Chowda, Beach Haven · Second Runner Up: Howard’s Seafood Restaurant, LBT · Third Runner Up: Mud City Crab House, Manahawkin Manhattan Clam Chowder · Grand Prize: Stefano’s Seafood, Brant Beach · First Runner Up: Bistro 14, Beach Haven · Second Runner Up: Greenhouse Café, Ship Bottom · Third Runner Up: Sweet Jenny’s, Barnegat   These were judged best by those in attendance. A panel of eight critics, however, gave Panzone’s Pizza and Pasta the Critics’ Choice Award for New England Clam and Stefano’s Seafood won the Critics’ Choice for its Manhattan Clam Cho... 10/06/2008

It’s the 20th Annual Chowderfest on Long Beach Island in Ocean County, over the Route 72 Causeway Bridge! Seventeen area restaurants, each preparing over 200 gallons of clam chowder, will take part in this weekend long event in Beach Haven, at the Taylor Avenue Baseball Field at 9th Street and Taylor Avenue, just across from Bay Village and Schooners Wharf. Chowderfest begins with the Merchant’s Mart, Saturday, October 4, from 10:00 am till 4:00 pm. It features end-of-the-season sales on summer merchandise, along with the sale of cups of a special clam chowder by US Foodservice. The Merchant’s Mart is free and held rain or shine. Sunday is Chowder Day, You’re the judge! We get to vote on the best Manhattan (red) and the best New England (white) clam chowders. The winners get bragging r... 10/03/2008

Customer w/Gallery    R3019730 Active 210 E 28TH , Long Beach Twp, NJ  08008   List Price: $2,150,000     County: Ocean Municipality: Long Beach Twp Section: Beach Haven Terrace Subdiv:   Block: 6.8 Zoning: R-50 Lot: 8 Tax Year: 2007 Qual. Code:   Taxes: $9820 Addl. Lot #s:   Assmnt Land: $831,600 Lot Dim: 40 ft x 100 ft Improvments: $399,100 Apx. Acres: .09 Tot. Assd. Value: $1,230,700 Liv. Area SqFt: 2188 Year. Built: 1995 Tot. Rooms: 8 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2 Half-Baths: 1   Prop. Type: Single Family Model:   Primary Loc: Oceanfront   HOA: No Waterfront: Yes Basement: No Pool: No HOA $/Mo: $ Wtr Frnt Ft: 40 Fireplace: No New Const: No Initial Fee: $ Waterview: Yes Air Cond: Yes HOA Phone: () - Flood Plain: Y Garage: Yes Furnished: Yes HOA Name:   Comm. Opp:   Spaces: 1 Furnishings: Inv... 09/30/2008

Barnegat Bay Decoy & Baymen's Museum, Rte. 9 at Tip Seaman Park, Tuckerton, 296-8868 Barnegat Friends Meeting House, E. Bay Ave., Barnegat, 698-2058 Barnegat Heritage Center, E. Bay Ave., Barnegat, Open IO am-1 pm, Fri.& Sat., May-Oct. Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, Barnegat Light, 494-2016. Lighthouse open 9 am-4:30 pm daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, weekends during May, Sept. & Oct. Park open dawn to dusk all year. Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Duff Gwinn Gardens, 5th St., Barnegat Light, 494-2096. Museum open 2-5 pm daily, July & Aug.; 2-5 pm Sat., June & Sept. Giffordtown School House, Leitz Blvd. & Wisteria Lane, W. Tuckerton. Open 2-4 pm Sat., June-Sept. Heritage Park, Old Stone Store & historic train station, Rtles. 72 & 9, Manahawkin Indian Shell Mound, W. Great Bay Blvd.... 08/30/2008

  Home Town Music, 597-2991, Hosts concerts by nationally acclamed folk singer/songwriters throughout year at West Creek Methodist Church LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, 494-1241. Art exhibits, entertainment, recreation, adult & children's art classes Pinelands Cultural Society, Frederic A. Priff School, I 39 Wells Mill Rd., Waretown, 971-1593. Weekly performances of music of the New Jersey Pines Summer Concerts, Veterans Bicentennial Park, Beach Haven; Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars; bayside between 1 Oth & 1 1 th Sts., Ship Bottom Surflight Theatre, Live performances, Beach & Engleside Aves., Beach Haven, 492-9477 08/30/2008

In June 1834,Congress appropriated $6,000 for construction of a lighthouse at the north end of Long Beach Island . Work soon began on the 40-foot tower, and Barnegat Lighthouse was put into commission in 1835. It's non-flashing, fifth-class light was deemed inadequate by mariners of the day.    In 1855, Lt. George G. Meade, a government engineer, was assigned to design a new lighthouse. Meade, an 1835 West Point graduate, had recently designed Absecon Lighthouse, but he earned his place in history in the War between the States. Promoted to brigadier general, Meade defeated General Lee in the Battle of Gettysburg.    Encroaching seas threatened the original lighthouse so its light was installed atop a temporary wooden tower in June 1857 and the original lighthouse fell into the sea later... 08/30/2008

Beach Haven Watersports, 2702 Long Beach Blvd., Beach Haven Gardens. Parasailing, 492-0375; Waverunners, 492-3518 Beacon Mini Golf,1710 LB Blvd.; Beach Haven, NJ  609 492 7719 Fantasy Island Amusement Park, 3.20 W. 7th St., Beach Haven, 492-4000 Hartland Miniature Golf & Arcade, 28th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom, 494-7776 Horizon Sailing 3110 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach, 494-9393 Jack's Racks Family Billiards, Coral St. & Bay Ave., Beach Haven, 492-9826 NJ Kayak 409 East Bay Ave., Barnegat, New Jersey  08005   (609) 698- 4440 (LBI rentals, lessons and tours) Pontoon Rides, 26th St. at the Bay, Ship Bottom, 494-1212 Sutter's Mill Miniature Golf & Upper Deck Batting Cages, 8th St. & Bay Ave., Beach Haven, 492-0869 Thundering Surf Water Slide & Squirt Works, 8th St. & Bay Ave., Be... 08/30/2008