Barnegat Light News

Coast Guard crews suspended the search Thursday for two Newport News men who were in a fishing boat that sank Wednesday off the coast of southern New Jersey .

The lone survivor of a fishing boat accident off the coast of southern New Jersey has been released from the hospital.

Notorious Loyalist thug John Bacon will cause trouble at Cedar Bridge again on Dec.

One person has been rescued from a 38-foot fishing boat that sank off the coast of New Jersey and the Coast Guard is searching for two others.

The public bathrooms near the municipal boat ramp soon might receive a much needed face lift, officials said during last week's Borough Council meeting.

BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. Members of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., work the busy buoy deck during winter buoy replacement operations in Oyster Creek near Barnegat Light Dec.

BARNEGAT LIGHT - For what is believed to be only the second time, the Coast Guard could not bring Santa Claus to Barnegat Light because of weather conditions.

For the last three years, the former baseball field at West 10th Street has been a haven for man's best friend.

A fisherman who called his mother to report his 16-foot boat was sinking died a short time later after he was found unconscious in the Barnegat Bay.

The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan recovered a 55 year-old-man after his 18-foot boat sank near Beach Haven Friday.

It's been a gusty day across the region, particularly along the coast where winds are gusting to over 50 mph in some locations.

Despite the rain, plenty of people made Barnegat Lighthouse their first stop in the annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge of visiting all 11 state lighthouses in two days.

Many of us who love Long Beach Island in the summer will return yet again for LBI's biggest autumnal boost, a mass slurping of chowder that can be heard from Holgate to Barnegat Light.

Hearing about the 62-year-old woman who passed out, three-quarters up the stairs of the Barnegat Lighthouse the week before last, my first thought was, "that poor old woman." My second thought was "wait a minute - she's younger than I am - where did "old" come from? Not only is she younger, she had the chutzpah to tackle that really scary spiral ...

Evidently someone has been spreading a vicious rumor to the effect that the Mahogany Grille in Manasquan has closed its doors and is no longer in business.

I knew a captain who was fond of saying, 'the fishing seasons may change but the fishing season never ends.' The summer heat may have backed off but the nights haven't been cool enough to significantly lower ocean water temps.

The following are real estate transactions reported by the county clerk's office.

BARNEGAT LIGHT - Under crisp blue skies and sunshine, residents gathered for the annual community picnic to bid farewell to another summer the Ninth Street beach Saturday.

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The 59-year-old man, whose name was not released, and another person were swimming Friday afternoon in waters off Barnegat Light when - for unknown reasons - both began to struggle, authorities said Saturday.