Bay Head News

The clothes may look different. The music has a fresh beat. Yet those who knew the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk years ago say it wasn't much different than it is today.

We are residents of Arizona and spend our summers in New Jersey. In Arizona, it is rare to find a restaurant that does not have a wine and liquor license.

The Lovelandtown Bridge on Bridge Avenue was stuck in the open position for more than five hours Monday because of an electrical problem, officials said.

Several New Jersey Transit lines are experiencing delays tonight because of a pair of trees knocked down by heavy thunderstorms, according to alerts posted on NJTransit.com Trees fell on top of overhead wires near Morris Plains and Red Bank around 8 p.m., according to the reports.

A thunderstorm Friday night knocked down an electric wire on Poole Avenue in Union Beach, apparently igniting sort of gas possibly from sewerage system line, police said.

Bluefishing may finally be turning consistent as Barnegat Ridge is producing 10-to-12-pound average choppers along with some up to 15 pounds.

Everything from sculpture and ceramics to fiber art, paintings and jewelry can be found at The Jersey Shore Fine Arts Festival on June 13 and 14 on Long Beach Island.

Vice President Joe Biden made a quick stop at the 7-Eleven on the border of Point Pleasant Beach and Bay Head for a cup of coffee after a run along the boardwalk last weekend.

Art in the Park Bay Head will be held Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. in Centennial Park, off Bridge Avenue, Bay Head.

Joe Biden was wearing considerably less when he was snapped on the beach down the Shore over the weekend.

Republican officials and supporters from all over the state came together, here, late last week to listen to GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie talk about his plans for the state, if he is elected in November.

Vice President Joe Biden is on the Jersey Shore this weekend, just days before he will serve as special guest at Gov.

The borough's Ocean Avenue, usually busy with vehicular traffic, saw a bit of bottlenecking on Saturday, but not from cars or trucks.

A decomposing whale is expected to be transported at dawn to a Pennsylvania landfill Friday, said borough officials.

A dead whale that washed up on the Osborne Avenue beach Tuesday night was removed Wednesday and placed in a Dumpster while officials find a landfill that will take the remains, said Sgt.

The calendar says the summer solstice doesn't arrive until June 21. But we all know summer at the Jersey Shore begins this weekend.

Residents throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties came out to celebrate community and honor service members Saturday in parades and Memorial Day observances.

BARNEGAT LIGHT: Memorial Mass, 4:30 p.m., St. Peter's at the Light, West 7th St.; 609-494-5048. BAY HEAD: Service, 9:30 a.m. in front of Borough Hall, 81 Bridge Ave.

American Legion Post 346, 21 Gully Road, has a busy Memorial Day weekend planned.

Millions of dollars of stimulus funding - touted by the Obama administration as the nation's best hope for getting the country out of the recession - will soon be coming to the Jersey Shore.