Ocean Grove News

While growing up in Sweden during the '70s, nothing was as big as ABBA for Vicky Zetterberg and most of her peers.

An injunction preventing the demolition of Ocean Grove's well-known Sampler Inn was issued by a Superior Court judge July 2 at the same time Neptune officials were accepting bids to take the old hotel down.

People from around New Jersey turned out for the Ocean Grove Fourth of July parade over the weekend.

A pair of Ocean Grove lifeguards watch over their water as the Belmar-based party boat Ocean Explorer heads back to its slip on the Shark River.

Kerri Martin of Ocean Grove is known as the 'Bike Lady' to some in Asbury Park. That's not only because she uses a bicycle, not a car, to commute to work.

Boardwalks full of snack bars, games of chance, roller coasters, water parks, and Ferris wheels pulsing with light against an evening sky.

Between his annual Independence Day weekend appearances at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park and his crowd-pleasing New Year's Eve shows at Red Bank's Count Basie Theatre, Monmouth County's own Southside Johnny Lyon has become something of a Shore institution over the years.

Yes, it's a Monday, but it's also finally summer! And NJ Transit has some special beach/train ticket combos sold at the Hoboken Transit Terminal for those of you planning weekend excursions "down the shore:" For $17 at Hoboken or Newark Penn stations, buy round-trip train fare and a beach pass to Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley ...

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a small but reliable engine of classical music at the Jersey Shore, begins its 'Summer Stars' season at the Great Auditorium this week with a trio anchored by pianist Charles Abramovic.

When Emil Stucchio looks back at his career, he doesn't necessarily think about how certain songs were recorded or playing favorite venues.

A local artist works on a mural on the old Baronet Theater in Asbury Park, a block off the boardwalk.

Nonprofit cancer wellness center Mary's Place by the Sea will hold a fundraiser concert on Friday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the arcade of Convention Hall in Asbury Park.

She may have grown up in New York, but Debbie Mazella, the new DJ from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on WJRZ , a Greater Media radio station, has been addicted to playing ski ball on the boardwalks of the Jersey shore since she was a little girl.

The landmark Sampler Inn at 28 Main Ave. in Ocean Grove will be demolished under a unanimous vote taken by the Township Committee last week.

The Windmill restaurant of Ocean Grove will host a food drive from 3-7 p.m. June 11 at its store at 18 South Main Street.

The tide brings in fun and frolic for families staying on the Jersey Shore. Back in the go-go days of the economic boom, the Jersey Shore was dismissed by many as the poor man's Hamptons.

Asbury Park officials are considering allowing dogs on the boardwalk in the off season, much the same as is done in neighboring Ocean Grove.

Let the flags wave and let the sun shine! These are sober times. All the more reason to seize the day.

No one was injured, but four homes were damaged this morning after an Ocean Grove house caught fire and the flames spread to neighboring buildings, said police.

A fire broke out this afternoon in a two-family home, completely destroying the building, fire officials are reportng.