Ship Bottom News

Ship Bottom officials say they may apply for federal stimulus money to help pay for a new $5.5 million borough hall.

Borough officials are considering applying for federal stimulus money to build a new borough hall, according to Mayor William Huelsenbeck.

Ocean County residents whose right to vote is challenged today can go before Superior Court Judge Arnold B. Goldman, who is staffing the bench at the Ocean County Courthouse.

Despite the desperate efforts of his home health aide who was overcome by smoke, a disabled, 86-year-old man died in a fire that consumed his home at 8 W. 60th St.

Two syringes were found on Long Beach Island's shores, according to a press release from the Long Beach Island Health Department.

Deck repairs on the Route 72 Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge between Ship Bottom and Stafford will start on Wednesday and continue into spring, according to state Department of Transportation officials.

Perhaps it was the luck of the Irish that kept the rain mostly in the clouds. The Ancient Order of Hibernians' Ship Bottom Irish Festival went on Saturday despite threatening skies.

Long Beach Island residents and business owners concerned about the impact of construction work on the Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridge should bring those concerns to Monday's public information center from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ship Bottom municipal building.

Ancient Order of Hibernians John P. Holland Division 4 again will be celebrating the Irish heritage here.

The state Department of Transportation will begin repairs to the Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridge next week.

Beaches on Long Beach Island are open today, a day after medical waste washed up on the shore, said Tim Hilferty, director of the Long Beach Island Health Department.

To everyone on this board with a love for LBI, please make sure a trip to Raimondo's is in your near future! This is hands down our absolutely favorite restaurant of all time, and it is in my neighborhood! Raimondo's offers northern Italian cuisine, and although kids have dined there, this is the type of place where it's not so kid friendly...It's ...

In an effort to increase local business, the township Board of Commissioners will allow local merchants to conduct sidewalk sales.

A 46-year-old Mountainside woman was airlifted to AtlantiCare Medical Center with a possible spinal injury after being knocked over by a large wave at approximately 1:44 p.m. Kelly Waters was reportedly swimming in the area of East 44th Street in the ocean when a large wave knocked her down, resulting in a possible spinal injury, police said.

With three weeks left to go in the season, the Queen City is making a last-minute bid to attract daytrippers to Long Beach Island's southern end by waiving beach badge fees on Thursdays, officials announced.

Christmas is just around the corner. OK, not really, but if you want to shop early and know where to go, it could pay off.

Sunil Gudhka, 32, of Kinnelon was issued a summons for an unregistered vehicle at 6:05 p.m. Sunday after a random license plate check on Powerville Road.

If you can't get away this summer, come to your library for the next best thing.

Three people in Long Beach Township and three in Ship Bottom were arrested in separate instances as part of Cops in Shops details.

Share + Jul 9, 2009 12:27 pm US/Eastern SHIP BOTTOM, N.J. Police in Ocean County are looking for a woman who attempted to abduct two young children from a beach entrance on Monday, July 6. According to Ship Bottom Police, the woman approached a 10-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy at the 15th Street beach entrance and engaged them in "rude and ...