History

I took this picture of For Hancock and in the distance you can see the Freedom Tower in NYC and when I snapped this there was a reflection of an American Flag in the photo .... very appropriate I thought ~ Shawn Michaels   In our latest "Hiking New Jersey" April and I went to Monmouth County and a visit to the Gateway National Recreation Area. There yo...

The new Huddy Park is now open in Downtown Toms River and now that Summer is officially here I decided to go to the park on a beautiful day and video what an amazing job the Township did in the Huddy Park project. If you haven't been to Huddy Park since it re-opened then take some time out on a nice sunny afternoon to stop by and enjoy, it's a great escape right here in Ocean County...

On Saturday I visited the brand new Museum of the American Revolution in Philly.  I really enjoyed my time there and thought you might be interested in knowing more about it, since it's a pretty easy drive from most of Ocean County. Many parts of the museum are interactive with video touch screens, costumes, and craft areas...

This edition of "Hiking New Jersey" finds us in Washington Township, Burlington County at the Batsto Historic Village. Batsto is part of the Wharton State Forest. This State park area spreads out to three counties ... Atlantic, Burlington and Camden Counties. ...

It is a fantastic new addition to Toms River and Ocean County, it's the "Protectors of Freedom" sculpture and gardens. The project, developed by the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation, honors the men and women of our military. The project was done by renowned artist Brian Hanlon. The...

If you love history then Friday you need to make a visit to the Ocean County Library, Toms River Branch, for a World War One Expo. The event runs Friday (4/28/17) from 9:30 am to 4 pm. This year marks the 100th Anniversary of WWI and Ocean County is remembering the veterans and their sacrifices for the war effort. ...

It was nearly half a century ago, March 1, 1968, that 92.7 WOBM became the first commercial radio station in Ocean County, going on the air during a March snowstorm in our former studios on Route 9 in Bayville. Today, we celebrate our 49th Anniversary and we are proud to still be Ocean County's home for local radio!

If you’ve got the day off for Presidents Day, you may have enjoyed sleeping in.  You may be planning a day of relaxing or catching up on chores.  Maybe you’ll go see a movie. That’s what’s great about days off.  Freedom to do...

As we think about the men and women who have served our country on this Veterans Day in Ocean County, in addition to the service members who are currently serving, a lot of us are also thinking about family members who are no longer with us who have served in past conflicts.

If your a fan of music, the Beatles and/or John Lennon, then you definitely wanna check out a new book entitled "Lennon on Lennon". Shawn Michaels talks with editor of the project Jeff Burger. The book is a collection of transcribed interviews in which readers get to hear Lennon's thoughts through his own words.  ...