Memorial Day

With the unofficial kickoff to summer a little over a week away, the tourists will be coming down, the boardwalks will be packed, and the parkway will be a parking lot.  The one big question is will you go swimming?

As we get ready for April to wrap up in only a few days, it's definitely not too early to start making Summer plans! With that in mind, this weekend Seaside Heights is starting to hire Summer workers.

Excitement over the unofficial kick-off of summer can lead to the true meaning of the Memorial Day Holiday weekend getting overshadowed.

As we take some time this Memorial Day Weekend to reflect on those who have fought for, and given their lives for this country, controversy is surrounding a new memorial just North of us.

It was just a phrase unwittingly tossed to T.J. Fearon - "Happy Memorial Day!" But it started him thinking about what the day on which we honor our war dead is becoming - and how its dignity can be restored.

Let's not for get what Memorial Day is all about!

  The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 26, 2014, 11:00 a.m. The guest speaker at this year’s ceremony will be Governor Christine Todd Whitman. The ceremony will also include the presentation of scholarships to two New Jersey high school seniors and the induction of four Vietnam Veterans into the Memorial’s “In Memory” Progra

The upcoming Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the 2014 summer tourism season in New Jersey, but it's also the first time Sandy won't be the first thing on the minds of tourism officials.

If you are planning to take a road trip this upcoming holiday weekend, you may be surprised to find gas prices higher than expected -- but the good news is, those prices should drift lower in the coming weeks and months.

If you are planning to take a trip this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, you certainly will not be alone. About 944,000 New Jersey residents will travel 50 miles or more for the holiday this year.