Hometown Happenings

One of the great things about living here at the Jersey Shore is the beautiful Atlantic Ocean that we get to enjoy. According to Google ... "The New Jersey Atlantic Ocean coastline is roughly 130 miles in length".

So I was traveling down Route Nine in Beachwood recently and as I passed this one section of the roadway I said to myself "I Still Can't Believe There is No Bread in Beachwood!".

This week Sue Moll was at the grand opening celebration for Planet Fitness in Toms River. The new location is in the Toms River Shopping Center along with Kohl's, Five Below, Etc.

It looks to be a pretty large construction site in Southern Ocean County as the ground is broken for brand new housing development.

Did You know that the state with the most Wawa locations is New Jersey? That's right the Garden State has 27% of the nation's Wawa locations right here!

It was back in November of 2020 that the main gazebo at Huddy Park in Downtown Toms River collapsed...leaving the three-piece gazebo reduced to rubble.

At first glance, it looks like a tornado touched down in Southern Ocean County, but fear not...this was a planned operation as crews demolished a former law office in Downtown Tuckerton.

If you are familiar with downtown Tuckerton, then you know that originally Dunkin Donuts had a small location situated there. The location had no drive-thru, only in-store purchases.

My first memories of Lavallette are of visiting my cousins who would rent a summer home each year and we would go and visit them at the beach.

Things have become very tasty on the main campus of Ocean County College in Toms River as the school adds some delicious new choices for students