Summer 2016

As rain overtakes much of Ocean County this afternoon, and WOBM Meteorologist Dan Zarrow tells us that it's likely to continue through Friday as well, we want to know how you make the best of days like today.

One of the things that I love the most about Ocean County is the variety of ways that you can spend a nice day outdoors without going far.

As Pokémon Go moves into its 3rd week of existence, there are no indications of the craze slowing down. And honestly, I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.

Many of us started our day today with a deafening thunderstorm and torrential rain. While the midday hours have been clear of bad weather, we could see a return of this morning's meteorological drama just in time for the afternoon commute.

With temperatures over the next few days approaching the 90s, and heat indexes even getting close to 100, it's going to get uncomfortable for a couple of days. But, if you ask me, the dog days of summer are still not as bad as the dead of winter.

Now that we've checked all of the boxes to make summer official; it's past Memorial Day weekend, the kids are out of school, and the beaches are open, there are plenty of vacationers visiting Ocean County, but also plenty of locals getting away for vacations of our own.

Yesterday, most Ocean County municipalities were just able to sneak their 4th of July fireworks in before the rain moved in and soaked the festivities. But it's one of those things that you can't avoid in the summer - it will rain, and with the kids out of school, hopefully you have some good rainy summer day contingency plans!

The nation's top bargain beach town is right here in New Jersey, at least for summer 2016, according to a new report from housing data firm RealtyTrac.

As I sit on the beach in Seaside Park watching beach goers enjoying the surf, there will be a lot of people enjoying the water this long holiday weekend, both natural and man-made. So I'm asking for your opinion - do you prefer swimming in a pool or the ocean?

For some folks, it's not a "vacation" unless they leave the Garden State.