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Resolutions: Listeners Sound Off On Their New Year Goals .... Well here we are it's 2020 and another "New Year". I am coming off vacation and the Holidays and I'm motivated to start 2020. Am I a big "resolution" guy, not really but I do set general goals that are meant to help with my general quality of life.

The Jingle Bell 5K 2019 in Downtown Toms River .... It's an annual Christmas event that draws runners of all ages from all over the Jersey Shore. The annual Jingle Bell 5K in beautiful Downtown Toms River.

The good news is that progress on a 150-foot long prefabricated weathered steel trestle inside the Barnegat Branch Trail continues to move forward, the bad news is that a portion of the trail remains closed because it's an active construction area and county officials want to keep everyone safe.

Ocean County Freeholders and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority are asking you to join them at an upcoming meeting to help identify potential walking and biking linkages for the next phase of the Barnegat Branch Trail project.

In this edition of "Hiking New Jersey" we go lil beyond. Hershey, Pennsylvania is our latest hike. We have done a lot with Hershey this Summer, so if you find yourself at the Sweetest Place on Earth....maybe walk off a little of that chocolate with a nice hike.

Ocean County Prosecutors are looking for witnesses of a hit and run driver that left a pedestrian lying on the ground injured near Central Avenue in Seaside Heights Sunday night.

I accidentally stepped on one of those big black walnut hulls that are almost as big as a tennis ball. I lost my balance and landed on the ground. Ooops! I don't think I did any damage to my body, thankfully. My ego is probably the only thing that got bruised in the fall. I felt a bit silly. Simple things like walking and stepping off curbs...you think we'd have mastered the art by now! But it just goes to prove that things can change in a split second. So today's question: What's the 'silliest' way or place you've fallen? And now a public service reminder because it's Fall and there are lots of round things on the ground these days: Please look where you're walking and be safe out there!

One of the trails we have used on numerous occasions to hike is the Barnegat Branch Trail. The trail extends 15.6 miles from Barnegat to Toms River. We usually go to section of the trail on the Waretown/Barnegat border. Here are some things we like about the BBT: Wide Trails: Perfect for hikers, joggers and bikers. The ... Read More ...

Established in 1982, the Lenape Trail links a dozen county and municipal parks, a rail trail, historic areas, and other landmarks along a 34-mile route in Essex County. The trail was a joint undertaking of the Sierra Club and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.   ...

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. ...