Over 130 gathered Thursday at Mary’s Place by the Sea to celebrate the nonprofit’s one year anniversary in its new home. Located on Main Avenue in Ocean Grove, the new home is the result of countless fundraising initiatives and an an over 18 month custom build out period overseen by co founders Michele Gannon and […]

Mary’s Place by the Sea has received the largest funding pledge since its inception in 2009, officials announced Friday. The funding is in the amounts of $100,000 and $50,000 grants from the Leonard B. Kahn Foundation. “We are grateful beyond words to the Leonard B. Kahn Foundation for their belief and support of our mission,” […]

In the past year Love Wins, a short documentary by Robin Kampf, has made its mark in the festival circuit. Having won Best Documentary Short at the Red Bank Indie Street Film Festival, it went on to become a finalist at the Black Maria [international] Film Festival and an official selection at the New Hope […]

The local American Red Cross assistance of families affected blaze that ravished seven structures in Ocean Grove’s northeastern neighborhood came on the heels of aid given to families in northern New Jersey, officials said. “In the past two days, we have seen large fires impact the New Jersey communities of Ocean Grove and Passaic,” CEO […]

The neighboring Asbury Park community is quickly reaching out to those affected by the Friday morning blaze in Ocean Grove. No lives were lost but two firefighters sustained minor injuries in the five-alarm blaze that broke out near 5 a.m. Friday along Seaview Avenue. In total, seven structures were affected and dozens were displaced, officials […]

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries in the 5 a.m. Friday blaze on Seaview Avenue in Ocean Grove, according to the Neptune Office of Emergency Management. When firefighters arrived, the five-alarm blaze had engulfed three homes and a vacant hotel in the area of Seaview and Lake avenues, but in the end a total of seven […]

NENAproductions Theater Project is wrapping up their 2016-17 season with a production of the five-time Tony winning Peter And The Starcatcher at the Jersey Shore Arts Center. Based on the bestselling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, and written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker, Peter and the Starcatcher is the prequel […]

QSpot LGBT Community Center is moving forward with its annual QFest New Jersey Film and Digital Media Festival, now accepting submissions for the April 7 to 9 event. Currently based in the Jersey Shore Arts Center, a pending discrimination lawsuit has stalled the end of a lease agreement with the S. Main Street venue in […]

The historic community of Ocean Grove will hold its 24th Annual Victorian Holiday House and Inn Tour event Saturday and Sunday. Sponsored by the Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce, the self guided tour event offers an inside look at not only its homes and inns but some of its knew and historic venues. From 10 […]

Just in time for Halloween – it’s time to Let’s Do The Time Warp Again! Ocean Grove’s NENAproductions Theater Project opens its 14th season with a revisit to Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show at Jersey Shore Arts Center, located at 66 S. Main Street. Running 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Oct. 22, there […]