In the wake of the news that Jersey Shore Arts Center [JSAC] plans to opt out of renewing a lease agreement with LGBT support nonprofit QSpot, former Neptune Township Mayor Randy Bishop resigned for the art center’s Board of Directors, effective September 12, 2016, QSpot organizers announced late Thursday via a news release. The announcement […]

An eviction notice has been delivered to organizers behind QFest, the state’s only LGBT film festival. Located in Ocean Grove’s Jersey Shore Arts Center [JSAC] on Main Street, QSpot Executive Director John Mikytuck released a news statement saying they have until year’s end to find a new home. The agency’s lack of “arts and education” programming […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office had identified the body found in an Ocean Grove dune as 61-year-old Richard Morton. The cause and manner of the the Ocean Grove resident will be determined following the ongoing autopsy, spokesman Charles Webster said. Morton was reported missing since Aug. 26, Webster said. On Wednesday evening, Morton’s cousin Patrick […]

No personal information is being released with regard to the person found dead on an Ocean Grove sand dune Wednesday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charles Webster said. An autopsy is being conducted, he said. “Pending a full autopsy and subsequent notification of next of kin, the identity and other personal details will not […]

A group of entrepreneurs will celebrate the launch their cooperative venture – the Dunes Boardwalk Café – through the weekend. Located at the former Homestead Restaurant along the Ocean Grove boardwalk, the 7,500 square-foot structure remained vacant since Superstorm Sandy. The space now boasts food stands, dining and an event space overlooking the ocean views. […]

Paying homage to it 1876 home, the Starving Artist and Days Ice Cream shop owner Arnold Teixiera has put together a Broadway Musical Review entitled Teixeira and the girls of Days Remembered. This year, the annual summer theater, held on Days’ porch, includes this introductory collection of songs to celebrate the historic structure on Pitman […]

Fallen police officers from across the state were honored and remembered Tuesday at the 32nd Annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service held at the historic Great Auditorium. Organized by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, it is the oldest statewide memorial for fallen officers in the nation, according to a news […]

A stroll along the Asbury Park’s boardwalk Saturday will be more than a chance to enjoy the oceanfront for thousands of women served by Mary’s Place by the Sea in Ocean Grove. The noon walk-a-thon, is the nonprofit’s Fifth Annual Let’s Walk Together fundraising event to support its mission of providing women diagnosed with cancer […]

A former Ocean Grove business owner and resident has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday. Peter Tumblety, 58, now living in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, was charged with third degree endangering the welfare of a child for the possession of child pornography, according to […]

The Starving Artist restaurant on Olin Street in Ocean Grove is collecting financial contributions and donations of household goods to help those displaced by a multi-alarm fire on Main Avenue Friday night that destroyed several businesses, a home and seven apartments. Starving Artist owner Arnold Teixeira said the restaurant has been coordinating efforts with the […]