Barnegat Light News

Considered the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day rolls out on LBI with activities that will both help you show your patriotism and enjoy the best of the sun and sand.

The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in... A New Jersey man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for his role in a crime that left a... It's Memorial Day weekend, and that means sun, surf and entertainment at the Shore.

Ices are refreshing in the summer heat. An institution on LBI since 1994, Meltdown in Beach Haven Terrace offers 12 flavors of water ice.

More than six months after Superstorm Sandy caused unprecedented damage to the Jersey Shore region, the beaches will be open for Memorial Day Weekend and the summer.

More than six months after superstorm Sandy caused unprecedented damage to the Jersey Shore, the beaches will be open in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Captain Kevin Wark of Barnegat Light with a newly captured Atlantic sturgeon on his boat Dana Christine.

More than six months after Superstorm Sandy caused unprecedented damage to the Jersey Shore region, the beaches will be open for Memorial Day Weekend and the summer.

Everything you need to know about beaches in Ocean County during the summer of 2013, from beach fees to parking facilities to lifeguard schedules: A beach goer removes her shoes before after arriving at the Johnson Street Beach in this file photo from 2004.

While striped fishing remains good, and bluefish are building up inshore, the spotlight shifts to Saturday's opening of the fluke season - followed by the sea bass opener on Sunday.

As noted in recent blogs, there are some big stripers being trolled in deep water off Island Beach State Park.

Just in time for spring and Mother's Day, LBI offers a number of beautiful gardens open to the public: Originally developed by local residents Edith Duff Gwinn and Frances Selover in 1968, the gardens are adjacent to the Barnegat Light Museum at Fifth and Central avenues in Barnegat Light and have been maintained by the Garden Club of LBI since ... (more)

Though caught in the eye of superstorm Sandy last fall, LBI towns from Barnegat Light to Holgate have been busy restoring their beaches to welcome residents, visitors and tourists and have high hopes for a strong season in the surf and sand.

If the beach isn't calling to you -- or if it's too cold -- there are a number of fun nature walks on and around the Island that afford visitors the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors while learning about the area's original maritime environment.

The Coast Guard crew at Station Barnegat Light has taken to YouTube to demonstrate some of the heavy surf training footage they have been doing off the coast of Long Beach Island in recent months.