Lakehurst News

A signed bottle of beer recovered from the ashes of the Hindenburg disaster is expected to fetch $4,000 to $8,000 at auction this weekend -- the highest price ever for a bottle of beer.

A late morning fire swept through a one-story ranch home here, forcing its three occupants to flee, officials said.

Every once in a while when I drive past Moffett Field on Highway 101, I see their hangars and think of them.

The Warfighter and Family Readiness Center's Exceptional Family Member Program was recently awarded a $1-million grant for families across Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The Family Support 360 for Military Families grant was awarded to JB MDL in conjunction with the New Jersey Statewide Parent Advocacy Network and will focus on helping and ...

Bagpipers played "God Bless America" as firefighters, police officers and Jersey City officials saluted the arrival of the USS New York .

It's been 20 years since a Democrat has served on the governing body of one of the most Republican-leaning towns in the county.

Tech. Sgt. John Rickenbach, a team chief with the 621st Contingency Response Wing, assists Egyptian Airborne soldiers with the simulated loading of an M-113 armored personnel carrier during Exercise Bright Star 2009 in Cairo, Egypt, Oct.

JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST - As a chill filled the air at 6 a.m. Monday, Airman 1st Class Samantha Earnest stood in line waiting to check in with her fellow airmen as the 6th Airlift Squadron prepared for a 20-hour flight to Iraq on a commercial 757 jetliner.

Mayor Tom Harper said he can "finally see the end." A few years ago that wouldn't be such good news.

Jackson Council President Mike Kafton recently wrote a letter to Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., saying there was tremendous concern in Jackson about the aircraft that fly out of Lakehurst Naval Air Station.

A Jackson man who authorities claim sold heroin that lead to an overdose death this weekend has been arrested.

The annual Halloween parade is scheduled for Saturday morning. The line-up will start at 10:45 a.m. at the Post Office on Brown Avenue, with the parade kicking off at 11 a.m. The Manchester Township High School Marching Band, led by director Timothy Apgar, will perform, marching to the Lake Horicon pavilion, where refreshments will be served ...

A 94-year-old woman injured earlier this month when her house caught fire has died, authorities said.

The Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Command has demonstrated a new system that can be used both to locate electronic emitters on the battlefield - radios, remote-controlled improvised explosive devices, radars and other sources of electromagnetic radiation used by a potential adversary - and then jam them.

Find fun local events to celebrate Halloween in your area. NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 26, 2009: Halloween Costume Drive The Kiwanis Club of Toms River is currently seeking Halloween Costume donations.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst got one step closer to receiving significant federal funding for projects.

Like a normal hard-headed male, I thought to myself, "No big deal, the pain will go away." The pain continued to get worse, and after 10 days I finally broke down and swallowed my pride.

A 94-year-old woman was badly injured when her home caught fire this morning, police said.

Civilian employees at Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base are getting a pay raise.

Fort Dix, the sprawling New Jersey military stop over for hundreds of thousands of young Americans going to war or coming home, moved into history Thursday.