TOMS RIVER — Citing frustrations over permits that sell out in minutes, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners has formally requested that the state prioritize New Jersey residents for vehicle access ...

Howard Height, 87, shows a framed picture to Kelly Scott, a park naturalist at Island Beach State Park on Tuesday, Oct, 21, 2025. This small beach shack has been in the Height family since the 1930s.

TOMS RIVER — In the wake of a controversial new lottery system for anglers at Island Beach State Park, which left many locals empty-handed, a coalition of state legislators and Ocean County ...

Richard Bloschock knows his days are numbered as he steps onto the sugar sand. The serenity of Island Beach State Park is where his father taught him how to surf fish when he was a boy. Years later, ...

There were once 76 fishing cottages on the island. Now just 6 remain. The Judge's Shack will remain as a "historic symbol of the seasonal fishing cottages that once lined the coastline." "This is ...

ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that they are accepting applications for more than 800 seasonal jobs at state parks, forests and ...

Richard Bloschock knows his days are numbered as he steps onto the sugar sand. The serenity of Island Beach State Park is where his father taught him how to surf fish when he was a boy. Years later, ...