Ocean Grove

Monmouth County residents certainly know their towns. Not many people got stumped on this question.

Coming up next month is an event that I've been proud to be a part of for the last 3 years, the annual Mary's Place by the Sea Walk-a-thon! It's an incredible local charity helping women with cancer, and I'd love to have people join my team for this year's Walk!

The fire that caused damage and destruction to 9 buildings in Ocean Grove last week, started in one of the apartments at 50 Main Avenue. According to Neptune Township Police, the Monmouth County Fire Marshal determined that the Friday, February 6, blaze was not suspicious and began on the second floor...

On Friday afternoon, a vicious fire in the heart of Ocean Grove destroyed several businesses and apartments, leaving at least 7 residents homeless and in need of help.

UPDATE: 10 p.m. -- A total of nine buildings were damaged or destroyed in a wind-driven fire in the Neptune Township community of Ocean Grove. Township Police Lieutenant Mike McGhee said they responded to 9-1-1 calls for a structure fire at around 3:27 pm in the heart of the business district on 50 Main Avenue just two blocks from the ocean. McG...

In between the two intense thunderstorms on Saturday, I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours with some of the most amazing people I know, all to benefit a local charity that's helping women with cancer.

I hopped on the train from Red Bank to Asbury Park yesterday to spend the day on the sand, and snapped some video too!

An historic, privately-owned, religiously-affiliated beachfront community in Monmouth County calls FEMA's reversal of an earlier decision to reject their disaster funding request a huge victory.

Mary's Place by the Sea is an amazing organization here at the Jersey Shore that has helped women across the country who are suffering from cancer to rest, heal, and receive several treatments for FREE. The biggest Mary's Place fundraiser of the year happens this weekend, and so far only 21% of the goal has been raised.

For the seventh year running, Budget Travel is on a mission to uncover the top ten standout communities across the country. Three towns at the Shore have been nominated!

Like many things at the Jersey Shore, I'd heard about Mary's Place by the Sea, but never really knew what it was or what they did. A few hours on Saturday changed all that, and I can't say enough great things about it.