Discover Your Town NJ

Discover Your Town NJ is a Shore News Network feature highlighting the stories, videos and moments getting people talking across New Jersey. From incredible caught-on-camera moments and unusual local happenings to controversial incidents and community stories, Discover Your Town NJ brings you viral clips and trending news from towns across the Garden State.

A Summer Day in 1973: Seaside Heights Before the Shore Changed

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — More than half a century ago, cameras rolled through Seaside Heights to sell visitors on a summer vacation at the Jersey Shore. Today, the surviving images from that 1973 tourism film offer something considerably more valuable:…

Jackson mayor Kuhn calls cops on reporter

He Asked the Mayor About Facebook Records. Then Police Arrived

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The questions were about Facebook records. Then police entered the picture. An independent journalist was pressing Jackson Mayor Jennifer Kuhn about denied public-records requests involving her mayoral Facebook page when Kuhn said she felt threatened and…