Local History

The revival of the Grog's name reflects the enduring importance of locally owned surf shops that built communities long before surfing became a mainstream industry.

Grog’s Surf Palace Returns: The Legendary Jersey Shore Surf Shop That Helped Build East Coast Surfing Is Back

For generations of New Jersey surfers, Grog's Surf Palace represented far more than a surf shop. Its quiet return preserves one of the Jersey Shore's most influential surfing institutions and reconnects a new generation with a family business that helped…

Seaside Heights Once Touted as a Premier Destination for “Girl Watching”

If you’ve ever wondered what Seaside Heights looked like before Snooki, Karma nightclub, and the famous boardwalk brawls, a promotional film produced in 1973 offers an unintentionally hilarious glimpse into another era. The 14-minute film is meant to convince tourists…

Creator: New Jersey Has a “Deep South” and it’s Below the Mason Dixon Line

Salem County, NJ – To many outsiders, New Jersey is defined by busy highways, sprawling suburbs, boardwalks and the skylines of Newark and Jersey City. But a new video from RocaNews is…

There Are More Dolphins at the New Jersey Shore Today Than When You Were a Kid, Here’s Why

Ocean County, NJ – If it seems like dolphins are far more common along the Jersey Shore than they were when you were growing up, you’re not imagining it. Marine scientists say…

One Year After Pew Warning, New Jersey Housing Crisis Deepens as Illegal Immigration Continues to Stress the Market

Trenton, NJ – Nearly one year after a Pew Research Center report documented one of the fastest increases in New Jersey’s unauthorized immigrant population in decades, the state’s housing shortage has become one of the defining issues facing the new Sherrill administration. Last month,…

Sherrill Calls Third Circuit Gun Ruling an “Extreme Right-Wing” Attack on New Jersey Laws

TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Mikie Sherrill denounced a landmark federal appeals court decision overturning key New Jersey gun restrictions, calling it part of an “extreme, right-wing” attempt to dismantle the state’s firearms laws. The comments came after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

Local History

Grog’s Surf Palace Returns: The Legendary Jersey Shore Surf Shop That Helped Build East Coast Surfing Is Back

Seaside Heights Once Touted as a Premier Destination for “Girl Watching”

Creator: New Jersey Has a “Deep South” and it’s Below the Mason Dixon Line

There Are More Dolphins at the New Jersey Shore Today Than When You Were a Kid, Here’s Why

One Year After Pew Warning, New Jersey Housing Crisis Deepens as Illegal Immigration Continues to Stress the Market

Sherrill Calls Third Circuit Gun Ruling an “Extreme Right-Wing” Attack on New Jersey Laws

Manchester Township’s New Growth Plan Focuses on Controversial 6,543 Housing Unit Plan at Dangerous Heritage Minerals Property

Watch: Black MAGA Supporter Tells Philadelphia City Council: Stand Up For America For Once

New Jersey’s Sales Tax Turns 60: The History of Taxing Goods and Products in the Garden State

Today in New Jersey History: Pandemic Restrictions Easing, Roaring Twenties Eyes Atlantic City as Shore Hot Spot

Notorious Newark Graffiti Artist Arrested, Identified as 53-Year-Old Man

Lakewood Surges Past Elizabeth as New Jersey’s 4th Largest Town, Fueling Traffic and Growth Fears

1949 Air Force ‘Flying Disc’ Reporting Manual Emerges in Newly Surfaced FBI File

New Jersey is America’s Least Free State: Understanding the Numbers Behind This Week’s Fox News Report

Asbury Park Landmark Hangout Now Luxury Condos as the Inkwell Lofts Seek to Tie Project to History and Nostalgia

CIA says Paul Revere’s midnight ride was one of the first early American intelligence operations conducted

Jackson Township Becomes First Test of Mikie Sherrill’s New ICE Mask Ban and ICE Won The Battle

Ghostbusters Ecto-1 spotted near American Dream Mall: Could it be After the Ghost of Jimmy Hoffa?

New Jersey is one signature away from being an official, legal sanctuary state as immigrant rights bill heads to Governor’s desk

Once on a New Jersey hit list, Chuck Norris, martial arts icon and ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star, dies at 86

March 11 marks key moments in New Jersey history, from Revolutionary War mobilization to one of America’s deadliest blizzards.

Jackson Township turns 182 years-old today: Here’s how we got here

Hey New Jersey! Did you know today is National Cheese Doodle Day?

Rivals settle ‘Tun Tavern’ lawsuit, clearing way for historic Philadelphia rebuild

Lakewood’s golden age remembered as historians trace legacy of New Jersey’s “Land of 100 Hotels”

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